{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.436","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.436","heading":"Under what circumstances would recovery of an overpayment defeat the purpose of the FECA?","body":"Recovery of an overpayment will defeat the purpose of the FECA if such recovery would cause hardship to a currently or formerly entitled beneficiary because:\n(a) The beneficiary from whom OWCP seeks recovery needs substantially all of his or her current income (including compensation benefits) to meet current ordinary and necessary living expenses; and\n(b) The beneficiary's assets do not exceed a specified amount as determined by OWCP from data furnished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A higher amount is specified for a beneficiary with one or more dependents.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","SUBCHAPTER B—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT","PART 10—CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT, AS AMENDED","Subpart E—Compensation and Related Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"0f04d78c702550a722b26db22d59468e5818f9e262da113367513d1fd0e3630f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.435","next":"us/20-cfr-10.437"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}