{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-10.701","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 10.701","heading":"Who may serve as a representative?","body":"A claimant may authorize any individual to represent him or her in regard to a claim under the FECA, unless that individual's service as a representative would violate any applicable provision of law (such as 18 U.S.C. 205 and 208). A Federal employee may act as a representative only:\n(a) On behalf of immediate family members, defined as a spouse, children, parents, and siblings of the representative, provided no fee or gratuity is charged; or\n(b) While acting as a union representative, defined as any officially sanctioned union official, and no fee or gratuity is charged.","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 H—Special Provisions"],"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":"405b2d5a2aac4f195cdda418afbda08992107dd5df92418d88af9fc864061fe6","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-10.700","next":"us/20-cfr-10.702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}