Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§8120 Report of Injury
Title 5 › PART III — EMPLOYEES › Subpart G — Insurance and Annuities › CHAPTER 81 — COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERALLY › § 8120
Summary
Supervisors must report right away to the Secretary of Labor if an employee dies or is likely to be disabled. The Secretary can decide what the report must include, ask for extra reports, and get other agreed reports from employees.
Full Legal Text
Title 5, §8120
Government Organization and Employees, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Immediately after an injury to an employee which results in his death or probable disability, his immediate superior shall report to the Secretary of Labor. The Secretary may—
(1)prescribe the information that the report shall contain;
(2)require the immediate superior to make supplemental reports; and
(3)obtain such additional reports and information from employees as are agreed on by the Secretary and the head of the employing agency.
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Historical and Revision Notes
DerivationU.S. CodeRevised Statutes andStatutes at Large 5 U.S.C. 774(a).Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 24, 39 Stat. 747. 5 U.S.C. 779.Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 458, § 28a, 39 Stat. 748. Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 691, § 205(b), 63 Stat. 864. Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271 (see section 8145). Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
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5 U.S.C. § 8120
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102