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Workers' Compensation - Acronyms

The following list shows the meaning of acronyms commonly used in conjunction with Workers' Compensation programs.

AWW - Average Weekly Wage

COP - Continuation Of Pay

DOL - Department Of Labor

EE - Eligible Employee

ESA - Employment Standards Administration

FECA - Federal Employer's Compensation Act

FELA - Federal Employment Liability Act

LHWCA - Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act

LS - Lump Sum (Payment)

MOE - Month Of Entitlement

NAWW - National Average Weekly Wage

OASDI - Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (Social Security)

OWCP - Office of Workers' Compensation Programs

PDB - Public Disability Benefit

PPD - Permanent Partial Disability

PTD - Permanent Total Disability

SAWW - State's Average Weekly Wage

SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI - Supplemental Security Income

TPD - Temporary Partial Disability

TTD - Temporary Total Disability

UI - Unemployment Insurance

WC - Workers' Compensation

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