Controversion

Sometimes a supervisor objects to paying a claim for continuation of pay, either for one of the reasons provided by regulations or for Some Other reason. This action is called controversion.

The supervisor may controvert a claim by completing the indicated portion of Form CA-1 and submitting detailed information in support of the controversion to OWCP. Even though a claim is controverted, the agency MUST continue the employees’ regular pay (COP) UNLESS one of the conditions set forth on Form CA-1 (page 3) exist.