The Longshore divisions of the United States Department of Labor have updated their procedures to incorporate current technology and law. A few months ago, the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation, the agency that administers the Longshore Act, implemented a procedure for online filing of almost all required documents. Forms and other documents may […]
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An ALJ cannot vary the terms of an agreed settlement application submitted by the parties, the Benefits Review Board held. “Section 8(i) of the Act and its implementing regulations do not give an administrative law judge the authority to alter a complete Section 8(i) settlement submitted by the parties. Rather, the administrative law judge’s options
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The Benefits Review Board recently determined an employer’s liability under Section 8(f) in cases in which a claimant sustains successive aggravating injuries to the same body part. Initially, the Board upheld the ALJ’s determination that the claimant sustained three distinct work injuries, all to his back. The claimant initially injured his back in 1999. After
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