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United States: Claimant Establishes Legal Pneumoconiosis in Spite of Conflicting Medical Evidence
Posted on 4 Jan 2019 by Thomas A. Robinson

A claimant, who smoked cigarettes and worked as a coal miner for 30 years and who developed severe breathing problems after he stopped working in the coal mines was properly awarded benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C.S. § 901 et... Read More

Update From the Benefits Review Board (May 2012)
Posted on 3 May 2012 by BRBS Longshore Reporter Staff

By Karen Koenig, Associate General Counsel, Longshore, Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. BRB Statistical Update The Board began this fiscal year in October 2011 with 148 pending Longshore appeals. During the... Read More

National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/23/2012)
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS WILG Symposium on 40th Anniversary of Nat'l Commission... Read More

2015 Update from the Benefits Review Board
Posted on 11 Jun 2015 by BRBS Longshore Reporter Staff

By Karen Koenig, Associate General Counsel, Longshore Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. BRB Personnel News The membership of the Benefits Review Board has changed quite a bit in the past year. Judge Betty Jean Hall, who has been... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight: Top 10 Cases for 2011 That You Should Know About
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

It’s time to look back on the past year’s top cases to help us identify possible national trends. While many of these cases are state decisions, there are far reaching implications to be found in each of them. Here’s our selection for... Read More

Update From the Benefits Review Board (May 2012)
Posted on 3 May 2012 by BRBS Longshore Reporter Staff

By Karen Koenig, Associate General Counsel, Longshore, Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor, Washington, D.C. BRB Statistical Update The Board began this fiscal year in October 2011 with 148 pending Longshore appeals. During... Read More

Five Recent Cases You Should Know About (4/19/2010)
Posted on 19 Apr 2010 by Larson's Spotlight

Larson’s Spotlight on Black Lung, Physical Ability Test, Hugging and Deviation From Employment, Credit for Allowance Paid to Furloughed Worker, and Assault Related to Theft of Employee’s Car. Larson's surveys the latest case developments... Read More

Larson’s Spotlight: Top 10 Cases for 2011 That You Should Know About
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Larson's Spotlight

It’s time to look back on the past year’s top cases to help us identify possible national trends. While many of these cases are state decisions, there are far reaching implications to be found in each of them. Here’s our selection for... Read More

WV: Black Lung Premiums Expected to Increase 45 Percent
Posted on 21 May 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

CHARLESTON, WV - The Charleston Daily Mail reports that the rates for black lung insurance premiums are expected to increase 45%, this due to the federal black lung benefits program that Senator Robert Byrd wrote into the national health care reform law... Read More

Miners Face Uphill Battle for Black Lung Compensation
Posted on 28 Apr 2010 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

National Public Radio reports that black lung disease in increasing among miners, but the paperwork and appeals to obtain benefits through the federal black lung program could take 10 to 12 years because mining companies often oppose the claims. Read... Read More

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National and State-by-State Workers' Comp News Roundup Powered by Larson's (7/23/2012)
Posted on 23 Jul 2012 by LexisNexis Workers' Comp Law Newsroom Staff

Sign up here for our free workers' compensation enewsletters (National or California Edition) to receive weekly news items. Be sure to select the enewsletter of your choice. NATIONAL NEWS WILG Symposium on 40th Anniversary of Nat'l Commission... Read More