Fourth Circuit (Including Judge Niemeyer) Continues to Summarily Affirm Black Lung Benefits Awards (Consolidation Coal Co. v. Director [Lake] & Laurel Run Mining Co. v. Maynard)

Continuing a pattern discussed in a post from two weeks ago—this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has summarily affirmed two awards…

Head of MSHA Explains Benefits of New Coal Mine Dust Rule

On the Department of Labor’s blog, the head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Joe Main, wrote a post which draws upon his experience…

Fourth Circuit Summarily Affirms 3 Black Lung Awards (West Virginia CWP Fund v. Director; Elk Run Coal Co. v. Director; & West Virginia CWP Fund v. Reed)

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has released three summary decisions which each affirm disabled coal miners’ awards of federal black lung benefits. …

Dr. Paul Wheeler Presumed Not to Be Credible by Department of Labor; Department to Tell Miners with Denied Claims to Refile

Major news: Dr. Wheeler is now presumed not to be believable by the Department of Labor. The Director of the Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation…

Archive for ‘June, 2014’

Fourth Circuit (Including Judge Niemeyer) Continues to Summarily Affirm Black Lung Benefits Awards (Consolidation Coal Co. v. Director [Lake] & Laurel Run Mining Co. v. Maynard)

Head of MSHA Explains Benefits of New Coal Mine Dust Rule

Fourth Circuit Summarily Affirms 3 Black Lung Awards (West Virginia CWP Fund v. Director; Elk Run Coal Co. v. Director; & West Virginia CWP Fund v. Reed)

Dr. Paul Wheeler Presumed Not to Be Credible by Department of Labor; Department to Tell Miners with Denied Claims to Refile