Archive for ‘June, 2015’

Judge Rules that Part 90 Miners Have Right Against Reductions in Pay, Even if the Company Didn’t Know that the Miner Was Seeking Part 90 Status (McGlothlin v. Dominion Coal Corp.)

On June 11, 2015, an administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission issued a decision that is favorable to miners with…

Map of Jurisdictions of U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits

Sixth Circuit Rejects Company’s Arguments Against 2013 Amendments to Black Lung Regulations, Affirming Award of Benefits (Brandywine Explosives & Supply v. Director, OWCP [Kennard])

On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award of federal black lung benefits in a published decision (slip opinion…

Three Fourth Circuit Decisions Affirming Awards of Black Lung Benefits (Island Creek Coal Co. v. Dykes, NBL Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP [Moore], and Island Creek Coal Co. v. Hargett))

In three cases in the past couple weeks, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed awards of federal black lung benefits. The unpublished…