Department of Labor to Propose Rule Regarding Disclosure of Medical Evidence
Major news from the Department of Labor: In its Spring 2014 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, the agency announced that it will be proposing a rule regarding the…
Major news from the Department of Labor: In its Spring 2014 Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, the agency announced that it will be proposing a rule regarding the…
On May 1, 2014, in Collins v. Pond Creek Mining (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit awarded black lung benefits to…
On April 29, 2014, in West Virginia CWP Fund v. Matlick (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit summarily affirmed a disabled…
For the first time since 1972, the Department of Labor has passed new respirable coal dust standards for U.S. coal mines. The updated limit, which was originally proposed…
The Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has issued a final rule regarding the submission of digital radiographs in federal Black Lung claims.…
Today in West Virginia CWP Fund v. Gump, (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award of black lung…
On April 11, 2014, in Mud Lick Mining Corp. v. Hash (decision here) the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit summarily affirmed a disabled…
Yesterday in Peabody Coal Co. v. Director, OWCP (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award of federal black…
Today in Westmoreland Coal Co v. Stidham (decision here), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a miner’s award in a black lung…
Appalachian School of Law is holding its second annual Black Lung and Pulmonary Impairments in the Law continuing legal education (CLE) program on Saturday, April 12,…