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June 2015 Longshore Update
June 2015 Notes From Your Updater - On May 18, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of McBride, et al. v. Estis Well Services, LLC, Docket No. 14-761...
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July 2015 Longshore Update
July 2015 Notes From Your Updater - On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of Pysarenko v. Carnival Corporation, Docket No. 14-1004 [see...
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August 2015 Longshore Update
August 2015Notes From Your Updater - On June 10, 2015, a petition for certiorari was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Meche V. Doucet, et al., Docket No. 14-1459 [see February 2015...
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February 2016 Longshore Update
February 2016 Notes From Your Updater - On January 11, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the petition for certiorari in the case of Cooper v. Director, OWCP[Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding,...
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March 2016 Longshore Update
March 2016 Notes From Your Updater - Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd. and co-sponsors extend readers an invitation to join them in Seattle, Washington for one of the premier annual...
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April 2016 Longshore Update
April 2016Notes From Your Updater - Signal Mutual Indemnity Association, Ltd. and co-sponsors extend readers an invitation to join them in Seattle, Washington for one of the premier annual maritime...
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May 2016 Longshore Updte
May 2016Notes From Your Updater - Need a job or are you just looking for a new position? Do you have 1-5 years’ experience handling LHWCA claims and/or state compensation claims? Ports America has a...
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June 2016 Longshore Update
June 2016Notes From Your Updater - On March 16, 2016, the Solicitor (oops, I mean the Director) filed a brief in the case of Metro Machine Corp. v. Stephenson, et al. No. 15-2525, which is currently...
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July 2016 Longshore Update
July 2016Notes From Your Updater - Loyola University will sponsor a “DOL West Coast Symposium” on Friday, September 16, 2016, at the San Francisco Federal Building, 90 7th Street, Joint Auditorium...
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August 2016 Longshore Update
August 2016Notes From Your Updater - On July 1, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor issued interim final regulations to adjust the amounts of civil penalties assessed or enforced in its regulations...
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September 2016 Longshore Update
September 2016Notes From Your Updater - On August 26, 2016, OWCP published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request For Comment, proposing rules to implement the Longshore and Harbor Workers'...
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October 2016 Longshore Update
October 2016Notes From Your Updater - Effective October 1, 2016, the new NAWW is $718.24, a 2.17% increase over last year. This means that the new maximum weekly compensation rate under the Longshore...
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November 2016 Longshore Update
Notes From Your Updater - On August 15, 2016, the Solicitor filed a briefin the Ninth Circuit in the case of Jones Stevedoring Co. V. Popovich, et al., arguing, supposedly on behalf of the Director,...
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December 2016 Longshore Update
December 2016Notes From Your Updater - OWCP has announced that, effective November 27, 2016, there will be a change in leadership in the Divisions of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation and...
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January 2017 Longshore Update
January 2017 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!Notes From Your Updater - On November 30, 2016, Representative Pallone (D-NJ) introduced the Big Oil Bailout Prevention...
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February 2017 Longshore Update
February 2017 Notes From Your Updater - On January 13, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case of Tyrrell v. BNSF Ry. Co. , Docket No. 16-405 (a FELA case) on the question of...
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March 2017 Longshore Update
March 2017Notes From Your Updater - Save the Date: The Signal 2017 Maritime Conference will be held May 22nd-24th, at the Westin Cleveland Downtown Hotel, in Cleveland, Ohio.On February 21, 2017, the...
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April 2017 Longshore Update
April 2017Notes From Your Updater - The Signal 2017 Maritime Conference will be held May 22nd-24th, at the Westin Cleveland Downtown Hotel, 777 Saint Clair Avenue NE, in Cleveland, Ohio. You may review...
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May 2017 Longshore Update
May 2017Notes From Your Updater - The Signal 2017 Maritime Conference will be held May 22nd-24th, at the Westin Cleveland Downtown Hotel, 777 Saint Clair Avenue NE, in Cleveland, Ohio. You may review...
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June 2017 Longshore Update
June 2017Notes From Your Updater - Representative Byrne (R-AL) introduced a bill the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2017 (H.R. 2354) to amend the Longshore and Harbor...
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