Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments

Summary

Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments - Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to (1) specifically include ship cleaners, lashers, and ship carpenters within the coverage of the Act; (2) specifically exclude certain tasks from the definition of "longshoring operations" which are covered by the Act; (3) delete the requirement that the injury for which compensation is sought have occurred upon the navigable waters of the United States; (4) extend the existing limits on the amount of disability compensation to death compensation; (5) require that injured employees select an attending physician from a panel chosen by the employer rather than any physician as is currently allowed; (6) specify guidelines for the evaluation of physical impairments by physicians; (7) allow a determination of total disability only if the employee is unable to earn any wages in any employment, except for certain specified types of injuries; (8) disallow death benefits for the permanently disabled who die of causes unrelated to the original injury; (9) limit increases in disability compensation tied to wage increases to a maximum of three percent a year; (10) limit the total compensation payable to an employee for an injury to $100,000 except in cases of permanent total disability or death; (11) repeal the statutory presumptions related to claims under the Act; and (12) allow a compensation order to be set aside by a court if not in accordance with law.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 July 1978

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