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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Black Lung Benefits Act to revise requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung) benefits. The Department of Labor must pay the attorneys' fees of prevailing parties on a qualifying benefit claim. This bill revises: (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled by black lung, and (2) payments to such miners, including their dependents. Black lung clinics may use federal funds to help individuals file claims. A person may not: (1) knowingly and willfully make a false statement or misrepresentation in increasing or reducing black lung benefits, or (2) threaten or mislead a participant in a proceeding regarding the benefits. Labor, upon request, must give a claimant the opportunity to substantiate a claim for benefits through a pulmonary evaluation of the miner. Labor must also authorize a CT (computerized tomography) scan in diagnosing complicated pneumoconiosis. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health must establish a pilot program to ensure accurate classifications of chest radiographs in black lung cases where the diagnosis is at issue. Labor must educate certain individuals who work on black lung benefits about medical evidence relevant to claims. A previously denied claimant may file a new claim for black lung benefits within one year. This bill amends the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to direct Labor to use data from continuous personal dust monitors to determine whether to make changes to respirable dust concentration standards, controls, and measurements. This bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund No Bill# Senate/House - Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2018 S. 855/H.R. 1912 Senate/House - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 S.684/H.R. 748 Senate/House - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act)S.1306/H.R. 2474 Senate/House - Raise the Wage ActS. 150/H.R 582 Senate/House - Stop Looting Pensions Act (SLAP Act) of 2019S. 2737 Senate - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Provide Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other PurposesH.R. 170House - UMWACC/TrainingNo Bill#Senate/House - Workplace Democracy ActH.R. 5728 House
Client expense: $174,254 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Disability Trust Fund S. 855/H.R. 1912 - Black Lung Health Improvement Act of 2018 S. 684/H.R. 748 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 S. 1306/H.R. 2474 - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S. 150/H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act H.R. 170 - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Prove Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes - UMW ACC/Training H.R. 5728 - Workplace Democracy Act
Client expense: $154,542 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Disability Trust Fund S. 855/H.R. 1912 - Black Lung Health Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2474 - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S. 150/H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act H.R. 170 - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Prove Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes - UMW ACC/Training - Wage Act H.R. 5728 - Workplace Democracy Act
Client expense: $144,819 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
- Black Lung Disability Trust Fund S. 855/H.R. 1912 - Black Lung Health Improvement Act of 2018 - Protect the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) S. 150/H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act H.R. 323 - To Amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to Prove Equity for Certain Eligible Workers, Survivors and for other Purposes - UMW ACC/Training - Wage Act H.R. 5728 - Workplace Democracy Act
Client expense: $167,014 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 663 Assisting America's Dislocated Coal Miners Act of 2017 S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/HR 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $152,459 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 663 Assisting America's Dislocated Coal Miners Act of 2017 S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/HR 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $146,884 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 663 Assisting America's Dislocated Coal Miners Act of 2017 S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/HR 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $179,852 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1903 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/HR 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $197,699 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1903 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/HR 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $207,383 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1903 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/ H 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $181,394 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2017 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1903 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/ H 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $170,872 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1903 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. S. 854/HR 1903 - Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2017 S. 855/ H 1912 - The Black Lung Health Improvements Act of 2017 HR 323 - To amend the Black Lung Benefit Act to provide equity for certain eligible workers, survivors and for other purposes UMWACC/Training
Client expense: $324,564 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
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