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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022
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Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022 This bill revises requirements for miners' claims for pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) benefits. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Labor to pay the attorneys' fees of specified parties on a qualifying benefit claim, give a claimant the opportunity to substantiate a claim for benefits through a pulmonary evaluation, authorize a CT (computerized tomography) scan in diagnosing complicated pneumoconiosis, and develop a strategy to reduce delays in adjudication of black lung disease benefits claims. The bill also establishes criteria that a mining operator must meet to self-insure against claims and increases from $1,000 to $25,000 the daily penalty amount that may be assessed against a mining operator that fails to make black lung benefits payments. The bill authorizes (1) black lung disease clinics to use federal funds to help individuals file claims, and (2) certain previously denied claimants to file a new claim for black lung disease benefits within one year. The bill prohibits a person from (1) knowingly and willfully making a false statement or misrepresentation in increasing or reducing black lung disease benefits, or (2) threatening or misleading a participant in a proceeding regarding such benefits. Further, the bill revises (1) the standards of medical evidence that establish a presumption that a miner is totally disabled by black lung disease, and (2) payments to such miners. Lastly, the bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 6102, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2021, All Titles S. 4511, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022, All Titles H.J. Res. 100, Providing a Resolution to Avert a Rail Strike Shutdown
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.963 - To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration (Hank Johnson, D-GA-4) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (Bobby Scott, D-VA-3) , ALL PROVISIONS S.1171 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes (Jeff Merkley, D-OR) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.2620 - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes (Bill Foster, D-IL-11) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6791 - To amend title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide for the timely payment of black lung benefits pending liability determinations, and for other purposes (Harold Rogers, R-KY-5) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3755 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration (Sherrod Brown, D-OH) , ALL PROVISIONS S.4511 - A bill to ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "black lung disease"), and for other purposes (Robert Casey, D-PA) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 8703 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. (Jack Bergman, R-MI-1) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to improving the black lung benefits system, such as the Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021, S. 757, and the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act, H.R. 6102/S.4511. Issues related to the promulgation of a silica rule at the Mine Safety & Health Administration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 6102, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2021, All Titles S. 4511, Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2022, All Titles S.J. Res. 61, A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of issues in a railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 95, to provide for the resolution of issues in a railway labor-management dispute, and for other purposes
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R.963 - To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration (Hank Johnson, D-GA-4) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (Bobby Scott, D-VA-3) , ALL PROVISIONS S.1171 - A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes (Jeff Merkley, D-OR) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.2620 - To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes (Bill Foster, D-IL-11) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R.6791 - To amend title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to provide for the timely payment of black lung benefits pending liability determinations, and for other purposes (Harold Rogers, R-KY-5) , ALL PROVISIONS S.3755 - Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act - To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to arbitration (Sherrod Brown, D-OH) , ALL PROVISIONS S.4511 - A bill to ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner, to better protect miners from pneumoconiosis (commonly known as "black lung disease"), and for other purposes (Robert Casey, D-PA) , ALL PROVISIONS H.R. 8703 - To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. (Jack Bergman, R-MI-1) , ALL PROVISIONS
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Issues related to improving the black lung benefits system, such as the Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2021, S. 757, and the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act, H.R. 6102/S.4511. Issues related to the promulgation of a silica rule at the Mine Safety & Health Administration.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), SENATE
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