Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Electronic Filing, Settlement, and Civil Money Penalty Procedures
workers-comp · Office of Workers' Compensation Programs · Published 2020-12-14 · Effective 2021-03-15 · 85 FR 80601
Document
Document number
2020-23223
Federal Register citation
85 FR 80601
CFR reference
20 CFR 702
Type
Rule
Action
Direct final rule; request for comments.
Category
workers-comp
Sub-agency
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Publication date
2020-12-14
Effective date
2021-03-15
Abstract
The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and its extensions. To improve program administration, OWCP is amending its existing regulations to require parties to file documents electronically, unless otherwise provided by statute or allowed by OWCP, and to streamline the settlement process. Additionally, to promote accountability and ensure fairness, OWCP is promulgating new rules for imposing and reviewing civil money penalties prescribed by the Longshore Act. The new rules set forth the procedures to contest OWCP's penalty determinations.