20 C.F.R. PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
TITLE 20--Employees' Benefits
CHAPTER VI--EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SUBCHAPTER A--LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT AND RELATED STATUTES
PART 702--ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
Subpart A--GENERAL PROVISIONS
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| Establishment and modification of compensation districts, establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas.
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| Effect of establishment of suboffices and jurisdictional areas.
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| Transfer of individual case file.
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| Use of the title District Director in place of Deputy Commissioner.
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| Inspection of records of the OWCP.
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| Copying of records of OWCP.
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| Representation of parties in interest.
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| Unapproved fees; solicitation of claimants; penalties.
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| Payment of claimant's attorney's fees in disputed claims.
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| Payment of claimant's witness fees and mileage in disputed claims.
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| Requests for information and assistance.
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| Commutation of payments; aliens not residents or about to become nonresidents.
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| Establishment of special fund.
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| Purpose of the special fund.
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| Source of the special fund.
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| Enforcement of special fund provisions.
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| Insurance carriers' and self-insured employers' responsibilities.
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| Liens against assets of insurance carriers and employers.
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| Liens on compensation authorized under special circumstances.
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| Certification of exemption, general.
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| Certification; definitions.
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| Exemptions; requirements, limitations.
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| Exemptions; necessary information.
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| Effect of work on excluded vessels; reinstatement of certification.
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Subpart B--CLAIMS PROCEDURES
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| Reports from employers of employee's injury or death.
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| Employer's report; form and contents.
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| Employer's report; how given.
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| Employer's report; penalty for failure to furnish and or falsifying.
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| Employer's report; effect of failure to report upon time limitations.
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| Notice of employee's injury or death; designation of responsible official.
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| Notice; when given; when given for certain occupational diseases.
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| Notice; form and content.
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| Effect of failure to give notice.
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| Penalty for false statement, misrepresentation.
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| Claims for compensation; time limitations.
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| Claims; exceptions to time limitations.
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| Claims; time limitations; time to object.
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| Claims; notification of employer of filing by employee.
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| Noncontroverted claims; payment of compensation without an award.
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| Payments without an award; when; how paid.
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| Penalty for failure to pay without an award.
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| Report by employer of commencement and suspension of payments.
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| Report by employer of final payment of compensation.
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| Penalty for failure to report termination of payments.
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| Definitions and supplementary information.
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| Information necessary for a complete settlement application.
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| Settlement application; how submitted, how approved, how disapproved, criteria.
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| Employer's controversion of the right to compensation.
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| Action by district director upon receipt of notice of controversion.
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| Claimant's contest of actions taken by employer or carrier with respect to the claim.
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| Action by district director upon receipt of notice of contest.
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| Discrimination; against employees who bring proceedings, prohibition and penalty.
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| Informal recommendation by district director.
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| Adjudication by Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge.
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| Employer's refusal to pay penalty.
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| Report of earnings; forfeiture of compensation.
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Subpart C--ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES
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| Handling of claims matters by district directors; informal conferences.
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| Informal conferences; called by and held before whom.
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| Informal conferences; how called; when called.
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| Informal conferences; how conducted; where held.
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| Conclusion of conference; agreement on all matters with respect to the claim.
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| Conclusion of conference; no agreement on all matters with respect to the claim.
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| Preparation and transfer of the case for hearing.
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| The record; what constitutes; nontransferability of the administrative file.
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| Obtaining documents from the administrative file for reintroduction at formal hearings.
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| Procedures for determining applicability of section 8(f) of the Act.
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| Formal hearings; procedure initiating.
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| Formal hearings; how conducted.
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| Formal hearings; parties.
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| Formal hearings; representatives of parties.
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| Formal hearings; new issues.
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| Formal hearings; change of time or place for hearings; postponements.
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| Formal hearings; general procedures.
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| Formal hearings; evidence.
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| Formal hearings; witnesses.
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| Formal hearings; depositions; interrogatories.
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| Formal hearings; witness fees.
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| Formal hearings; oral argument and written allegations.
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| Formal hearings; record of hearing.
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| Formal hearings; consolidated issues; consolidated cases.
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| Formal hearings; waiver of right to appear.
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| Formal hearings; termination.
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| Formal hearings; preparation of final decision and order; content.
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| Formal hearings; filing and mailing of compensation orders; disposition of transcripts.
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| Finality of compensation orders.
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| Withdrawal of controversion of issues set for formal hearing; effect.
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| Supplementary compensation orders.
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| Appeals; what may be appealed.
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| Appeals; time limitations.
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Subpart D--MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION
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| Employer's duty to furnish; duration.
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| Employee's right to choose physician; limitations.
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| Selection of physician; emergencies.
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| Change of physicians; non-emergencies.
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| Supervision of medical care.
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| Evaluation of medical questions; impartial specialists.
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| Evaluation of medical questions; results disputed.
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| Duties of employees with respect to special examinations.
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| Special examinations; nature of impartiality of specialists.
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| Special examinations; costs chargeable to employer or carrier.
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| Fees for medical services; prevailing community charges.
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| Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on prevailing charges.
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| Fees for medical services; unresolved disputes on charges; procedure.
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| Fees for medical services; disputes; hearings; necessary parties.
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| Fees for medical services; disputes; effect of adverse decision.
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| Procedure for requesting medical care; employee's duty to notify employer.
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| Action by employer upon acquiring knowledge or being given notice of injury.
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| Issuance of authorization; binding effect upon insurance carrier.
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| Effect of failure to obtain initial authorization.
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| Effect of failure to report on medical care after initial authorization.
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| Claims for loss of hearing.
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Subpart E--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
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| Vocational rehabilitation; objective.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; action by district directors.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; action by adviser.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to State Employment Agencies.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; referrals to other public and private agencies.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; training.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; maintenance allowance.
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| Vocational rehabilitation; confidentiality of information.
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Subpart F--OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE WHICH DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY RESULT IN DEATH OR DISABILITY
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| Determining the payrate for compensating occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement.
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| Determining the amount of compensation for occupational disease claims which become manifest after retirement.
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