Laws
- U.S. Code:
- Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950
- Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1651-1655
- War Hazards Compensation Act, 42 U.S.C.§§ 1701-1717
- Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NAFIA)
- Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1331-1356b
- Code of Federal Regulations:
- 20 C.F.R. Part 701 (General; Administering Agency; Definitions and Use of Terms)
- 20 C.F.R. Part 702 (Administration and Procedure)
- 20 C.F.R. Part 704 (Special Provisions for LHWCA Extensions)
Research Materials
- Benefits Review Board Decisions
- Benefits Review Board Longshore Deskbook
- Benefits Review Board List of Circuit Court Decisions
- Historical - OALJ Benchbook
- [Note: The OALJ Benchbook was maintained only through January 2005 and thus of historical value only. The Benefits Review Board's Longshore Deskbook linked above is updated periodically.]
- Table of Contents (2002)
- Supplement (2005)
Forms
- LHWCA Prehearing Statement and Uniform Stipulations Forms
- Settlement Judge Requests [For additional information, see the Settlement Judges page]
- Subpoenas [For additional information, see the Subpoenas page]
Newsletters, Notices, and Reference Works
- Most Recent Newsletter (July - Aug. 2020)
- Archive of Newsletters
- Zaslavskaya, The Authority of Administrative Law Judges to Impose Sanctions in Cases Arising under the Longshore Act (Feb. 2020) PDF
- Reinhalter, Fourth and Fifth Circuits Issue Coverage Decisions (Sept. 2019) PDF
- Reinhalter, Recent Decisions Applying LHWCA Section 33(g) Forfeiture Provision (Nov. 2018) PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Post-retirement Disability Claims under the Longshore Act (May 2018) PDF
- Reinhalter, The Scope of an ALJ’s Authority Under the LHWCA (Jan. 2018) PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Medical Benefits Under Section 7 of the LHWCA: Select Issues (Aug. 2017) | PDF
- Reinhalter, Secondary Injuries: Fourth Circuit Applies Section 20(a) Presumption (Apr. 2017) PDF
- Reinhalter, OCSLA Coverage Post-the Supreme Court’s decision in Valladolid (June 2016) PDF
- Dorsey and Hardy, Do You Know When Your Fee Petition is Due? The Rocky Road Untimely Attorney’s Fee Petitions (Apr. 2016) PDF
- Reinhalter, Recent Developments Regarding the Scope and Application of the Zone of Special Danger Doctrine (Mar. 2015) PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Evaluation and Weighing of Medical Opinion Evidence in Longshore Cases (Mar. 2015) PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Resolving Longshore Claims Through Settlements and Stipulations: Overview of Current Issues and Developments in Administrative Law Judges' Decisions (June 2, 2014) PDF
- Reinhalter, Update on the Meaning and Proper Application of Section 6(c) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (Feb. 2014) PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Compensation Orders in Litigated LHWCA Claims: What the ALJs and the Parties Should Know (May 20, 2013) HTML | PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Responsible Employer Determination in Cases Involving Multiple Traumatic Injuries: Seeking Analytical Clarity (Feb. 2012) HTML | PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Reasonable Hourly Rate Determination: Overview of Recent Decisions (Mar. 2011) HTML | PDF
- Zaslavskaya, Who Is an "Employee:" Construction Workers, Dock Workers, and Specialty Occupations (Mar. 2010) HTML | PDF ht
- Archive of Notices
- Archive of Reference Works
Other Information
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- Information for Longshore Claimants
- Longshore Rates
- Interest Rate Information
- Legal Briefs [Posted by OWCP]
- National Average Weekly Wage Max/Min Rates
- OWCP Medical Fees Schedule
- Subpoenas