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anything that floats |
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 Supreme Court Rejects "Anything that Floats" Test to Determine Vessel Status, by John E. Kawczynski, Esq. In Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 907, the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to determine whether the City of Riviera Beach, Florida, properly claimed admiralty jurisdiction as part of its efforts to evict a floating home owned by Lozmanfrom a city-owned marina. The specific question before the Court was whether the floating home was a "vessel" so that admiralty jurisdiction existed. Read more.
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section 14(f) penalty |
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 Is Application of the Section 14(f) Penalty Mandatory When Equitable Considerations Warrant Otherwise? by Monica F. Markovich, Esq. and Jonathan A. Tweedy, Esq. The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act encourages the prompt payment of compensation benefits. Where the compensation benefits have been ordered (generally as the result of either a settlement or the adjudication of the claim through the Office of Administrative Law Judges), Section 14(f) of the Act provides that compensation must be paid within 10 days after it is due or the payor must provide an additional amount equal to 20% of any unpaid installments of compensation. Read more.
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annual longshore conference |
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 2013 Annual Longshore Conference April 4-5. The CLE program at the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law and the U.S. Department of Labor present the Annual Longshore Conference, a two-day program for maritime lawyers seeking exposure to changes in the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA). Topics include post traumatic stress disorder claims, workers comp and wage litigation, among others. Read more.
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Supreme Court Rejects "Anything That Floats" Test to Determine Vessel Status
Workers' Comp Fraud Blotter: Pool Guy Charged With Misclassifying His Workers. 
CWCI Finds Use of Compounded Drugs in California Workers' Comp Are Down, But Payments Are Up. 
The Dearly Deported Finally Depart: DE Supreme Court Affirms on Issue of Ilegal Aliens, by Cassandra Robert, Esq. 
