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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

Chapter VI  

Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor

 

 

Part 722  

Criteria for Determining Whether State Workers' Compensation Laws Provide Adequate Coverage for Pneumoconiosis and Listing of Approved State Laws

20 CFR 722.1 - Purpose.

  • Section Number: 722.1
  • Section Name: Purpose.
    Section 421 of the Black Lung Benefits Act provides that a claim 
for benefits based on the total disability or death of a coal miner due 
to pneumoconiosis must be filed under a State workers' compensation law 
where such law provides adequate coverage for pneumoconiosis. A State 
workers' compensation law may be deemed to provide adequate coverage 
only when it is included on a list of such laws maintained by the 
Secretary. The purpose of this part is to set forth the procedures and 
criteria for inclusion on that list, and to provide that list.

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