| JUDGES' BENCHBOOK: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act April 16, 2002 [2002 Revision] |
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| INDEX - TOPICS U,V,W,X,Y,Z |
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Unemployment Compensation |
2.10.1 |
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2.13 |
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10.1.3 |
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United States |
2.9 |
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Usual Employment |
8.2.3 |
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Vacation pay |
2.13 |
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Vessel |
1.4.3 |
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2.21 |
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Attachment |
1.4.4 |
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Function |
1.4.5 |
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Small Vessel |
1.11.2 |
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Vision (Binocular or Per Centum) |
8.3.20 |
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Vocational Rehabilitation |
8.2.3.2 |
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8.8 |
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Secretary's Authority to Direct |
39.3 |
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Voluntary Payments |
14.3.3 |
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14.5 |
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Voluntary Retiree |
10.5.2 |
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Wage-Earning Capacity |
8.2.1 |
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8.9 |
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Actual Wages |
8.9.3.1 |
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8.9.3.2 |
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Beneficent Employer |
8.9.4 |
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Factors for Calculation |
8.9.2 |
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Inflation |
8.9.5 |
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Market Wage vs. Actual Wage |
8.9.3 |
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Precise Dollar Amount Required |
8.9.1 |
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Relocation |
8.9.6 |
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Two-Part Analysis |
8.9.1 |
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Wage Guarantee Payments |
2.13 |
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Wages |
2.13 |
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10.1.3 |
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Actual Wages |
10.2.2 |
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Earnings of a Comparable Employee ( See also , Average Weekly Wage) |
10.3.2 |
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Waiver |
8.7.9.5 |
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15.2 |
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War Hazards Compensation Act |
60.5 |
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Washington Redskins |
8.4.3 |
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Widow or Widower |
2.16 |
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Willful Acts of Third Parties |
2.2.10 |
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Withdrawal of Claim |
8.11 |
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Authority to Hear |
8.11.1 |
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Best Interest of Claimant |
8.11.1 |
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Dismissal |
8.11.2 |
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19.3.3 |
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Proper Purpose |
8.11.1 |
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Settlements |
8.10.6 |
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Without Prejudice |
8.11.1 |
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Witnesses |
24 |
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"Daubert" Inapplicable |
24.2 |
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Depositions |
24.3 |
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Expert |
24.2 |
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Generally |
24.1 |
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Work--Obligation to Report |
8.12 |
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Zone of Special Danger |
2.2.12 |
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60.2.7 |
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60.4.3 |
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Zone of Uncertainty |
1.4.1 |
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