Black Lung Benefits Act — Federal statute benefitting coal miners who are stricken with pneumoconiosis, a chronic dust disease of the lung. 30 U.S.C.A. No. 902. Benefits under the Act are administered by the Department of Labor … Black's law dictionary
Benefits Review Board — The Department of Labor s Benefits Review Board was created in 1972, by the United States Congress, to review and issue decisions on appeals of workers’ compensation claims arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the… … Wikipedia
Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 … Wikipedia
Pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of asbestosis (with ferruginous bodies), a type of pneumoconiosis. H E stain. ICD … Wikipedia
Doe v. Chao — Supreme Court of the United States Argued December 3, 2003 Decided February 24, 2004 … Wikipedia
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 — The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 [http://finduslaw.com/americans with disabilities act of 1990 ada 42 u s code chapter 126 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990] ] (ADA) is the short title of United States… … Wikipedia
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs — Agency overview Formed 1981 Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States Headquarters … Wikipedia
occupational disease — A disease (as black lung disease incurred by miners) resulting from exposure during employment to conditions or substances detrimental to health. Impairment of health not caused by accident but by exposure to conditions incidental to and arising… … Black's law dictionary
National Invasive Species Act — The National Invasive Species Act (NISA) was sponsored by U.S. House Representative Steve LaTourette on September 28, 1996, and it became Public Law No. 104 332 (H.R. 4283) on October 26, 1996. The official purpose, as introduced, is: “To provide … Wikipedia
pneumoconiosis — /nuwmowkowniyowsss/ A generic term including all lung diseases caused by dust particles of any sort. Genesco, Inc. v. Greeson, 105 Ga.App. 798, 125 S.E.2d 786, 789. See Black Lung Benefits Act … Black's law dictionary