Legal Opinion
Republic Steel Corporation v. U. S. Department of Labor, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs and Helen Hromyak
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 28, 1978No. 77-1649PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
After petitioner was awarded benefits by the Benefits Review Board under the Black Lung Benefits Act for the death of her husband, decedent’s employer, Republic Steel Corporation, filed a petition to set aside the order. We affirmed the action of the Board, but because the 1977 amendments to the Act relieved mine operators such as Republic Steel from the obligation to pay benefits in pre-1970 employment cases, payments must be made through the Secretary of Labor and ultimately by the Black Lung Disability Fund. There is no further dispute among the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. FisherSupreme Court of the United States · 1805
- Director, Office of Workmen's Compensation Program, United States Department of Labor v. Alabama By-Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Krolick Contracting Corp. v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Peabody Coal Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. WarmusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Bess Kennedy v. William H. Whitehurst, Acting Director, Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Elliot Coal Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U. S. Department of Labor v. Kenneth RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Elliot Coal Mining Company, Inc. v. Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Opal Bivens, George HillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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