Labour market · 12/09/2023

OWCP Proposes New Rules for Civil Money Penalties Under Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act

The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) is proposing new rules to promote accountability and fairness in the imposition and review of civil money penalties under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, with the goal of allowing workers to contest OWCP's penalty determinations.