Federal Black Lung Benefits Act
The basis for the filing of a civil action suit brought by a number of railroads against the Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury for declaratory and injunctive relief from certain provisions of the Federal Black Lung Benefit Act is set forth. The arguments that railroads are not liable for payment of benefits to their workers under this act hinge on the definition of the words transportation, miners, and coal mines and the intent of Congress when the act was drafted and enacted. It is also argued that benefits are available to railroad employees and their families under benefit plans other than the Black Lung Benefits Act. The chronology of the legal events surrounding the civil suit is set forth in some detail, and basically the logic of the article is strongly supportive of the railroads' position on the issue. (BLM)
- Research Organization:
- Southern Railway Co., Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5598078
- Journal Information:
- Forum (Chicago); (United States), Vol. 17:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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