as well as analyses of current court decisions and has been expanded with new and revised chapters, making it a must for your reference library. Long recognized as "the single source" reference guide for attorneys, adjusters, physicians, vocational counselors, and insurance professionals, this newly revised sixth edition is the most complete publication of its kind.

Experts in law, medicine and administration present an easy-to-read explanation of the Longshore Act. You will appreciate the clear concise manner in which the Act is evaluated and examined, supplying you with careful presentations of court decisions affecting its application. Legal decisions, statutes and regulations are liberally cited throughout. Its treatment includes issues such as disability, occupational disease, coverage, benefits, vocational rehabilitation, employer's liability, ethical considerations, third party provisions, Medicare and more. Practical questions are also addressed: file administration, administrative procedures, calculating wages, trial practice, appeals before the Benefits Review Board, jurisdictional issues, and more.

Supplementing the substantive materials are the texts of the Longshore Act, the applicable portions of the Code of Federal Regulations, interest and benefit tables, samples of commonly used forms, and a current directory of Department of Labor Longshore offices.

Thousands of professionals use the previous editions of The Longshore Textbook. This newly revised sixth edition, the most complete single source publication yet, should be part of your professional library.

TOPICS COVERED

• Full text of the Longshore Act, and the applicable portions of the Code of Federal Regulations
• Administrative claims handling
• AMA disability guidelines
• BRB appeals and operation of the BRB Claims administration for nonappropriated fund employees
• Coverage boundaries
• Defense Base Act: Jurisdictional considerations
• Death benefits
• Disability
• Occupational disease
• Retained wage earning capacity
• Employer considerations
• Employer's liability
• Fees for services
• Interest and penalties
• Medical benefits and treatment
• Medicare issues
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Modification of awards
• Notice of injury and the statute of limitations
• Practice before Administrative Law Judges
• Presumptions
• Settlements
• Calculation of wages
• Third-party provisions
• Vessel and vessel owner considerations