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HRD-82-25 1 (1982-04-01)

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REPORT


BY THE


Comptroller General


RELEASED


OF THE UNITED STATES


Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers'

Compensation Act Needs Amending





Since the 1972 amendments to the Longshoremen's
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, injuries
have more than tripled, and benefit payments have
increased by an estimated 600 percent. Staff short-
ages and a reluctance to enforce certain provisions
of the act have hampered effective program admin-
istration.

Legislation has been proposed which would limit
the act's jurisdiction and the amounts of compen-
sation payments. In deliberating such legislation,
the Congress should consider defining the act's
jurisdiction as specifically as possible and providing
greater incentives to return to work by basing com-
pensation payments on spendable earnings rather
than gross earnings.

Labor should make claimants more aware of their
rights and require that employers comply with the
act's requirements regarding insurance coverage, re-
porting, and benefit payments.


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APRIL 1,1982


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