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Monday, August 24, 2026

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Rule lifecycle · RIN:1240-AA17

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Civil Money Penalties Procedures; Withdrawal

Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs — observed across 2 documents over 489 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

The Department of Labor is dropping a proposed plan to change how it punishes dock and shipping companies that break workers' compensation laws. If you run a maritime or dock operation, you can keep following the current penalty rules instead of facing new procedures.

First seen

Sep 12, 2023

Last seen

Jan 13, 2025

Latest stage

Proposed Rule

PRORULE → RULE

Effective on

Monday, January 13, 2025

Stage timeline

  1. Proposed·Sep 12, 2023

    Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Civil Money Penalties Procedures

    comments close Nov 13, 2023#2023-19422

  2. Proposed·Jan 13, 2025

    Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act: Civil Money Penalties Procedures; Withdrawal

    effective Jan 13, 2025#2025-00376