ELR Citation: 48 ELR 20070
No(s). 17-5074 (D.C. Cir. Apr 27, 2018)

The D.C. Circuit held that a mining company must exhaust its administrative remedies before it can challenge potential claims filed against it under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA). The BLBA grants coal miners the right to monthly benefits payments from a former employer in the event they suffer ...