§701.505. May an employer stop paying benefits awarded before February 17, 2009 if the employee would now fall within the exclusion?
20 C.F.R. § 701.505
No. If an individual was awarded compensation for an injury occurring before February 17, 2009, the employer must still pay all benefits awarded, including disability compensation and medical benefits, even if the employee would be excluded from coverage under the amended exclusion.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[76 FR 82129, Dec. 30, 2011]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 8171 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 939; 36 D.C. Code 501 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1333; Reorganization Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 3 CFR, 1949-1953 Comp., p. 1004, 64 Stat. 1263; Secretary's Order 10-2009, 74 FR 58834.
Source
Source: 38 FR 26860, Sept. 26, 1973, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[76 FR 82129, Dec. 30, 2011]