20 C.F.R. § 702.312
Informal conferences; called by and held before whom
Informal conferences shall be called by the district director or his designee assigned or reassigned the case and held before that same person, unless such person is absent or unavailable. When so assigned, the designee shall perform the duties set forth below assigned to the district director, except that a compenstion order following an agreement shall be issued only by a person so designated by the Director to perform such duty.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases, 1978–1998 · leading case: Frederico Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd. & Djakarta Lloyd, P.N., 617 F.2d 955 (2d Cir. 1980).
Frederico Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd. & Djakarta Lloyd, P.N., 617 F.2d 955 (2d Cir. 1980). “Plaintiff was represented by counsel throughout the OWCP proceedings, the employer had its representative, and the matter was handled by the claims examiner pursuant to 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 which authorizes an informal conference to be called by the deputy commissioner or his…”
Panzella v. Skou, 471 F. Supp. 303 (S.D.N.Y. 1979). “Moreover, since the regulations promulgated to implement the Act permit the deputy commissioner to delegate his statutory duties to a claims examiner, 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 , it appears that an informal act by an authorized claims examiner should also constitute a section 933(b)…”
De Monte v. Shipping Corp. of India, Ltd., 476 F. Supp. 392 (S.D.N.Y. 1979). “Defendants urge that under 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 , promulgated in 1977, the deputy commissioner may delegate some of his duties in connection with claims processing.”
Rodriguez v. Compass Shipping Co. Ltd., 456 F. Supp. 1014 (S.D.N.Y. 1978). “By regulation, the deputy commissioner is empowered to delegate his duties with regard to disputed compensation claims, and the delegee of these duties is fully authorized to “perform the duties set forth below assigned to the deputy commissioner,” 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 . There is…”
Perez v. Costa Armartori, S.P.A., 465 F. Supp. 1211 (S.D.N.Y. 1979). “When so assigned, the designee shall perform the duties set forth below assigned to the deputy commissioner, except that a compensation order following an agreement shall be issued only by a person so designated by the Director to perform such duty.”
Hernandez v. Costa Armatori, S.P.A., 467 F. Supp. 1064 (E.D.N.Y 1979). “20 C.F.R. § 702.312 . Moreover, the purpose of the 1938 amendment noted above hardly requires execution of every order by a deputy commissioner.”
Barulec v. Skou, 471 F. Supp. 358 (S.D.N.Y. 1979). “” 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 (1976). Among the duties “set forth below” is that of preparing compensation orders when claims are settled at the conference.”
Ambrosino v. Transoceanic S.S. Co., 675 F.2d 470 (2d Cir. 1982). “PER CURIAM: These two appeals are by longshoremen injured aboard ship during the course of their employment; they seek damages from the shipowners under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., for their personal injuries.”
Francavilla v. Bank Line, Ltd., 470 F. Supp. 94 (S.D.N.Y. 1979). “empowered the deputy commissioner to delegate his duties with regard to compensation claims, 2 20 C.F.R. § 702.312 (1976), and there is nothing to suggest that the claims examiner in this case was not such a delegee.”
Quirk v. Mustang Eng'g, Inc., 143 F.3d 973 (5th Cir. 1998). “20 C.F.R. § 702.312 . 3 If the parties cannot come to an agreement during an informal conference, the district director or his or her designee brings the conference to a close, evaluates all the evidence available to him or her, and prepares a memorandum of conference setting…”
Brunetti v. Cape Canaveral Shipping Co., SA, 572 F. Supp. 854 (S.D.N.Y. 1983). “1982), which held that 1977 amendments to the Code of Federal Regulations, 20 C.F.R. §§ 702.312 and .315, did not affect the Court’s holding in Rodriguez that an agreement reached at an informal conference constitutes an “award in a compensation order” for the purposes of…”
Lanza v. Quebec & Ontario Transp. Co., 91 A.D.2d 518 (N.Y. App. Div. 1982). “Further, the Circuit Court held that such a memorandum satisfies the requirements of regulations 20 CFR 702.312, and 20 CFR 702.315. The Circuit Court noted (p 472) that such result furthered the Department’s objective “to process in a more efficient and timely manner the…”
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