Author Archives: Kenneth Engerrand

December 2019 Update (No. 247) Notes from your Updater: On November 4, 2019, a jury in federal court in Oregon found in favor of ICTSI Oregon, Inc. that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Local 8 engaged in unlawful … Read full post…

November 2019 Update (No. 246) Notes from your Updater: Our longstanding readers will note that this month’s Update comes from a new provider and platform. Yahoo Groups will cease operations and can no longer host our group. The Longshore/Maritime Update … Read full post…

October 2019 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 245) Notes from your Updater: The Department of Labor has announced the National Average Weekly Wage to be applicable for the 12-month period beginning October 1, 2019.  The applicable NAWW for the period from October … Read full post…

September 2019 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 244) Notes from your Updater: On August 29, 2019, the National Office of the OWCP closed approximately 52,000 claims under the longshore program in preparation for the new computer interactive system that is being instituted … Read full post…

August 2019 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 243) Notes from your Updater: President Trump announced that he will nominate Eugene Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, to be the next Secretary of Labor after Alexander Acosta announced his plans to … Read full post…