1290-AA37 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1290 Office of the Secretary OS 1200 Department of Labor DOL Employees' Compensation Appeals Board Electronic Case Filing

This rule amends sections of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board's regulations to require represented parties to use the Department's enterprise electronic case filing portal for filing documents.  This rule allows for represented parties to seek an exemption from this requirement upon a showing of good cause.  These regulatory amendments will reduce costs, improve efficiency, and reduce case processing times. 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Not subject to, not significant 20 CFR 501.3 This rule is promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 301, as well as the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 5 U.S.C. sec. 8101 et seq. No NPRM 06/00/2020 Direct Final Rule 06/00/2020 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Christopher Godfrey J. Chairman and Chief Judge 1290 Office of the Secretary OS 202 693-6389 202 693-5425 ecab-inquiries@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room S-5220, Washington DC 20210