20 CFR § 701.505 - May an employer stop paying benefits awarded before February 17, 2009 if the employee would now fall within the exclusion?
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Identifier
/us/cfr/t20/s701.505
Currency
2026-04-05
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-04-05
Chapter
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor
Authority
5 U.S.C. 301, 8171 33 U.S.C. 939; 36 D.C. Code 501 42 U.S.C. 1651 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... 5 U.S.C. 301, 8171 33 U.S.C. 939; 36 D.C. Code 501 42 U.S.C. 1651 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.
# 701.505 May an employer stop paying benefits awarded before February 17, 2009 if the employee would now fall within the exclusion?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.[76 FR 82129, Dec. 30, 2011]