Published Board Decision: A Coal Miner’s Award of Benefits Does Not Need to Come Before His Death for a Survivor to be Automatically Entitled to Benefits under § 932(l) (Ferguson v. Oak Grove Resources, LLC)

On August 7, 2017, the Benefits Review Board issued a published decision (available here) concerning the “automatic entitlement” provision at 30 U.S.C. § 932(l). The Board rejected…