Effective May 06, 2022, the United States Department of Labor’s eFile and eServe system (EFS – efile.dol.gov) will release enhanced e-mail notifications regarding cases before the Administrative Review Board (ARB), the Benefits Review Board (BRB), and the Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB). These enhancements are in response to feedback from EFS users on how to improve the utility of e-mail notifications.  

Effective March 14, 2022, the United States Department of Labor’s eFile and eServe system (EFS – efile.dol.gov) will release enhanced e-mail notifications regarding cases before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ).  These enhancements are in response to feedback from EFS users on how to improve the utility of e-mail notifications. 

OCIO will conduct the following informational webinars focusing on specific topics as detailed here.

1. Monday, April 26, 2020, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST

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The United States Department of Labor launched the new eFile/eServe System (“EFS”) on Monday, December 7, 2020.

On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor withdrew the Direct Final Rules requiring e-filing by represented parties before the Benefits Review Board and the Office of Administrative Law Judges.  See 86 Fed. Reg. 11425 (BRB) and 86 Fed. Reg. 11426 (OALJ).

• The public notice from ARB can be found here
• The public notice from BRB can be found here
• The public notice from ECAB can be found here

The public notice from OALJ can be found here.