Legal Opinion
Wood v. United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 8, 1997No. 96-2055PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circmt Judge.
The dispute in tMs ease concerns Michael Wood’s claim'for partial disability payments from Ms former employer, Bath Iron Works, Inc. (“Bath”). His benefits were termmated on the ground that Wood had been offered Ms pre-mjury wages and more by Bath in a new capacity at Bath’s shipyard in Bath, Maine, but had declined the job offer because he had relocated to another state. The problem posed is obvious; the solution is not.
The underlying facts are largely undisputed. Starting in January 1988, Wood worked as an insulator at the Bath, Maine sMpyard, installing fiberglass and…
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