Legal Opinion
Richard Baker v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1994No. 93-1695PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MURNAGHAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER and District Judge ELLIS joined.
OPINION
MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The instant case presents the issue of whether a longshore employee who sustains an occupational, noise-induced, monaural hearing loss may be compensated for a monaural loss or must instead have his loss converted into a binaural loss for purposes of calculating his benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as amended. 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988).
Appellant, Richard Baker, has worked for Bethlehem Steel…
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