Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 20, 2012No. 10-1399PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sotomayor
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA or Act), ch. 509, 44 Stat. 1424, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 901 et seq., caps benefits for most types of disability at twice the national average weekly wage for the fiscal year in which an injured employee is “newly awarded compensation.” § 906(c). We hold that an employee is “newly awarded compensation” when he first becomes disabled and thereby becomes statutorily entitled to benefits, no matter whether, or when, a compensation order issues on his behalf.
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The LHWCA “is a comprehensive scheme to provide compensation ‘in respect of…
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