Legal Opinion
Keith G. Miernicki v. Railroad Retirement Board, and Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 1, 1994No. 93-3342PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
While Keith Miernicki was working for the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, he was injured on the job. Between early 1983 and late 1984, he was off work for approximately 19 months because of his injuries. Railroad workers who are injured on the job may receive compensation for those injuries under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), if they were working in connection with an enterprise related to navigable waters, see 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950, especially § 903(a), or the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), for…
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