Legal Opinion
Sipe v. Amerada Hess Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 10, 1982No. Nos. 81-2689 to 81-2692 and 81-3005 to 81-3007PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
In these consolidated cases, plaintiff seamen allege that the withholding of a portion of their wages by their employers pursuant to New Jersey’s unemployment compensation and temporary disability benefits tax laws violates 46 U.S.C. § 601. They seek injunctive relief, a refund of monies withheld, and additional damages provided for by 46 U.S.C. § 596. The district court *399held that 46 U.S.C. § 601 prohibits the state of New Jersey from requiring employers of merchant seamen to withhold portions of their wages, enjoined both the state and the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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3Cited by48 opinions
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