Legal Opinion
Duncanson-harrelson Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 14, 1982No. Nos. 79-7093, 79-7094PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRASK, Circuit Judge:
Claimant Freer challenges the amount of compensation awarded her under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1976) (Act or LHWCA), by the Benefits Review Board (BRB). Freer’s husband (the decedent) was employed as a pile driver and was killed over navigable waters while cutting pilings for the construction of a pier. Freer asserts that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and the BRB erred in determining the amount of compensation by applying the wrong subsection of 33 U.S.C. § 910 and by failing to include employer contributions to…
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