Legal Opinion
Universal Maritime Service Corporation v. Bernard N. Wright Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1998No. 97-2129PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge MICHAEL wrote the opinion, in which Judge LUTTIG and Judge GOODWIN joined.
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
This workers’ compensation case involves a dispute over the meaning of “wages” as defined in § 2(13) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (LHWCA or Act). Universal Maritime Service Corporation (Universal Maritime) petitions this court to review a decision of the Benefits Review Board in which the Board interpreted “wages” to include vacation, holiday, and container royalty…
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