Legal Opinion
Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor v. Potomac Electric Power Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 28, 1979No. 77-1959PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Partially disabled workers are more likely than other workers to become totally disabled. 1 Workmen’s Compensation laws, which require employers to compensate their employees who become permanently disabled, would therefore tend to discourage hiring of the handicapped. 2 Section 8(f) of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 908(f) (1977) is designed to neutralize this problem. It provides that when a partially disabled worker becomes totally disabled or dies as a result of a work-related incident, the employer will not be…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Robert Janusaitis v. Middlebury Volunteer Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- The C & P Telephone Company v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- American Stevedores, Inc., and Michigan Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Vincent Salzano, and Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Offshore Food Service, Inc. And Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Benefits Review BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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4Cited by25 opinions
- General Dynamics Corporation v. Charles Sacchetti, Deceased, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- White v. Bath Iron Works Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Director, Office Of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department Of Labor, Petitioner v. Paul D. BerkstresserCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs v. Brandt Airflex Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Electric Boat Corp. v. DeMartinoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
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