Legal Opinion
Francis v. Geddes, Jr. v. Benefits Review Board United States Department of Labor, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 1984No. 83-1452PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1414WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Francis V. Geddes seeks review of a determination of the Benefits Review Board, U.S. Department of Labor, which denied his claim for back pay and benefits under section 49 of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the “Act”).1 That section prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because the employee has claimed compensation under the Act. The Benefits Review Board (the “Board”) denied Geddes’ section 49 claim on the ground that petitioner did not prove that his filing of a claim for compensation motivated the employer’s…
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