Legal Opinion
Vivian L. Walker v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 13, 1986No. 85-1639PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Vivian Walker asks us to overturn the Benefit Review Board’s (“BRB”) decision that her disability benefits under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq., extended by the District of Columbia Workmen’s Compensation Act, 36 D.C.Code § 301 et seq. (hereinafter “the Act”), are to be determined by looking at the salary of her pre-injury job as of the date she became disabled. Walker argues instead that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALT”) had been correct in calculating her disability benefits by deducting her current wages…
3Cases cited7 opinions
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- National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. And Fireman's Fund American Insurance Co. v. Emma J. (Evans) Bonner and U. S. Dept. Of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Tri-State Terminals, Inc. v. JesseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Hardy Johnson v. Theodore Britton, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Employees' Compensation, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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4Cited by13 opinions
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- Gaston Lafaille v. Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, General Dynamics Corporation, and Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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