Legal Opinion
Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor v. Bath Iron Works Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 13, 1995No. 94-1094PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Bath Iron Works, Inc. (“Bath”) is a Maine corporation that has long engaged in shipbuilding and the repair of ships. It has employees who are covered by the Long-shore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-50 (the “Longshore Act”). That statute enacts an extensive workers’ compensation program that protects longshore and other specific classes of workers whose injuries occur upon navigable waters of the United States or adjoining facilities like piers and dry docks. Id. § 903(a).
For the most part, scheduled payments for death or disability are made…
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- Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. BettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Puerto Rico Telephone Company v. Federal Communications Commission, and United States of America, Comtronics, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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