Legal Opinion

Paul A. Levins v. Benefits Review Board, United States Department of Labor

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 5, 1984No. 83-1319PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Benefits Review Board (the Board) denying compensation benefits to petitioner under the Longshoremen’s & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901 et seq. (the Act). The Board, with one member dissenting, held that petitioner did not meet the statutory requirement of “any person engaged in maritime employment,” 33 U.S.C. § 902(3), and was therefore not a covered “employee” under the Act.

The facts were found by an administrative law judge (ALJ) as follows. Petitioner Paul Levins was employed as a book clerk for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Northeast Marine Terminal Co. v. CaputoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. P. C. Pfeiffer Co. v. FordSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Stockman v. John T. Clark & Son of Boston, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. Graziano v. General Dynamics Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  5. Maher Terminals, Inc. v. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. Humphries v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
  4. Humphries v. Director, Office Of Workers Compensation ProgramsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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