Keller Foundation/case Fndn v. Joseph Tracy

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Joseph Tracy appeals the Benefits Review Board’s determination that injuries he incurred in part during his employment by Global International Offshore Ltd. from 1998 to 2002 were not covered under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (referred to as LHWCA, or the Act). 1 Because we hold that no portion of Tracy’s employment during this period satisfied the Act’s status and situs tests, we affirm.

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The LHWCA provides workers’ compensation coverage for maritime employees engaged in longshoring and harbor work and similar operations. The question in this…