United States Ninth Circuit
Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc. v. Benge, 11-70292
A petition brought by a maritime employer challenging the decision of the Department of Labor's Benefits Review Board absolving the Office of the Wokers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) from making disability payments, and instead finding the employer liable for payments to its former employee for work-related injuries is denied, as an employee who has a permanent partial disability may be reclassified as temporarily totally disabled during a recovery period following surgery.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/24/2012
- Published 07/24/2012
Judges
- McKeown
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit