Bath Iron Works Corporation v. Director Office of Workers' Compensation Programs United States Department of Labor’s Empirical Analysis
136 F.3d 34 · 1998
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois · Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen · Reves v. Ernst & Young · Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
Most-quoted passages
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“One of the principles of statutory interpretation is that a ‘settled construction of an important federal statute should not be disturbed unless and until Congress so decides.’ Reves v. Ernst & Young, 494 U.S. 56, 74 , 110 S.Ct. 945 , 108 L.Ed.2d 47 (1990) (Stevens, J., concurring). We recognize that ‘considerations of stare decisis weigh heavily in the area of statutory construction, where Congress is free to change [the courts’] interpretation of its legislation.’ Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431 U.S. 720, 736 , 97 S.Ct. 2061 , 52 L.Ed.2d 707 (1977).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“that if an employee receives an injury which of itself would only cause permanent partial disability but which, combined with a previous disability, does in fact cause permanent disability, the employer shall provide compensation only for the disability caused by the subsequent injury: Provided, however, that ... after the cessation of the payments for the prescribed period of weeks, the employee shall be paid the remainder of the compensation that would be due for permanent total disability .... out of the special fund.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[ajfter the decision ... thousands of one-eyed, one-legged, one-armed, one-handed men in the State of Oklahoma [lost their jobs] and [could] not get employment. ... The decision displaced between seven and eight thousand men in less than 30 days in Oklahoma.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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