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Labor/Employment

Feb. 24, 2011

High Court to Review Worker Injury Case

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision saying workers can get benefits from a federal compensation program for injuries suffered drilling for oil offshore even if they were hurt on land.


By Robert Iafolla


Daily Journal Staff Writer


WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that said workers could receive benefits from a federal compensation program for injuries suffered while extracting natural resources offshore even if they were hurt on land.


The court could settle a three-way circuit split interpreting eligibility for employees who work on oil rigs and other s...

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