Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. Dir., Off. of Workers' Comp. Programs, 484 U.S. 1059 (1988)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1988-02-22
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- performing 25 percent of work on docked vessels is insufficient to qualify employee as a Jones Act seaman
- "Jones Act benefits [are] available only to maritime workers not covered by the LHWCA."
- 25% of work time aboard vessels was not a substantial portion of work time
Citator
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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.