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Legislative Process Keyed to Mikva, 5th Ed.
Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.
Citation:
458 U.S. 564 (1982)Facts
On February 18, 1976, Griffin signed an employment contract with Oceanic Contractors to work as a senior pipeline welder on vessels in the North Sea. The contract allowed Oceanic to withhold $137.50 from each of Griffin’s first four paychecks as a deposit for return transportation. On April 1, 1976, Griffin suffered an injury while working on Oceanic’s vessel. After emergency surgery, Griffin was discharged from the hospital on April 5 and met with Oceanic’s welding superintendent, who refused to acknowledge the work-related nature of the injury and denied liability for medical expenses. The superintendent also refused to pay Griffin $412.50 in earned wages that had been withheld from his first three paychecks. Griffin returned to Houston at his own expense and found new employment on May 5, 1976. In 1978, Griffin sued Oceanic, and the District Court found that his injury was caused by an unseaworthy condition of the vessel, that he was discharged solely because of his injury, and that Oceanic’s failure to pay his wages was “without sufficient cause.”
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