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Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Pfeifer
Citation:
462 U.S. 523 (1983)Facts
Respondent Pfeifer was employed by petitioner Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. for nineteen years as a loading helper on coal barges operating on navigable rivers near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On January 13, 1978, while carrying a heavy pump, Pfeifer slipped and fell on snow and ice that petitioner had negligently failed to remove from the gunnels of a barge. The injury permanently disabled him from returning to his job and limited him to light work after July 1, 1979. At the time of injury, Pfeifer was earning an annual wage of twenty-six thousand twenty-five dollars with a remaining work expectancy of twelve and one-quarter years until age sixty-five. His wages were determined by a collective bargaining agreement that included cost-of-living adjustments. By the time of trial on October 1, 1980, he had received compensation payments of thirty-three thousand seventy-nine dollars and fourteen cents under Section 4 of the Act.
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