The DOL-published National Average Weekly Wage and resulting LHWCA/DBA compensation rate caps.
Offshore wind is one of the fastest-growing high-risk workplaces in the country, and the law that protects the people building and maintaining it has not fully caught up. For an injured wind worker, that uncertainty is not academic; it decides what your claim is worth. In short: Which law governs an offshore wind injury depends…
If you load ships, repair hulls, or build vessels for a living and you get hurt on the job, you may assume state workers’ compensation will cover you. For many waterfront workers, that assumption is wrong, and the difference can be thousands of dollars a month. In short: Whether the LHWCA or state workers’ comp…
For an offshore worker hurt on or around a platform, the first fight is rarely about how the accident happened. It is about which law governs your claim, because that single answer can be the difference between full damages and a capped benefit check. In short: Whether the Jones Act or the Longshore Act applies…
Longshore and harbor workers run a real risk of serious injury every shift, and many do not realize their rights extend well beyond a workers’ compensation check. The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) is the starting point, but it is not always the only remedy. In short: The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation…
U.S. offshore wind is a newer industry, with the first commercial-scale projects coming online over the last several years and many more in active construction along the East Coast. The legal framework that protects workers in this industry was largely written for older offshore work, oil and gas, longshore, fishing, and the wind industry does…
If you have worked as a civilian contractor for the U.S. government overseas, on a military base, supporting a federal contract, or in an embassy or development project abroad, and you have been hurt, become ill, or developed PTSD, you may be entitled to substantial benefits under the Defense Base Act. The protections are broader…
