The DOL-published National Average Weekly Wage and resulting LHWCA/DBA compensation rate caps.
If you load ships, repair vessels, or work on a dock or in a shipyard and you get hurt, one threshold question decides almost everything about your recovery: are you covered by federal law or by your state’s workers’ compensation system? For most maritime workers who are not seamen, the federal answer is the better…
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…
