The Jones Act and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) are two acts with mutually exclusive coverage. Knowing which act you are eligible for can be confusing if you are a maritime employee and have been injured on a vessel or around a vessel....
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What does an injured worker have to prove under the Jones Act?
Louisiana workers who are eligible for workers' compensation benefits are not required to prove much above whether the accident occurred at work and in the performance of work duties. However, for seamen who fall under the Jones Act instead of workers' compensation,...
Getting medical care under the Defense Base Act
Getting injured on the job is never the ideal situation. For anyone. Then, when your employment situation has a lot of different levels, things starts to get complicated very fast. You're working in a government area and those are the people who supervise your work,...
Admiralty and maritime law address seafarer deaths as well
Most seafarers know that if they suffer injuries while working on Louisiana's navigable waters, they can turn to either the Jones Act or the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act for compensation. What about the families of those seamen who lose their lives while...