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Workers’ comp benefits for maritime workers cover multiple jobs.
Military Support
Workers in armed forces support roles under the Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act.
Offshore Workers
Workers on oil rigs and other offshore facilities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Maritime Workers: Getting Payment after a Work Injury
If you work in the maritime industry and you get hurt on the job, special protections are in place to keep you and your family financially healthy.
You can get payment for lost wages, coverage for your medical care, and counseling for a new job placement.
These benefits, as laid out by the federal Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, cover longshore workers, shipbuilders, shipbreakers, harbor construction workers, and many others who work near navigable waters in the United States.
People who work around piers, docks, wharves, and port terminals may be covered.
These are valuable benefits because they can last longer than state workers’ compensation. And they’re not subject to the same limits on lost wages payments as state workers’ comp.
But you have to go through a federal government process to get benefits.
The maritime workers’ compensation lawyers at Workers’ Compensation, LLC, can make sure you’re getting all the benefits you’re entitled to receive.
There’s no fee for you because, if we recover benefits for you, your employer and its workers’ compensation insurance company are required by federal law to pay for your lawyer.
Our maritime lawyers have helped thousands of workers with admiralty claims in Metairie, New Orleans, Hammond, the Northshore, Baton Rouge, Houma, Lafayette, Alexandria, Shreveport, Monroe, and all across Louisiana.
Workers’ Comp Is What We Do.
What Can Longshore & Harbor Benefits Cover?
Federal maritime worker benefits provide comprehensive support.
Longshore and harbor workers’ compensation provides benefits similar to state workers’ comp, but often with better coverage and fewer restrictions.
These federal benefits were created specifically for maritime workers who face unique risks on the job.
Lost Wages
Weekly compensation checks that often pay more than state workers’ comp.
Medical Care
All necessary medical treatment for your work-related injury or illness.
Disability Benefits
Compensation for temporary or permanent disabilities resulting from your injury.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Job retraining and placement services if you cannot return to your previous work.
Death Benefits
Financial support for dependents and funeral expenses if a work injury results in death.
Legal Fees
Your employer must pay for your attorney if we successfully recover benefits for you.
Longshore Workers' Comp Is Different
When you file for longshore & harbor workers’ comp, it doesn’t matter whether anyone was at fault in your injury. It’s about whether it happened while you were at work at a qualifying job, and that’s it.
Longshore law makes it easier for your injury to qualify for benefits than state workers’ comp. This is not about suing your employer. A special kind of lawyer can help you claim maximum benefits.
What We Do Differently
Federal maritime law is complex and constantly evolving. Insurance companies know this system inside and out, and they use it to minimize what they pay you.
You need a lawyer who specializes in longshore and harbor workers’ compensation. Someone who understands the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Defense Base Act, the Jones Act, and how they all work together.
We’ve been representing maritime workers in Louisiana for decades. We know the federal process, we know the judges, and we know how to get you maximum benefits.
Our Experience
Our maritime workers’ compensation lawyers have over 130 years of combined experience. We’ve helped over 10,000 people, including hundreds of longshore and harbor workers.
Maritime Workers’ Comp Is What We Do.
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Others Who Get Maritime Worker Benefits
Longshore workers’ compensation extends beyond workers who load, unload, build, maintain and repair ships.
Different workers are covered under other maritime laws and admiralty claims, including laws that apply the protections of the Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act to more industries.
These situations are covered:
- You work on a U.S. military base (Defense Base Act).
- You work in an armed forces support role (Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act, or NAF).
- You work offshore, such as on an oil rig (Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act).
- You’re a crew member on a vessel (Jones Act).
Jones Act cases provide a crew member on a waterborne vessel, who the law calls a seaman, the right to seek even greater compensation than workers’ comp.
Jones Act admiralty claims are personal injury cases in which an injured seaman can claim that negligence on the part of others resulted in the injury. Such a negligence claim allows a seaman to seek more damages, such as for pain and suffering.
If you have problems getting your longshore and harbor workers’ compensation benefits, you may need to appeal to an administrative law judge at the U.S. Department of Labor.
The workers’ comp attorneys at Workers’ Compensation, LLC, understand everything you’re supposed to get, and they enforce that for you. Whether you need a workers’ comp maritime lawyer, offshore injury lawyer, Jones Act lawyer, DBA lawyer (defense base attorney), or a related form of help, talk to us.
Objectively, this was the most effective law firm I’ve ever dealt with… and I was fully confident after just our first consultation that they were going to make problems disappear. Lo and behold, they did.
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“Objectively, this was the most effective law firm I’ve ever dealt with… and I was fully confident after just our first consultation that they were going to make problems disappear. Lo and behold, they did.”
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