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Continue reading →: Unveiling the Dynamic World of Longshoremen: An In-Depth Exploration of Their Vital Roles and ResponsibilitiesNestled within the bustling ports and harbors of coastal cities worldwide, longshoremen play a pivotal role in the global supply chain, ensuring the smooth and efficient movement of goods from ships to shore. Despite their often overlooked presence, these skilled workers are the backbone of maritime commerce, facilitating trade and…
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Continue reading →: Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA): The BasicsWhat is the LHWCA? The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act was passed in 1927 to provide compensation payable to an employee or his/her dependents, by his/her employer, for death or disability due to injury that occurs on navigable waters of the United States. The Act ensures payment for medical…
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Continue reading →: Litigating and Settling Longshore Act ClaimsDuring the course of your Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act claim, you will have to determine whether you want to litigate or settle your claim. Therefore, it is important for you to know how Longshore Act claims are litigated. It is also important for you to have an attorney…
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Continue reading →: LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT CLAIMSWHAT IS THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT? (HTTPS://WWW.DOL.GOV/AGENCIES/OWCP/DLHWC/FAQ/LSFAQS) In short, the LHWCA is basically workers’ compensation insurance for those in traditionally maritime professions. Although the benefits are required by law, the benefits are not administered by the federal government. Instead, employers generally contract with private workers’ compensation insurance…
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Continue reading →: THE LAWLHWCA TITLE 33 NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 18 LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT § 901. Short title This Act may be cited as “Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.” Back to Top § 902. Definitions When used in this Act— (1) The term “person” means individual, partnership, corporation,…
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