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Maritime Law
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA) provides longshoremen and their families with a means of filing for full and fair compensation for injuries or wrongful death that may occur during the course of their job.
Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
Certain civilian employees who work on military bases are covered under the Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act if they are injured or killed during the course of their work.
Jones Act
Longshore & Harbor Worker's Compensation Act
Defense Base Act
The Jones Act allows injured seamen to collect if they were injured at sea and requires ship owners to provide medical care and living costs to injured seamen.
Defense Base Act
Death on the High Seas
Defense Base Act
The Defense Base Act was created to provide protection for civilian employees working overseas on military bases or under contract with the U.S. Government.
Death on the High Seas
Death on the High Seas
Death on the High Seas
The Death on the High Seas Act provides compensation to family members of a person whose death was caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or unseaworthiness on a vessel.