If you have been injured while on the job, you are most likely facing a tough decision. You have been hurt, and you will need to be compensated for your injuries, lost wages and medical bills, there is no question about that. But how will you go about obtaining the compensation you deserve? Would it be better for you to …

  Our firm wins another case. See the below outline to read more about how we helped in a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder case.       DECISION AND ORDER CONTINUING BENEFITS This is a claim for benefits under the Longshore Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901, et seq. (“the Act” or “LHWCA“), as extended by the Defense Base …

Special federal and maritime laws protect maritime workers when they have been injured while on the job. Unlike workers on land in the United States, seaman and sailors who are injured while on the job in U.S. navigable waters and U.S. ports are not eligible to file a workers’ compensation claim. Instead, injured maritime workers must files claims under the …

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Working as a longshoreman can be a risky job. In the event that a worker sustains an injury, they may be entitled to longshore workers compensation. Without the help of qualified Defense Base Act attorneys, the process of receiving this compensation can be tricky. The benefits received through the LHWCA (Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act) are paid directly from …