LONGSHOREMAN AND HARBOR WORKPLACE INJURY ATTORNEY

Rudolph, Israel, Tucker & Ellis, P.a.01 Aug, 2024Legal

The Longshore and Harbor Workers? Compensation Act (LHWCA) provides protection to approximately 500,000 maritime workers across the United States who are injured while on a vessel in the navigable waters of the United States or its adjoining areas. This includes areas used in loading, unloading, repairing and building vessels, as well as areas being built or repaired to aid navigation, such as fender systems. Longshore and Harbor Workers Act Attorney in Jacksonville The LHWCA provides over $747 million in monetary, medical, and vocational rehabilitation benefits in more than 27,000 cases annually for maritime workers and various other special classes of private industry employees disabled or killed by employment injuries or occupational diseases. In addition, the LHWCA program maintains over $2.8 billion in securities to ensure the continuing provision of benefits for these injured workers in cases of employer insolvency.