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The Jones Act is a federal law that allows injured maritime workers to file a claim for benefits when they are injured on the job. To qualify for benefits under the Jones Act, you must perform a significant amount of your work on a vessel, which is generally any type...
Part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act serves many purposes. One crucial role is that it protects the rights of seamen working on U.S. vessels. This law allows injured maritime workers to seek compensation from their employers if they are hurt due to...
When you’re injured at sea, you need compensation to offset your medical expenses and your lost wages. Otherwise, you’ll struggle to make ends meet, which could put you at risk of problems such as foreclosure, eviction, or repossession. Fortunately, you can avoid...
Those who live in the Seattle-area and work on seafaring vessels are put at an extraordinary amount of risk every day they go to work. Some studies have shown that seamen are at a 70% increased risk of suffering an occupational injury compared to those who work...
You may be familiar with the basic concepts of medical malpractice and workers' compensation, but the legal protections are very different for maritime workers who are injured through medical negligence at sea. The duty to provide medical care Working at sea is hard,...
Maritime workers have a tough job that can be stressful and isolating, leading to clinical depression, anxiety and burnout. Moreover, a maritime worker who witnesses or is involved in a serious workplace accident can suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),...
An injury suffered at sea can have a tremendous impact on your life. It can leave you with unbearable physical pain, devastating financial strain and oppressive emotional turmoil. While many of these harms are felt immediately in the aftermath of an accident at sea,...
The Jones Act protects people who work at sea. It allows injured maritime workers to sue employers for negligent behavior, such as providing an unseaworthy vessel. We have discussed unseaworthiness in the past and it is far from a nebulous concept. It is a type of...
An injury that occurs on navigable waters can be severe. And those injuries oftentimes don’t leave you with just physical harm and limitations. They can also leave you with extensive mental, emotional, and financial damages, too. While a Jones Act claim might lead to...