A practical 2026 guide to LHWCA claims for U.S. dockworkers, longshoremen, ship repairers, and shipbuilders. Covers the situs and status coverage tests, how the LHWCA differs from the Jones Act and state workers' comp, benefit types, the Section 905(b) vessel-negligence claim, the claims and appeals process, and how to choose an attorney.
Injured working at sea? The Jones Act — not state workers' comp — protects seamen. Learn who qualifies as a seaman, how negligence and unseaworthiness claims work, your maintenance and cure rights, the 3-year deadline, and how maritime attorneys charge.
If you were injured on a vessel or offshore platform, ordinary workers' comp doesn't apply. The Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 30104) gives seamen the right to sue—here's how the system actually works.
Hurt at sea? The Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 30104) gives maritime workers powerful rights — seaman status, negligence claims, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure explained by legal standards.
A maritime attorney's guide to Jones Act claims under 46 U.S.C. § 30104: seaman status, the featherweight negligence standard, maintenance and cure, 3-year statute of limitations, and how to maximize your offshore injury settlement in 2026.