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Working in the offshore oil and gas industry can offer huge rewards. Great pay, benefits and opportunities for career advancement entice many to sign on as a driller, derrick hand, motor hand, roustabout or roughneck in spite of hard, dirty work and long stretches away from their families. Our economy depends on this industry….

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, is a series of Federal statutes which regulate shipping practices on the coasts and internal waterways of the United States. Although primarily concerned with issues surrounding trade protectionism and wartime preparedness, the Jones Act also contains provisions which acknowledge the fundamentally dangerous…

The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) was originally passed by Congress to provide a legal framework through which riverboat crew members, certain harbor employees and professional stevedores, could seek compensation for injuries sustained while on the job. Congress has revised and amended the LHWCA so as to broaden the pool of people…

A maritime accident is an accident which occurs at sea. Maritime accidents generally happen on ships or boats, although they can sometimes include airplane and helicopter crashes that happen over water, too. Compensation for injuries sustained due to a maritime accident is governed by maritime law, also known as “admiralty” law. The Slip and…