Jones Act

March 4, 1927: Waterfront Workers’ Comp Begins March 4, 1927 is the enactment date of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, commonly called USL&H. The date marks the moment the...

A recurring issue for maritime employers continues to be the uncertain boundary separating the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. In this Longshore Insider blog,...

There’s a big difference. And for maritime employers, it is frequently difficult to recognize the difference between the two Acts and to choose correctly between them. The Jones Act provides seamen...

On several prior occasions we have discussed the problematic coverage issues that arise where the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (the Longshore Act) overlap in the...

The Jones Act (formally known as Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920) has been discussed at the Longshore Insider (formerly AEU Longshore Blog) on several previous occasions. The context...

This is Part Two of a brief review of some interesting Longshore Act cases from calendar year 2017. In the Matter of the Complaint of Buchanan Marine, L.P., as Bareboat Charterer of the Barge...

This is Part One of a brief review of interesting (to me) cases decided during calendar year 2017 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board and the federal circuit courts of appeal. ...

A recent decision by the Supreme Court of Texas offers a discussion of an issue that is important to employers (and insurance carriers) struggling to distinguish between liability for injured...

Case number eleven on my list of landmark U.S. Supreme Court Longshore cases is a Jones Act case, but with significant consequences for the adjudication of claims under the Longshore Act. The...

Longshore Act question number 4 was discussed on the AEU Longshore Blog back on March 31, 2010. It’s finally occurred to me that the previous discussion needs to be updated.What is a vessel?Neither...

This is the conclusion of a brief review of some interesting Longshore Act and Jones Act cases that were decided in calendar year 2014. William C. Skye v. Maersk Line, 11th Circuit, 5/15/14 This...

I mentioned last time that calendar year 2014 was relatively quiet for Longshore Act jurisprudence at the federal appellate level. There were no decisions at the U.S. Supreme Court. There were,...

Part Three begins in 1984, when Congress revised the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act again to tighten the system it had expanded in 1972. The focus shifted toward making the Act more...

What about divers? Are they covered by the Longshore Act or are they crewmembers under the Jones Act and general maritime law? As usual, many coverage questions produce conditional opinions, and...

How about a short review of some of the coverage issues that arise between the boundaries that separate the Longshore Act from other remedies available to the injured worker? Some of these issues...

As I’ve said, over the years the same Longshore questions have been coming up again and again, and now with AEUs Longshore BLOG there’s a source where these questions can be answered. So here’s my...