Month: February 2021

If you are hurt while offshore working for an employer, it’s important that you’re able to pursue compensation. Through the Jones Act, you may be able to seek compensation for any negligence of your employer. You may also be able to seek compensation if the vessel you...

When you get injured at work on a normal job, you’re generally covered under workers’ compensation rules -- but that’s not true for seamen. Despite the dangers of their industry, maritime workers usually don’t qualify for workers’ compensation benefits after an...