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Worker’s Compensation › Maritime Law

Read Worker’s Comp updates, news, and legal commentary from leading lawyers and law firms:

News & Analysis as of May 19, 2013

King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC

I’ll Take “Not A Vessel” for $600, Alex: What Is A Tension Leg Platform?

by James D. Bercaw | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 3/12/2013

In the wake of the revisited tests of vessel status by the Supreme Court in Stewart vs. Dutra Construction Company, 543 U.S. 481 (2005) and Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Fla., 133 S.Ct. 735 (2013), it remains to be seen...more

King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC

Jurgens And Bercaw Establish A Tension Leg Platform Is Not A Vessel

by James D. Bercaw, George Jurgens, III | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 3/11/2013

Jack Jurgens and Jim Bercaw succeeded in obtaining a partial summary judgment from District Judge Lance M. Africk that the MATTERHORN SEASTAR, a floating tension leg platform (“TLP”) secured to the Outer Continental Shelf off...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Shipbuilders Council of America and OSHA Settle Lawsuit, OSHA Issues First Interpretation Letter for Shipyard Industry on Subpart...

by Tressi L. Cordaro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/25/2013

On August 1, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) standards for General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment (1915, Subpart F) became effective. These standards included requirements covering...more

King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC

The Fifth Circuit Restates Three Duties Vessel Owners Owe Longshore Employees

by James D. Bercaw | King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 11/29/2012

Under Section 905(b) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (“LHWCA”), a vessel owner owes three duties to longshore employees. In October 2012, the Fifth Circuit granted a summary judgment dismissing serious...more

Nathan Cecil

Impact of NSW Workers Compensation Changes on the Maritime Sector

by Nathan Cecil on 7/11/2012

Changes to the NSW workers compensation insurance scheme have just been passed which substantially restrict the range and reduce the level of compensation available to injured workers in NSW. The changes are not only...more

Howard Ankin

Working On A Boat: Am I Protected Under Illinois Law?

by Howard Ankin on 8/4/2011

With boating season underway there are many seasonal employees working on boats. The question that arises is whether Illinois Workers’ Compensation covers injured employees while working on a boat because they are not on land...more

Alabama Workers Comp Blawg

Going In-Depth with the Laws Governing Injured Oil Spill Workers Claims

by Alabama Workers Comp Blawg on 6/22/2010

A detailed analysis of when each set of laws might apply to an injured workers involved in the Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill clean up....more

Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville...

Responsibility Uncertain for Oil Spill Workers' Compensation

by Johnston, Moore & Thompson, Huntsville... on 6/21/2010

Given the fact that around 24,000 people -- mostly contractors --have flooded the Gulf to work on the oil spill cleanup, it's inevitable that accidents and injuries will occur. A number of workers have already been injured or...more

Alabama Workers Comp Blawg

Oil Spill likely to Lead to Flood of Workers Compensation Claims

by Alabama Workers Comp Blawg on 6/14/2010

Injuries to under-equipped and inadequately trained workers resulting from exposure to crude oil and other hazards will create new and possibly devastating liabilities for employers and workers’ compensation insurance...more

John R. Walker

Jones Act - Red Letter Release

by John R. Walker on 1/1/1980

The Red Letter Release was the standard form for Jones Act settlements during most of the twentieth century....more

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