In work-related injury claims, because many accidents have no witnesses or the witnesses have different perspectives, it often becomes an “I say, you say” dispute, where a panel or a jury has to determine whose
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
Understanding the Non-Appropriated Funds Instrumentalities Act
With the U.S. military presence around the globe, there are literally thousands of individuals who work as civilians on those installations. As a general rule, when you suffer an injury as a civilian employee of
Federal Workers and Maritime Injuries
Federal Employees and Maritime Injuries Under federal law, maritime workers who are not sailors or seamen can seek workers’ compensation benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), a federal statute passed into
Workers’ Compensation to Decline for Some Waterfront Workers
Citing a decline in the actual payouts for workers injured on the waterfront, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NNCI), which works with all the major insurance companies selling workers’ compensation insurance, has asked for
Injured as a Federal Employee? Are You Limited to Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
When you’re a federal employee and you’ve been hurt on the job, your first course of action is typically to seek benefits under the appropriate federal workers’ compensation statute. Like state workers’ compensation laws, the
What to Expect When You File a Federal Workers’ Compensation Claim
So you’ve been hurt working for a federal agency or employer and need to file a workers’ compensation claim…you may have no idea what the process looks like and when you might expect to see
Assistance Available for Nuclear Weapons Workers in New Mexico
If you were employed in the nuclear power or weapons industry in New Mexico, there’s a chance that you are entitled to compensation under a federal workers’ compensation program. The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
The Status Test under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
If you are injured as a maritime worker in the United States, your right to workers’ compensation is found in the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). In fact, some of the benefits under
Understanding the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (EEOICPA)
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act is a federal workers compensation program designed to provide benefits to individuals who contracted an occupational disease through exposure to toxic chemicals or substances while working in
Division of Coal Mine Workers’ Compensation (DCMWC)
The Federal Black Lung Program, administered by the Division of Coal Minne Workers’ Compensation, is a federal program that serves coal miners and their survivors who are currently receiving federal workers’ compensation benefits, or who