To meet the situs requirement, your injury must have occurred either on a ship/boat/vessel, or somewhere where boats or watercraft are docked. This could be a wharf, dock, pier or terminal—injuries at or near any
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
VA Hospital Training and Technology Reduces Nursing Injuries
According to a study conducted by the Veterans Administration, more than 2,400 nurses in veteran’s hospitals suffered serious injury in 2014 just from lifting patients. The agency also found that VA hospitals spent more than
DLHWC Injury Benefits
Division of Longshore and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Injury Benefits If you have suffered an injury or illness while working on the navigable waters of the United States, or in any area that adjoins the navigable
About the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
If you are employed in the maritime industry, working on or adjacent to the navigable waters of the United States, you have a right to seek compensation for work-related injuries under the provisions of the
Medical Benefits for Coal Miners under Federal Law
If you have worked in the coal mines and you’ve contracted black lung or some other occupational disease, you may be eligible for medical benefits under the Federal Black Lung Program, which is operated and
Eligibility for Longshore Act Benefits
Congress enacted the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act in 1927, providing workers’ compensation benefits to people who work in the maritime industry on or adjacent to the navigable waters of the United States. The
Disability Accommodations from the Department of Defense
The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense. DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.[/caption]The United States Department of Defense, in acknowledgement of the many disabilities suffered by active duty military personnel,
About RAD Programs—Civil Careers with the Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense offers a number of recruitment and outreach programs through its Recruitment Assistance Division (RAD), providing a means by which civilians may find employment there. These include: The STAR program—The
Obama Administration Pushes for Cutbacks in Federal Workers’ Compensation Benefits
President Sides with Republicans to Propose Changes in Federal Benefits To the surprise of some Democrats, President Obama has joined with some House Republicans to push for changes in federal workers’ compensation benefits, expressing concerns
Postal Worker Loses Disability Lawsuit
Retired Mail-handler Loses EEOC Appeal A former bulk mail technician at an Illinois postal facility has lost an appeal to the Federal District Court in Rockford. The postal worker, Dorothea Washington, had contested an Equal