San Francisco Maritime Employee Injury Attorney
Differing from the Jones Act, the Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act — or LHWCA — provides compensation for certain workers who are injured in an accident. Several different types of workers may be eligible for benefits. These include longshoremen, dockworkers, crane operators, stevedores and a variety of other maritime workers.
The Act is, in reality, a form of workers' compensation. It also gives longshore and harborworkers certain important rights, authorizing them to bring a claim against their employer for disability and medical benefits.
At Butler Viadro LLP, our Oakland, California, law firm represents injured longshore or harborworkers in litigation, helping them recover compensation when they sustain injuries on docks or wharfs or other locations that bring the victim within the LHWCA
The Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is a fact-specific area of law. Some people clearly fall within the compensation system. Others do not. If you do qualify, you may be entitled to greater compensation for your injury than you would under the stateside workers' compensation system, so it is critical to work with an attorney who will look at the facts and fight for you to see if you qualify for benefits under the LHWCA.
Oakland Longshore and Harborworker Compensation Attorneys
To contact the attorneys at Butler Viadro LLP, call us toll free at 888-353-2158 or simply complete our online contact form. Initial consultations are free and confidential. Cases are handled on contingency, which means that you owe us no attorney's fees unless we collect compensation for you.
