Some jobs just have a higher risk of injury than others, which is why the government has safeguarded these people with laws like the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. According to the Department of Labor, this act, in particular, deals with and provides employment injury and occupational disease protection to approximately 500,000 workers whose job results in injury or …

The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act helps sailors, harbor workers, and maritime contractors receive workers’ compensation for injuries sustained on the job. It was enacted in 1927 to cover workers not specifically listed in the Jones Act, which requires that goods shipped over water from one U.S. port to another be carried only by entirely U.S.-based operations, from the …

Have you been injured while working at a United States base overseas? Are you an American or a citizen of another country who has become disabled on the job while working off American shores? If either of these apply, you may be entitled to benefits, either through the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act or with the assistance of Defense Base …

Have you been injured while working at a United States base overseas? Are you an American or a citizen of another country who has become disabled on the job while working off American shores? If either of these apply, you may be entitled to benefits, either through the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act or with the assistance of Defense Base …

By: David C. Barnett, Esq. A true story of how an injured worker, who did not have an attorney, was taken advantage of by the Employer and Carrier!! In May this year, an injured worker contacted my office and asked us to represent him in his pending Defense Base Act case. He told me he suffered psychiatric injuries as a …

Do You Experience Pain Doing Your Job? By: Liza E. Lima, Esq. Covered overseas employees, working pursuant to a U.S. government contract, are entitled to benefits when injured at work. These benefits commonly include medical care and wage loss compensation for their employment related disability. Various misconceptions often preclude overseas employees from seeking or pursuing benefits to which they are …

En reclamos bajo la Ley de la Defensa, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, solo vemos a nuestros clientes cuando tenemos un depósito, mediación o en el juicio. Mientras que nuestra oficina está bien equipado para manejar tanto las demandas nacionales e internacionales a través de contacto telefónico, correo electrónico y Skype debido a la naturaleza de la práctica, el …

The standard is not extremely burdensome, as stress, no matter how slight, is sufficient to give rise to a psychiatric injury.  However, it is important to note that to establish a psychiatric injury, the events which give rise to the psychiatric problems must actually have occurred. It is important to document an injury and also to make sure that the …

Cuando una compañía de seguro niega una reclamación, el trabajador lesionado se coloca en la posición de tener que pagar por su tratamiento médico, mientras que el caso está pendiente y antes de que un juez. Si el reclamo se determina que sea indemnizables bajo la Ley de Defensa de la Base, el individuo tiene derecho al reembolso de los …

Recently there has been a lot of media attention regarding the financial problems and the scheduling of trials. Please remember that Barnett, Lerner & Karsen have an office in Ft. Lauderdale as well as Washington, D.C. There is an Office of Administrative Law Judges in Washington, D.C. and we can certainly request trials at that location. That will provide a …

In a prior newsletter, our firm authored an article comparing traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to psychological injuries. As discussed in the article, many of the complaints made by an individual with TBI may appear to be psychological in nature. As a result, individuals can be misdiagnosed as having a psychological injury while the actual physical damage to their brain is …

En algún momento en el proceso de litigio – desde el momento en que presentemos una solicitud de juicio a la fecha del juicio en sí, una oportunidad puede surgir para mediación. La mediación es una reunión informal entre ambos partidos, moderado por un abogado neutral llamado un mediador (el mediador no tiene interés en el resultado del caso, y …