Oil & Gas Workers Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

We have talked at length about the Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act and, by extension, the Defense Base Act.  We have not really talked much about the Outer Continental Shelf Act, which provides for another extension of the Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act to compensate those workers injured while working in the oil & gas industry on the …

DBA Attorney Newsletter – July 2014

Barnett, Lerner & Karsen, P.A. www.injuredoverseas.com (954) 920-7400 ====================================================================================================================================== WELCOME TO THE DBA NEWSLETTER, PREPARED BY BARNETT, LERNER & KARSEN, P.A. WE HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DEFENSE BASE ACT AND YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. ====================================================================================================================================== RECENT ISSUES REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE Samuel S. Frankel, Jr. For several years the average weekly wage …

Occupational Disease Law

We know that if you have been in an accident at work, and you have sustained an injury, you will likely be covered under some sort of workers compensation program.  Each state has its own workers compensation, and those who work as longshoremen or dock or harbor workers have the Longshore & Harbor Workers Act in place to compensate them …

Exception to the Rule for a 905 b Claim

It’s fairly safe to say that in any area of law there are rules of law, and there are exceptions to those rules.  The exceptions exist to ensure fairness and so that individual or unusual circumstances do not preclude recovery.  The same is true with the Longshore & Harbor Workers Compensation Act.  There are exceptions to the general rule about …