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Navigating Maritime Employers Liability

2012-01-31T06:46:00.001-08:00

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Title:	Navigating Maritime Employers Liability
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Parking Lot is Covered Longhsore Situs

2012-01-22T08:47:00.001-08:00

Williams v. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Inc., BRBS (2011).

The BRD recently held that the situs requirement was met where claimant's injury occurred on employer's parking lot located within the perimeter of employer's shipyard that is adjacent to navigable waters, albeit separated from the shipyard's working areas by a fence and a security gate.

Claimant, a nuclear pipe worker, fell and injured his shoulder in employer's North Yard Parking Lot. The parking lot is situated on the premises of employer's shipyard; however, it is separated from the working areas by a fence. It is owned and maintained by employer for use by its employees, Navy personnel, and contractors who have business with employer, and is used solely for parking. There is no access to navigable waters from the parking lot, and employees must swipe their badges at a security turnstile at one end of the lot to enter the production area.

The Board reasoned that the Fourth Circuit, within whose jurisdiction this case arose, has defined "adjoining area" under §3(a) as a discrete shoreside structure or facility that is similar to the enumerated areas, actually contiguous with navigable waters, and customarily used for maritime activity. Here, employer's property extended from navigable waters to the outer edge of the parking lot. The Board concluded that "claimant's injury occurred in a shipbuilding area contiguous to navigable waters …."

7 Minutes to save you 7% or more on your Florida Longshore account

2012-01-05T05:54:00.000-08:00

Join us for a Webinar on January 10

This webinar is the first of a series entitled Commercial Marine and Longshore insurance. Focusing on specific issues within the field sponsored by LIG Marine Managers.   Each presentation will be under 10 minutes and then will provide time for questions and answers at the end.

Future webinars will include:
• Understanding the new Recreational Vessels Regulations in
               Longshore
• Deadly Marine E&O Mistakes
• California Mods and Longshore
• Multistate Longshore Exposures

Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Recreational Vessel Regulations Published

2012-01-04T04:54:00.000-08:00

The long awaited regulations implementing the ARRA changes in the Longshore act from Feb 2009, were finally published Friday, Dec 30^th 2011.

The full text of the history and rule can be found at http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/12/30/2011-32880/regulations-implementing-the-longshore-and-harbor-workers-compensation-act-recreational-vessels

The history and discussion is interesting, but you need to run down over ¾ of the way down the document, just under the section titled “AUTHORITY” for the actual revisions .

I am sure there will be much more comment, but this rule will take effect Jan 30^th 2012.

2012 Florida Marine & Longshore Rates

2011-08-24T02:53:00.000-07:00

As the Insurance press has published, NCCI filed for an 8.9 percent increase in workers compensation rates for Florida for 2012.

So what does that mean for businesses working on the waterfront?

First and foremost the Longshore multiplier to change state rates to Longshore is decreasing slightly from 2.23 to 2.17 -- not much, but for those that do not have an established Longshore code; the 2.7% reduction will help offset part of the 8.9% increase!

For those who have an established Marine/Longshore code, the rates are generally following the same pattern of single digit rate rises with three notable exceptions:

6834 Boat Builders (not fiberglass nor wood as they have their own codes) is actually DROPPING from $3.17 to $2.95 due to expected claims dropping from $1.21 to $1.10 per $100 of payroll. So the small number of Steel/Aluminum or other boat builders in Florida will see a 7% drop in rate due to their good class experience.

However both 6006F (marine contractors) and 7327F (containerized stevedoring) are both seeing hefty increases this year. 6006F increase to $15.99, a 20% jump over the 2010 rate and 7327F leaps 36% to $31.29 for 2011.

It must be stressed of course that these are only filings right now, and may change before January 1^st, but even if the overall number changes those last two classes are looking at significant increases this year.

Watch this blog for more information once the rates are finalized

Divers Longshore or Jones Act?

2011-08-22T07:25:00.001-07:00

Below is a link to a great article by maritime attorney Joe Pipinich who discusses the question of when a diver qualifies for Longshore and when Jones act.

Joe received his J.D. at Tulane University, where he received his certification in Maritime Law, and his B.S. from Cornell University, where he majored in Industrial & Labor Relations. Joe is the founder of the Maritime Northern Law Firm.

maritimenorthernblog.com

Two Longshore Workers Killed in Philadelphia and Newark

2011-08-16T08:38:00.001-07:00

Source - The Journal of Commerce Online
Joseph Bonney | Aug 15, 2011 12:56PM GMT

Deaths raise the number of ILA members killed on job in last four years to 14

Two Longshore workers were killed in work accidents at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia and Maher Terminals in Port Newark, N.J.

Carmen “Chuckie” Dirago, a member of International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1291, was killed in Philadelphia when a tractor-trailer backed into him, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Don Delia, a member of ILA Local 1804-1, died in the Newark accident. Details of the accident were not available.

ILA President Harold Daggett extended condolences to the victims’ families and directed George Lynch, an ILA safety director, to investigate. Friday’s deaths raise the number of ILA members killed in work accidents in the last four years to 14.

“These deaths of our two ILA beloved brothers demonstrates why we must be vigilant with safety and put it at the top of priority list,” Daggett said. “It’s why the ILA wants top-level training, why we want accurate container weight measurements. Brother Dirago and Brother Delia’s deaths will not be in vain and, in their memory and inspired by them, we will work to make certain these accidents don’t happen again.”

-- Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com. Follow him on Twitter @josephbonney.

6006F Marine Contractors Florida

2011-08-08T08:45:00.000-07:00

The results for the first full year of the Florida Marine Contractors code, 2007 are now available and they show that there were 138 insured’s in the state that were wholly or in part using this code.

These 128 insured’s generated a little over $23 million in 6006F payroll which averages around $168,000 in payroll per insured (not including related clerical, sales or other codes).

These accounts generated 81 claims, that equates an average two out of three insured’s having a claim. The average claim was $47,354.

This class was new for 2006, so still has some way to go before fully developed and clearly the current state of the economy is such that the payroll in the class has surely plummeted since the heady days of 2007! It will be interesting to see how these results develop as the years flow.

Data provided courtesy of NCCI. For more details please visit www.NCCI.com

Rates for Ohio Marine Industry Decrease 20%

2011-08-02T00:50:00.000-07:00

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has reduced its rates for marine industry employers by 20 percent, effective July 1, the BWC said. The change lowers the rates for employers conducting business on Ohio waterways that subscribe to the Marine Industry Fund.

Ohio ranks 7th among the 50 states in Longshore and harbor worker activity based on total tons of waterborne domestic cargo handled through a state’s ports.

The Marine Industry Fund provides coverage for injuries, disease and death resulting from Longshore and harbor worker duties for Ohio employers with employees who work on or about navigable waters, as required by the Federal Longshoremen and Harbor Workers’ Act.

Ohio employers may choose to participate in the Marine Industry Fund, purchase insurance from a private carrier, or self insure if approved by the U.S. Department Labor.

Source: Ohio BWC

Another Expansion of Situs?

2011-07-25T12:04:00.001-07:00

Wallace (SW) v. Atlantic Container Service, 43 BRBS 118

Stephen Wallace was chassis mechanic at a facility at Fargo Street which was approximately one mile outside of Conley Terminal in Boston Harbor. The properties adjoining the location were not devoted primarily to maritime commerce

The Board concluded that the facility had both a functional and geographic relationship with the Terminal sufficient to establish it as an “adjoining area.”

The Board relied upon the ALJ’s determination that the facility was used exclusively to repair chassis which were used to transport shipping containers at the Terminal and that this established that the facility had a functional nexus with the loading process performed at the Terminal sufficient to bring it within the scope of Section 3(a).

The Board ruled that the Terminal and facility existed in a common geographic area even though they were separate and relied heavily on the fact that they both had a geographic and functional nexus with the same body of water. Therefore, the Fargo Street facility qualified as an “adjoining area” under Section 3(a).

The Board ruled that Wallace’s injury occurred on a covered situs - another expansion of the SITUS test.

Longshore Worker Gets 3 Years In Fraud Case

2011-07-19T06:53:00.001-07:00

A Rancho Palos Verdes woman

Longshore worker Sheila Burke, 53, was convicted of filing a phony accident claim was sentenced to three years in state prison for refusing to pay $75,000 in restitution.

Despite owning several properties and holding a job, Burke failed to comply with the restitution order. A Rancho Palos Verdes property she owns was valued at $218,000,

A jury found Burke guilty in 2007 of two counts of insurance fraud and one count of grand theft stemming from insurance claims she filed. Burke claimed that in November 2006, while working on the docks, she was injured in a collision involving her pickup truck and a tractor-trailer.

Majestic Insurance

2011-04-20T12:10:00.001-07:00

Bermuda-based Majestic Capital Majestic Capital Ltd. announced that it was unable to timely file its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and it is likely that the California Department of Insurance will place its primary insurance subsidiary, Majestic Insurance Co., into conservatorship shortly.

Majestic Capital, through its subsidiaries, is a specialty provider of workers’ compensation insurance products and services including a significant amount of Longshore. Three quarters of the company’s business is written in California, with the remainder written predominately in New York and New Jersey.

LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS ACT CHANGES

2011-04-11T08:31:00.001-07:00

We have posted copies of the actual bill and a short summary as per the April 1^st post below.

http://resource.ligmarine.com/KIN11122.pdf is the act

http://resource.ligmarine.com/Longshore+Reform+Short+Summary+2011.pdf is the summary

AIA PRAISES REINTRODUCTION OF LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS ACT CHANGES

2011-04-01T12:01:00.001-07:00

A press release form the AIA sent yesterday announced:

The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended the reintroduction of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Act Amendment of 2011 (S. 669) which is sponsored by Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA). The legislation would amend the federally-administered Longshore Act and will benefit injured workers and their employers by applying the best medical treatment and administrative practices from state workers’ compensation programs.

The Longshore Act is the nation’s most expensive workers’ compensation program. The measure covers workers in the Longshore, shipbuilding, marine construction and other industries and is designed to improve and update the antiquated Longshore Act, which provides medical, physical rehabilitation and wage replacement benefits for work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. The last time the Longshore Act was updated was in 1984.

“The Longshore Act is archaic and needs to be brought into the 21^st century,” said Bruce Wood, associate general counsel and director of workers’ compensation for AIA. “In 1984, Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviet Union was a country, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. Meanwhile, state workers’ compensation systems have been modernized but the federal government hasn’t taken any action to update the Longshore Act.”

The costs associated with the out-of-date Longshore Act continue to rise faster than state workers’ compensation programs while employees and employers alike suffer from the unnecessary administrative burdens that plague the system.

Further, the bill provides an opportunity to improve medical care to enable injured workers to return to work and adopt the best workers’ compensation administrative practices to reduce costs to employers and the federal government.

AIA has been a long-time supporter of Senator Isakson’s efforts on the Longshore Act, extending back several years prior to 2006. The bill also has the support of the Coalition for the Longshore Act, the Strategic Services on Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation Association (UWC), the National Association of Waterfront Employers, the American Shipbuilders’ Association, and other assorted maritime employer interests.

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The American Insurance Association (AIA) is the leading property-casualty insurance trade organization, representing approximately 300 insurers that write more than $100 billion in premiums each year. AIA member companies offer all types of property - casualty insurance, including personal and commercial auto insurance, commercial property and liability coverage for small businesses, workers' compensation, homeowners' insurance, medical malpractice coverage, and product liability insurance.

Longshore Not Approved

2011-03-29T09:46:00.001-07:00

It is happening again – carriers who are not authorized to write Longshore are adding it by endorsement to their policies.

In one recent case that was brought to our attention, the carrier was part of one of the large insurance groups where other members of that same group are fully approved, just not this one.

Remember that only carriers authorized by the Federal Department of Labor are allowed to write Longshore.

If you need to check your carrier you can find the list in the Longshore Toolbox, hit the “RESEARCH” tab and select “APPROVED CARRIERS”

Despite rumors to the contrary there is no exemption for “If Any” Longshore - although interestingly most of the cases we have seen recently have real Longshore payroll on the policies in some cases significant numbers!

Longshore Rule Changes Deadline

2010-11-17T11:06:00.001-08:00

The Department of Labor proposed rule changes to the Longshore act in response to the removal of the 65ft limitation for recreational marine repair/service business February 2009.

Full details of the proposed rule change can be found at
http://www.cftc.gov/ucm/groups/public/@lrfederalregister/documents/file/2010-20311a.pdf

We have analyzed these changes and have posted our position with the DOL as a formal comment. You can find a copy of our position paper and our proposal for a better rule at

http://resource.ligmarine.com/Proposed Longshore Rules 701.pdf

If you have comments for the DOL on these proposals, you need to submit them before the close of tomorrow, Thursday November 18^th - the easiest way is through the website http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#home enter 1240-AA02 in the search box and “PROPOSED RULES” in the document type to locate the rule and submit your comments .

If you want to read comments that have been posted by others, change the document type to public submissions.

ACT NOW!

FLORIDA LONGSHORE RATES (again)

2010-11-09T11:30:00.001-08:00

OK, change time again, effective January 1st 2011, the FLORIDA rate are changing yet again...

The Longshore load increased slightly from 1.19 to 1.23 for the "surcharged" rate group (surcharged classes are the typically DRY rate groups that have no specific Longshore code . . . carpenters, electricians etc. are classic examples). However, State rates on average went up 7.8%. Through some complex math that means the average Longshore rate for these "surcharged" classes will go up 7.94%. This will vary by class code.

The Natural Longshore codes (those that have a specific F code applicable) have also changed - here are some examples

	July 2010	Jan 2011	Change
6824F Boat Building	11.73	10.44	-11.06
6872F Ship Repair	22.19	20.70	-6.7%
6006F Marine Contractors	12.06	13.35	+10.7%
7327F Stevedoring Containerized	19.34	23.01	+19.0%

These new rates apply only for risks that are new or renewing after January 1st 2010.

Clearly quite a mixed bag of rates… a 30% swing from the highest increase to the lowest reduction.

Longshore & 3c

2010-11-04T02:56:00.000-07:00

The out of state problem for Longshore has long been around but has recently been brought to the surface by new claims being denied. Here's the situation in a nutshell.

Client is based in one state and that state is listed in 3A of the WC policy.
Client has all other states (except monopolistic) in 3c
Client has a Longshore endorsement with the 3A state listed
One of client’s employees goes to neighboring state for ONE DAY to do a Longshore job.
Claim is denied in that state:

WHY? simple, but illogical.

The LONGSHORE endorsement only covers accidents in a state listed in the Longshore endorsement's schedule! As the 3A state was not the location of the injury - no coverage.

This makes no sense - Longshore is federal coverage so why restrict it to a listed state... but if you read the endorsement that is what it says and that is how it is being used today by certain carriers to deny claims.

The problem is increased when the carrier is a state fund, assigned risk, JUA or pseudo state fund as many of those are not ABLE to provide out of state coverages.

HOW TO SOLVE

Add EVERY state the client could work in to the Longshore endorsement. Usually free or low cost if added on an if any basis... Problem: many carriers cannot or will not do this.
Add an other states LONGSHORE endorsement to the policy (only one or two carriers will do this) Problem: follows 3C so no coverage in monopolistic states.
Add “ALL STATES" Longshore coverage - only one carrier will do, but great solution.
Put your E&O carrier on speed dial... if you don't take care of this by 1, 2 or 3 you WILL have the uncovered claim... the only questions is when.

Longshore in Russia

2010-10-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

A case a few years ago has recently come to my attention Dennis Greenan vs Crowley Marine Service Inc 55134-5-I

Greenan worked to help offload a barge just off Sakhalin Island. In case your geography, like mine, is pretty weak in the north Pacific, I researched online and it is “a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island”.

The Longshore act has long said that it applies in the “territorial waters of the United States” and whilst understandably it has been stretched to the high seas when sailing directly between two US ports, this is now the third, and most far reaching, opinion taking the Longshore act into foreign lands. The first was Jamaica, the second the English Channel and now this third Russian Case.

There is little in the case to dispute that Mr. Greenan job was one that would have given him Longshore STATUS, but the SITUS (location) is a stretch in Russian Waters, in fact just off the beach.

Here is the big problem, in Webber v. SC Loveland, the case in Jamaica, whist the court extended benefits to Mr. Webber, they held that the insurance company did not have to pay as their policy specified the states where coverage was provided and clearly Jamaica was not one of them.

Worse, few carriers will provide Longshore outside the US, so now we are faced with an expansion of the territory, without any way to insure it in most case!

Watch this blog for more information, as it becomes available.

Looking for Work?

2010-10-14T13:24:00.001-07:00

The Insurance and Financial Management Branch Chief of the Longshore program in the Federal Department of Labor is retiring at the end of 2010 and they are looking for a person with significant experience on the underwriting/broker (as opposed to only the claims) side of the industry to work in their D.C .office.

The position is at the highest level of the federal general salary scale which ranges up to $155,000 and offers outstanding fringe benefits. Although they seek a long-term employee, the position is open to those who may be ready to retire from the private insurance industry but seek a short term opportunity to continue to work, earning another small pension and life-long benefits.

The person in the job oversees the regulation of the insurance industry, accepting, reviewing and acting on applications to participate in the system from insurance companies and self-insured employers. The incumbent also manages the Longshore Special Fund, paying benefits directly to 5,000 beneficiaries and assessing participating companies for support of the Fund, managing an ongoing industry auditing contract, and participating in numerous policy decisions in the Longshore Division.

The vacancy announcement is now posted through October 22, 2010 on the federal government’s job site, WWW.USAJOBS.GOV. The posting number is DE-10-ESA-OW-126 and instructions for applicants are detailed at this site. ACT FAST!

Illegal Immigration and Longshore

2010-07-24T20:16:00.000-07:00

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. v Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, the court considered whether Jorge Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant was entitled to benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA).

The employer asserted that the injured worker was not entitled to benefits since his “injury caused him no loss of wage-earning capacity because he had no legal wage-earning capacity at the time he was injured.” The court disagreed and upheld the ALJ’s ruling-that Rodriguez was entitled to receive benefits under the LHWCA.

The court reasoned “The remedy provided by the LHWCA is merely a substitute for the negligence claim that an employee could otherwise bring against his employer in tort. As one court has observed, “it would not only be illogical but it would also serve no discernable purpose to accord illegal aliens the right to bring affirmative claims in tort for personal injury but deny them the right to pursue the substitutionary remedy for personal injuries sustained in the workplace.”

They granted Mr Rodrigues Longshore benefits and emphasized 1) Longshore is a non-discretionary remedy
2) Longshore was enacted as a substitute for tort claims, and
3) Longshoree xpressly provides for the award of benefits to nonresident aliens.

Ferry Worker for State Transportation District Denied LHWCA Benefits

2010-07-17T20:07:00.000-07:00

Gale Wheaton was a ferry repairman and mechanic for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District (“District”) who suffered a back injury working aboard a vessel on navigable waters.

The ALJ found that the District was a subdivision of the State of California and therefore was excluded from coverage. On appeal the parties agreed that the District is not an arm of the state entitled to the protections of the Eleventh Amendment nor entitled to state sovereign immunity from federal claims. They also agree that, under California law, the District has the status of a local public agency such as a county or municipality.

In Tyndzik,v Director OWCP the 9th Circuit held the University of Guam was not a subdivision of a state under LONGSHORE. The University was created by the legislature, had a Board of Regents appointed by the legislature, and had a budget controlled by the legislature. However, it held the University was not a subdivision of Guam because the Guam government did not otherwise control the University, and the University could not perform basic government functions on its own, viz., take property by eminent domain, enact ordinances, or impose taxes.

The court upheld the ALJ’s determination, affirmed by the Board, that the District is a subdivision of the state as reasonable. And thus gave no cover under LONGSHORE due to the government exclusion.

The Power of the Ex Mod in Longshore

2010-07-09T20:06:00.001-07:00

Experience modifiers and Longshore are a mystery to most.
Close to 2/3rds of the total Longshore payroll across the country is not reported to the rating authorities or counted in the experience mod. . . . How so? you ask.

The simplest example is California - WCRIB require the reporting of Longshore payroll and claims but DO NOT include it into the calculation of their mod. . . I have no idea why.

Also, look at the MUTUAL and SURPLUS LINES carriers that write LONGSHORE; best estimate is that between them they make up almost half the Longshore payroll (and claims) but do not report to NCCI.

It is absolutely worth the effort to correct this.

Filing the missing data with NCCI for a particular client recently dropped their mod from 1.10 to 0.75. They were insured by a carrier that does not report to NCCI for the LONGSHORE.

Not only did this save them some $50K or so on their state act premium this year, but it gave them a true mod to tell their customers. . . a very powerful message in today's competitive market. Last, but by no means least, the account suddenly becomes more attractive to new markets! Great effect for what was basically a bunch of paperwork.

Oh I forgot, the mod went down for 3 years, and save them well over $100K over the 3 years!

FLORIDA LONGSHORE RATES (again)

2010-06-29T19:19:00.001-07:00

OK, change time again, effective July 1st 2010, the FLORIDA rate are changing yet again...

The Longshore load of 1.19 has NOT changed for the "surcharged" rate group (surcharged classes are the typically DRY rate groups that have no specific Longshore code . . . carpenters, electricians etc. are classic examples).

But that masks the real rate reductions as the base rates for Florida risks went down an average of 4.2% - so loading them 1.19 produces the same 4.2% reduction for the equivalent Longshore codes

The Natural Longshore codes (those that have a specific F code applicable) have also gone down - here are some examples

6824F Boat Buildings Old 12.24 New 11.73

6872F Ship repair Old 23.16 New 22.19

6006F Marine Contractors Old 12.58 New 12.06

7327F Stevedoring Containerized Old 20.19 New 19.34

These new rates apply only for risks that are new or renewing after July 1st 2010

Oh well 1/1/2011 will soon be here... any guesses on the rates then?

Cleanup Part Two?

2010-06-10T18:09:00.001-07:00

According to Fox news, Foreign companies possessing some of the world’s most advanced oil skimming ships say they are being kept out of efforts to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf because of the Jones Act – But this time not the part that is used so often in Marine Insurance that allows injured seaman to sue, but the protectionist part of the law that requires vessels working in US waters be built in the US and be crewed by US workers.

Joseph Carafano of the Heritage Foundation has been studying the matter and wonders, “Are we accepting all the international assistance in the maritime domain that we can, and is the Jones Act an impediment to that?”

“Some of the best clean up ships – owned by Belgian, Dutch and the Norwegian firms are NOT being used” according to Coast Guard Lt. Commander, Chris O’Neil, because they do not meet “the operational requirements of the Unified Area Command.” One of those operational requirements is that vessels comply with the Jones Act.

"Yes, it does apply,” said O’Neil, “I have heard no discussions of waivers.”

Congress waived this part of the law after Katrina… is it time for another waiver?

For the full article go to http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/06/10/jones-act-slowing-oil-spill-cleanup/?test=latestnews

LIG Longshore Blog

Navigating Maritime Employers Liability

Parking Lot is Covered Longhsore Situs

7 Minutes to save you 7% or more on your Florida Longshore account

Recreational Vessel Regulations Published

2012 Florida Marine & Longshore Rates

Divers Longshore or Jones Act?

Two Longshore Workers Killed in Philadelphia and Newark

Source - The Journal of Commerce Online Joseph Bonney | Aug 15, 2011 12:56PM GMT

Deaths raise the number of ILA members killed on job in last four years to 14

6006F Marine Contractors Florida

Rates for Ohio Marine Industry Decrease 20%

Another Expansion of Situs?

Longshore Worker Gets 3 Years In Fraud Case

Majestic Insurance

LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS ACT CHANGES

AIA PRAISES REINTRODUCTION OF LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS ACT CHANGES

Longshore Not Approved

Longshore Rule Changes Deadline

FLORIDA LONGSHORE RATES (again)

Longshore & 3c

Longshore in Russia

Looking for Work?

Illegal Immigration and Longshore

Ferry Worker for State Transportation District Denied LHWCA Benefits

The Power of the Ex Mod in Longshore

FLORIDA LONGSHORE RATES (again)

Cleanup Part Two?

Source - The Journal of Commerce Online
Joseph Bonney | Aug 15, 2011 12:56PM GMT