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more_legal_areas maritimeThe Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act was enacted in 1927 to provide coverage to land based workers that were injured while onboard a vessel. When the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act was first passed, if longshoreman were not working the ship the act no longer applied. Since 1927, the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act has been amended several times to include a wider scope.
Congress first expanded the coverage of the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act in 1972 to include injuries that occurred on piers and adjacent land used for loading and unloading of the ships. By expanding the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act, the recreational marine industry was required to purchase coverage for all employees. In 984, Congress amended the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act yet again to include all longshoreman and harbor workers.
Administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act provides medical benefits, compensation for lost wages and rehabilitation services to longshoremen, harbor workers and other maritime workers injured during the course of their employment or suffer from diseases caused or worsened by conditions of employment. Failing to adhere to the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act can result in penalization of the law and the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Program acts as a mediator in resolving disputed claims. Claimants are often dependent upon receiving timely benefits.