Accident Reports – report filled out after an injury occurs.
Admiralty Law/Maritime Law – admiralty is a federally-exercised jurisdiction and Maritime law is the branch of U.S. law that is applicable to interstate waters.
Blue Water Seaman – a maritime worker that primarily works on the oceans or other waterways.
Comparative Negligence – when an injury may have been caused by one’s own negligence.
Compensatory Damages – damages that are assigned because of one’s pain and suffering, loss of previous abilities, embarrassment, or future fears.
Death Actions – recourse within a court when a family member is killed.
Defense Base Act – law extending the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act to cover those working on U.S. military bases internationally. Also provides medical care or compensation to employees of defense contractors that are injured while on the job.
Federal Employer Liability Act (FELA) – Federal law that protects railroad workers while on the job.
Great Lakes Seamen – Seaman whose employment occurs mostly on the Great Lakes.
International Waters – Seas and waterways that are outside the jurisdiction or control of any country.
Jones Act – Also known as the merchant marine act of 1920, this law protects United States seaman and maritime workers.
Longshoremen and Harbor Workers Compensation Act – law providing injury and disease protection to shore workers that are injured while loading, unloading, or repairing a marine vessel.
Maintenance & Cure – Payments for marmite workers in order to cover their illnesses or injuries sustained while in service of a marine vessel. Given until maximum medical improvement occurs.
Maritime Law – branch of U.S. law that oversees maritime injuries, assaults, or offenses.
On-Shore Injuries – injuries sustained by maritime workers while working on land. These are sometimes covered by the Jones Act, but may also be covered by the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Compensation Act.
Retaliatory Discharge – The unjust firing of an employee that reported unsafe working conditions known to the Coast Guard or by filing a Jones Act claim.
Seaworthiness – Laws that state that a vessel must be safe for whatever its intended maritime uses are.
Unearned Wages – If a maritime employee is receiving “maintenance and cure,” unearned wages allow him/her the right to collect wages lost by not being physically able to go on a maritime voyage due to previous injury.
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