This website is dedicated to helping you, as a Jones Act Seaman, understand your rights in the event that you are injured on the job. If you a re a Jones Act Seaman, you are not entitled to receive "worker's compensation". "Workers comp" is a compensation scheme set up by states or the federal government to provide medical expenses and a small weekly check to injured workers. If you receive comp, usually you cannot sue your employer for anything else, like lost wages, pain and suffering, etc. If you do not receive comp, usually you can sue. If you are a seaman, the way you sue is under the Jones Act. The information provided is not offered as legal advice for your specific situation, but as a means to expand your awareness of the legal issues that must be considered if you are injured. Whether or not to hire an attorney, for example, and what to look for if you do. How to manage health care issues. How to collaborate with your employer. How to value damages. And more. The information featured in this website was written by twenty year maritime attorney, Craig V. Depew, Houston, Texas. For clarification, additional information, or to discuss your particular situation, we encourage you to consult an attorney experienced in maritime law. Your
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Maritime
law, and specifically the Jones Act, are intended to protect the rights
of seaman
and other maritime workers due to the unique dangers they are exposed to in
their occupation. If you are permanently assigned as a member of a crew
of a vessel or fleet of vessels in navigation, you are subject to the Jones
Act. The Jones Act first was written to protect railroad workers, but soon
was applied to seamen.