The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901–950, commonly referred to as the "Longshore Act" or "LHWCA" is the statutory workers' compensation scheme that covers certain maritime workers, including most dock workers and maritime workers not otherwise covered by the Jones Act. In addition, Congress has extended the LHWCA to cover non-appropriated fund employees (i.e. AAFES employees), outer-continental-shelf workers, and U.S. government contractors working in foreign countries.
The LHWCA is administered by the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, a division of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.[1]
Generally speaking, a worker covered by the LHWCA is entitled to temporary compensation benefits of 2/3 his average weekly wage while undergoing medical treatment, and then either to a scheduled award for injury to body parts enumerated in 33 U.S.C. § 908(c) or 2/3 of the workers' loss of earning capacity.
See Also
The Defense Base Act - an Extension to the LHWCA covering some U.S. workers overseas including U.S. civilian contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
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