Area of Practice

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act provides compensation and medical care to employees disabled from injuries sustained on the navigable waters of the United States. The statute also covers individuals who construct, repair, maintain and alter ships, so long as the work is being done on the waterfront. Certain workers engaged in construction along waterways are covered as well as employees on oil rigs.

The Act offers benefits to the injured person’s family if the injury caused the employee's death.

In this highly specialized area of the law, Rosenthal, Levy & Simon employs the same aggressive approach to fighting for the injured it brings to Workers’ Compensation law. Because the term "injury" includes occupational disease arising out of employment, Rosenthal, Levy & Simon utilizes the same resources it employs on behalf of other catastrophically injured individuals. Members of the longshore and harbor workers’ team have the experience, knowledge and compassion to obtain a favorable outcome. They understand the unique work environment and use that understanding to represent longshore and harbor workers with uncompromising energy.