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All Aboard: Maritime and Defense Base Claims
Manage episode 314714126 series 61472
Workers’ compensation cases take many forms and cover myriad workplace injuries. In this episode, guest Christopher Hug dives into one very specific area, maritime industrial accidents, injury, and compensation.
Hug specializes in maritime industrial cases, often under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the very specific Defense Base Act, a World War II creation that covers workers on overseas assignments under contract to the military.
The Defense Base Act is especially interesting in that it covers workers in all fields on military installations, from mechanical workers to teachers or even dentists and can include both physical and emotional disability. Compensation is most often handled through private insurers.
In addition, Hug explains case timelines, representation across jurisdictions, and how lawyers are compensated for their representation.
Special thanks to our sponsors, PInow and MerusCase.
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155 episodes
Manage episode 314714126 series 61472
Workers’ compensation cases take many forms and cover myriad workplace injuries. In this episode, guest Christopher Hug dives into one very specific area, maritime industrial accidents, injury, and compensation.
Hug specializes in maritime industrial cases, often under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the very specific Defense Base Act, a World War II creation that covers workers on overseas assignments under contract to the military.
The Defense Base Act is especially interesting in that it covers workers in all fields on military installations, from mechanical workers to teachers or even dentists and can include both physical and emotional disability. Compensation is most often handled through private insurers.
In addition, Hug explains case timelines, representation across jurisdictions, and how lawyers are compensated for their representation.
Special thanks to our sponsors, PInow and MerusCase.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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