Law Jones Act

Perhaps you have decided that the time has come to seek compensation for economic damage on marine abroad by the Jones Act. But may still be unsure about the law and all its elements. Let us help.

One of the first things that you should be aware that the Jones Act is a federal law. What is the Jones Act? What is the Jones Act law? Originally was named the Merchant Marine Act, but eventually became known as the Jones Act. Why? This is because it was written in 1920 by Senator Wesley Jones of Washington State.

The law also said that "recodified" or revised in 2006, and technical terms, called the 46 USC § 55102.

Basically, the Jones Act confirms that employees who are injured while in maritime work may prosecute employers of maritime labor and / or operators of the ship that was it. Can such a case the Jones Act claim financial compensation for these injuries, especially when they can be assured that they were the fault of the owner and operator and the employer and the worker or co captain of the ship.

Through the "error", you should be injured as a result of the neglect of such persons or entities. Or, should be the result of the unseaworthiness of the vessel.

May be such violations of the ship owner, captain or crew ignored safety regulations or procedures, and this caused the injury. Can also be a bowl is not seaworthy or failure of a safe workplace with appropriate safety devices.

Another form of neglect, which can be the basis for an injury to the Jones Act when medical care for workers is not enough. After the last is when the crew carried out in a non-efficient items or causes hazardous situations exist.

Now, which is fully protected by the people, the Jones Act?

They include employees on board the boat or ship or ships, as well as workers who perform duties on a mobile offshore platform or rig. Should such staff and employees to have a job that is connected to rig or ship and its mission on the water. They can perform many services, from roustabouts to crane operators for the cooks.

Now, what are some of the types of ships covered by the Jones Act? These include cruise ships and oil tankers and supply boats Riverboats, tugs, barges, towboats, cargo and fishing boats, and Jack-up rigs, semi submersibles and other mobile offshore drilling rigs or platforms are not attached to the bottom of the sea. As long as the ships involved in some way in the United States sailing water, are covered under the Jones Act.

Dealing with injured workers in that ship by Jones, even if the ship docked or anchored, or even if transferred to the worker or the employee or of the ship.

As federal law and the Jones Act, the statute provides for a period of three years of restrictions. This means the injured sailor, sailor or marine worker must initiate a lawsuit in the Jones Act within three years from the date of the injury. And can raise this claim in U.S. District Court for the area where the defendant or owner of the company resides or is based. Or, a maritime worker has the legal option of raising the Jones Act lawsuit in state court instead.

In the case of an accident injury abroad, you can specify such things by a lawyer or a lawyer maritime accidents. This lawyer or maritime injury lawyer can help the injured sailor, sailor or marine worker decide on the best way forward.

And where the injured worker or naval marine find such a maritime lawyer? That's simple: The company has long been the law in Texas, C. S.. Adler & Associates.

For more than three decades, has developed thousands of Texas trust and faith in Adler & Associates to help them with needs of their injury. Injury can be working abroad or sea to do the same thing.

Oil rig jobs

And oil rig jobs are well paid - but also dangerous

You can make a great deal of money to work on oil rig jobs, both on land oil rig, or perhaps on offshore oil platform or a floating platform. In fact, even the entry-level workers make $ 50,000 to $ 75,000 per year.

But can one of the reasons for this to be a reality: Jobs hazardous oil platform.

In fact, America is losing at least 100 oil rig worker in fatal accidents each year, along with many more injuries. Can involve such jobs, heavy equipment, high altitude and harsh working conditions, and toxic elements and other dangers.

Functions most affected are those in the "oil production sector" of the oil business. Such jobs include oil exploration and extraction from the earth, since it is from an oil platform or a training ground that under the seabed.

These professions the oil industry are among the most demanding jobs in America in the physical sense. They are strict and tough jobs both in the oil field in Texas or on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana and Texas, Alabama and Florida and Mississippi.

Has become such jobs for oil rig workers in high demand with high oil prices. But even so, there is often not enough potential workers per available job opportunities.

This, in turn, can lead to higher salaries for oil rig workers - Salaries, which could rise even further as gains experience. After the beginning of the Gulf or by the word, and earn $ 25 an hour, an employee may rise quickly to the driller's position as a supervisor or even manipulation and pay more.

But again, you may be trade-off accident injury manipulation of oil.

Can occur such injuries on offshore oil rig or platform, where rough seas, and the wrong equipment supervisor and errors can lead to injury. Can occur on an oil platform where the ground does not allow for the safety of the operator before the expiry of the negligence of subcontractors.

Can lead to injuries and paralysis, amputation, broken bones, brain injury, deformity and even death.

What happens after that? How is the value of a good starting salary after such a catastrophic injury accident? What will happen to the family of the injured worker, who can no longer do the job?

Fortunately, the families of workers in the offshore oil platforms and rigs and legal remedies provided for in the maritime law has long been known as the federal Jones Act. This law protects the rights not only of the wounded sailors, sailors and workers in the field of maritime transport, but also workers in the offshore platforms and floating drilling rigs, as long as they are not standing on the bottom of the ocean.

Families of workers on oil rigs land, not lucky. However, they may be able to resort to the workers' compensation, insurance not to mistake that does not pay well, and prevents them from suing the employer for negligence after the injury. To get more money, and injured wild oil workers may need to rig a third party lawsuit launched against the contractor, subcontractor, supplier, manufacturer or other non-employer that caused the injury incident.

If one person in your family killed or injured in an accident abroad, alert for lawyers with experience for a long time with the Gulf Coast law firm Adler S. C and Associates. Lost can provide you with the maritime accident lawyer to fight for your legal right to economic recovery for losses such as medical expenses, current salary and future, pain and suffering.