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3 Things Your Employer Doesn’t Want You to Know but Your New York Jones Act Attorney Does

Maritime law provides seamen with significant rights if they are injured on the job. Often these rights provide greater protection to injured maritime workers than comparable laws provide to those injured in other industries. As a New York Jones Act attorney, I want you to understand some of these important rights so that you can exercise them and get the recovery that you deserve if you are hurt on the job.

Specifically, it is important to know that pursuant to the doctrine of maintenance and cure:
  1. Recovery of Maintenance and Cure Doesn't Depend on Fault. Regardless of who caused your accident, you may be entitled to maintenance and cure payments.
  2. Entitlement to Maintenance and Cure Payment Begins as Soon as You are Injured. There is no waiting period. You should start receiving compensation for maintenance and cure as soon as you are injured.
  3. Maintenance Means Reasonable Costs of Food and Lodging and Cure is Maximum Medical Cure. You have the right to reasonable maintenance payments for your food and lodging expenses and to payment for medical expenses until you have reached the point when your condition will no longer improve from medical treatments.

Often, maritime employers are not forthcoming with the type of information described above. It costs them money to be forthcoming and to tell injured seamen about their rights. Often, seamen only learn about the specifics of their maintenance and cure payments after consulting with an experienced New York Jones Act lawyer.

If you are a seaman who has been injured on-the-job, then it is important to contact an experienced New York maritime lawyer who can explain your rights to you and who will fight hard to get you the recovery that you deserve. Please call 1-800-3-MAY-DAY to speak with a lawyer about your accident and your potential recovery today.

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