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Maintenance and Cure Not Owed in Case Defended By MBLB
Recently, Will Bland, Beth Bernstein, and paralegal Meredith Foster of Mouledoux, Bland, Legrand & Brackett, LLC, successfully invoked the McCorpen defense for their client, St. June, LLC,...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Addresses Definition of Seaman Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, for every hour that an employee works beyond 40 hours in a seven day work week, that employee must be paid overtime, that is, one and a half times his normal hourly...
View ArticleEmployer’s Lax Investigation into Crew Member’s Maintenance and Cure Claim...
If a seaman becomes ill or is injured while in the service of the vessel, then the shipowner owes the seaman maintenance and cure – a contractual form of compensation similar to workers’ comp. The...
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