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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,...
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Fifth 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...
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Employer’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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