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WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 17, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Longshore and Harbor Workers' Work-Related Injury and Disease Compensation Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be or have been a long shore or harbor worker, who now suffers from a work-related injury or illness, or you must be a widow or widower whose deceased family member died due to a work-related injury.

Description
Enacted in 1927, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) compensates for lost wages, medical benefits, and rehabilitation services to longshore, harbor and other maritime workers who are injured during their employment or who contract an occupational disease related to employment. Survivor benefits are also provided if the work-related injury or disease causes the employee's death. In addition, LHWCA covers a variety of other employees through extensions to the Act. These benefits are paid directly by an authorized self-insured employer, through an authorized insurance carrier, or in particular circumstances, by an industry financed Special Fund.

Managing organization
Employment Standards Administration (ESA) http://www.dol.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
For more information on this program and how to apply for benefits, contact the current or former supervisor of the affected employee.

For additional facts on the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Work-Related Injury and Disease Compensation, visit:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/owcp/lsfact.htm

  
 
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