TRUE OR FALSE: USL&H protects maritime/harbor workers who are not crews of ships.

TRUE OR FALSE: USL&H protects maritime/harbor workers who are not crews of ships.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not specified
• D. Sometimes

Answer: (A)

USL&H is the compensation system for maritime work performed in and around ports, docks, shipyards, and other areas involved in loading, unloading, repairing, or building ships. It covers workers who are part of maritime operations but are not crew members of ships themselves—think longshoremen, stevedores, dockworkers, shipyard workers, and ship repairers. Since these individuals aren’t crewmembers, their protections come under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act rather than the Jones Act for sailors. When such workers are injured, they receive benefits through USL&H, including medical care and wage replacement. So the statement is true.

USL&H is the compensation system for maritime work performed in and around ports, docks, shipyards, and other areas involved in loading, unloading, repairing, or building ships. It covers workers who are part of maritime operations but are not crew members of ships themselves—think longshoremen, stevedores, dockworkers, shipyard workers, and ship repairers. Since these individuals aren’t crewmembers, their protections come under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act rather than the Jones Act for sailors. When such workers are injured, they receive benefits through USL&H, including medical care and wage replacement. So the statement is true.