Legislative Alert
Letter to Senators Opposing Legislation That Would Make It Harder for Longshore and Harbor Workers to Receive Fair Compensation for Their Workplace Injuries
… of 2014 (H.R. 3896) would make it more difficult for workers engaged in the repair of luxury yachts and other large boats to receive fair compensation for their workplace injuries. In 2009, Congress passed legislation exempting the repair of … in boat repair and the owners of luxury vessels. But it is a bad deal for workers. Ship and boatbuilding is hazardous work. The workplace injury and illness rate for ship and boat repair (7.2/100 workers) is more than twice the national … are so limited that in 2014, a state court ruled that the law was unconstitutional since it deprived workers of their right to sue for injuries without providing an adequate benefit in return. The Senate should reject this measure which is …