Injured at Work: Separating Jones Act from State Workers’ Compensation Claims
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2016 at 2:19 pm
In this article, Justin Lawrence explains the difference between Workers’ Compensation benefits and the Jones Act, which provides benefits for men and women who work on navigable waterways such as the Ohio River. Workers should know under which system they are eligible for benefits, and what benefits they are supposed to receive if they get injured.
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