by Florencia Doyharzabal | Dec 10, 2012 | Jones Act
Last month we discussed Louisiana’s impressive performance in the Occupational Health & Safety Administration’s annual Survey of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries. In 2011, Louisiana had the lowest rate private industry work-related injuries and...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Dec 8, 2012 | Jones Act
Over a year ago, in the wake of the 2010 BP oil disaster, a federal agency was given authority to audit offshore oil and gas operators. Those operators were also required to put new safety systems into place to help ensure that another catastrophic disaster would not...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Nov 23, 2012 | Jones Act
Last week we talked about the high fatality rate in the commercial fishing industry and how the industry has traditionally resisted legislative efforts to intervene with safety standards. Traditionally, commercial fishing safety has received a dearth of attention on...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Nov 18, 2012 | Jones Act
Commercial fishing is one of the deadliest industries in the United States, ranked as the most dangerous occupation by the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2007 to 2010. From 2000 to 2010 the industry’s fatality rate was 31 times higher than the national...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Nov 8, 2012 | Jones Act
Louisiana scored a major victory for workplace safety recently in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 2011 Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. The state’s rate of private industry work-related injuries and illnesses was the best...
by Florencia Doyharzabal | Oct 26, 2012 | Jones Act
We recently wrote about requirements for Jones Act Claims surrounding maritime workplace injuries. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which hears appeals from U.S. District Courts in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, recently offered some additional...
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