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WARP News
Maritime Safety Day 2026
Thank you to L&I for hosting Maritime Safety Day! WARP had a booth and our infamous Longshore Jeopardy board, and Director Noonan was the Chair of the Planning Committee and introduced the conference. Attendees even got to meet WARP's underwriter, April Chanes!...
Alliance NW 2026
Thank you to everyone who stopped by WARP's booth at the Alliance NW conference in Tacoma! Our Education Subcommittee co-Chair Judy Evans joined Director Katey Noonan in talking to attendees about WARP and USL&H.
L&I Adopts (CR-103) – Longshore and Waterfront Operations & Restrooms in Ports and Railyards
Brief Description: One purpose of this rulemaking is to align Chapter 296-56 WAC, Safety standards-Longshore, stevedore and waterfront related operations, with the requirements of Substitute House Bill 1706 (Chapter 204, Laws of 2022), codified under RCW...
Construction and USL&H
One of the most confusing industries for determining whether a project is USL&H or not, is construction! Figuring out whether USL&H applies in a certain situation can be frustrating and difficult. This determination hasn't been any easier in the courts. For...
State of WA Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Lists 2024 Significant Cases
The WA Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals has published its 2024 list of significant decisions. See the list here: New significant decisions
National USL&H News
- Wilton E. Bland, IV and Katie L. Fox Successfully Raise Timeliness Issue Pursuant to the BRB’s Dominguez Ruling to Dismiss Claimant’s Appeal
- Employers Have a Duty to Inform Employees of Rights Afforded Under the Defense Base Act
- Department of Labor Changes to FSLA: Businesses Need to Review Policies
- When Wage Evidence Falls Short: Fifth Circuit Upholds § 10(C) AWW Calculation
- Rebutting the Presumption Is Only Half the Battle: Seventh Circuit Addresses Causation Under the LHWCA
- The Increase in DBA Claims For Traumatic Brain Injuries in Today’s Wars
- The Complete Guide to Longshore Coverage for Shipyards
- Heat Stress: Why “I’m Fine” Could Be a Warning Sign
- Legislative Alert: War Hazards Compensation Reform Act (H.R. 9520)
- Uninsured Employers Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
- The Jones Act Waiver: What Maritime Employers Should Know
- Spring Cleaning for Maritime Operations: Housekeeping Practices That Support Safety
- The Longshore Act: Familiar Terms, Different Meanings
- The History of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Coverage
- Another Claim of Record Jones Act Award
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