Can a Maritime Lawyer Help Me Obtain Maintenance & Cure Payments?

As a maritime worker, you put in long and strenuous hours on a regular basis. You work hard for your employer and do your best to get the job done. You assume that if anything were to ever happen to you while performing your job duties that your employer would take care of you. After all, haven’t you taken care of your employer?

Unfortunately, many injured seamen find themselves in a situation where their employers refuse to pay for their maintenance and cure benefits. Maintenance and cure is an obligation that employers have under the Jones Act. This compensation is meant to cover your living expenses and medical care following a maritime accident. It is very similar to workers’ compensation, meaning you can recover the benefits no matter who was at fault for the accident.

When to Call a Lawyer
Even though employers are required to pay maintenance and cure, some workers have a difficult time obtaining these benefits. If you are facing this circumstance, you need to contact an experienced maritime attorney.

A competent maritime lawyer should be able to help you recover maintenance and cure payments from your employer. If your employer still chooses to not comply with the law, your lawyer can file a lawsuit on your behalf.

About the Law Offices of Vujasinovic & Beckcom
For a free case evaluation regarding your employer’s refusal to pay maintenance and cure, contact an experienced maritime attorney at our law firm today. We have extensive experiencing representing injured maritime workers and will be able to explain your legal options.

For more information regarding your legal rights to paid medical care, contact us today at 877.724.7800. 

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Read More About Maintenance & Cure
We have written extensively on maintenance and cure benefits. You can learn more by reading the following:

• Your Employer’s Refusal to Pay Maintenance & Cure Could Result in Punitive Damages
• What Happens If My Maritime Employer Refuses to Pay My Medical Bills?
• Worried About How You Will Pay Your Medical Bills After a Maritime Accident?