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Accidents involving workers on ships, frieghters, barges and others "sea-going" vessels are often covered by a federal law known as the Jones Act. Unlike workers compensation statutes (which usually prohibit an employee from recovering anything other than workers compensation benefits), the Jones Act allows an injured employee to recover damages from the employer when the employer or a co-worker's negligence causes the injury. Therefore, an injured seaman must only prove negligence or fault of the vessel's owners, operators, officers, and/or fellow employees to recover under the Jones Act. Also, the Jones Act allows for reciver based upon the "unseaworthyness" of a vessel resulting in injury.
While the Jones Act applies to seaman injured or killed during the course of employment, an injured worker may be protected by the Jones Act even if not actually working on a vessel – interpretations of the Jones Act have allowed recovery for seamen injured while temporarily working on shore, while on shore leave, or under other various circumstances.
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