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It is intended to be used as a research tool, not as final legal authority and should not be cited or relied upon as such. Willful intention to injure or kill self or another Suicide Intent to harm another. Employed by a club, camp, recreational operation, restaurant, museum or retail outlet. First, there will be situations where the employment will not be considered "maritime" at all, and therefore, not covered under the LHWCA. Such employment would more properly be covered under a state workers' compensation system.
Third, there will be situations where the employment is maritime in nature, but the worker is more properly classified as a seaman attached to a vessel and entitled to a recovery under the Jones Act Merchant Marine Act. Nacirema Operating Co. Johnson , U. One of the motivations behind the Amendments, however, was the recognition that modern cargo-handling techniques had moved much of the longshore worker's duties off of vessels and onto the land. Northeast Marine Terminal Co. Caputo , U.
Accordingly, the covered situs of Section 3 a was expanded, and a status test was added, extending coverage to "maritime employees," including, but not limited to longshore workers, harbor workers, ship repairers, shipbuilders, and ship breakers.
