Your Company is Obligated to Pay Your Living Expenses

By maritime law your company is required to cover your living expenses (rent, gas, food, etc.) while you’re injured. This book and worksheet is the first step to getting your life back on track.

You will get answers to questions about many topics including:

• What is maintenance? What is cure?
  
• How much your company should really be paying you for your injury
  
• How to get your maintenance increased
  
• How to pick your own doctor and get the company to pay for it
  
• What list to send to your company after you’re injured

Next Steps

What’s next? Call us with your questions or come in and meet with us. The call and meeting are 100% confidential. We only help injured maritime workers. If you aren’t sure you want to hire an attorney yet, you can download one of our helpful books here.

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Why Does Your Employer HAVE to Pay for Medical Expenses After a Maritime Injury?

If you’ve been injured while working on a rig or vessel, you’re entitled under the law to receive payments for your medical and living expenses. Under general maritime law, an employer has an obligation to provide its injured employee with “maintenance and cure”.

What is Maintenance?

Maintenance is money that your employer is obligated to pay you if you’re injured while working on the water. The amount that your employer pays you is dependent on how much it costs for you to live on land.

What is Cure?

Cure is considered medical expenses that are reasonable and related to your injury. Your employer should be paying for your medical expenses, regardless if you are using a company doctor or your own personal doctor.