{"id":834,"date":"2013-03-26T06:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2025-09-19T05:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T05:32:20","slug":"ley-de-indemnizacion-por-accidentes-laborales-de-los-trabajadores-portuarios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Ley de indemnizaci\u00f3n por accidentes laborales de los trabajadores portuarios y estibadores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Para muchos Mississippians, trabajar en el agua les proporciona una fuente de ingresos estable con la que pueden cuidar de sus familias. Desafortunadamente, como los accidentes pueden ocurrir y ocurren, habr\u00e1 ocasiones en las que uno de nuestros trabajadores mar\u00edtimos Mississippi resulte herido o muera en el trabajo.<\/p>\n<p>Si usted o un ser querido ha sufrido una lesi\u00f3n mientras trabajaba en el agua, esto es lo que debe saber:<\/p>\n<p>-La Ley de Compensaci\u00f3n para Trabajadores Portuarios y Estibadores es una ley federal que establece los medios por los cuales nuestros trabajadores Mississippi pueden recibir una compensaci\u00f3n por las lesiones sufridas mientras trabajan en el agua.<\/p>\n<p>-El t\u00e9rmino \u201ctrabajar en el agua\u201d incluye los trabajos realizados en cualquiera de las v\u00edas navegables dentro y alrededor del territorio continental de los Estados Unidos, as\u00ed como en muelles, embarcaderos, terminales, muelles y zonas de carga contiguas al agua.<\/p>\n<p>-La reclamaci\u00f3n debe presentarse ante la Oficina de Programas de Compensaci\u00f3n Laboral en el plazo de un a\u00f1o desde la fecha de la lesi\u00f3n o el fallecimiento.<\/p>\n<p>A continuaci\u00f3n, se incluyen algunas respuestas a preguntas que pueden tener los trabajadores lesionados:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">\u00cdndice<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Alternar<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act\/#what-should-i-do-if-i-am-injured-while-working-on-the-water\" >\u00bfQu\u00e9 debo hacer si me lesiono mientras trabajo en el agua?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act\/#if-im-hurt-on-the-water-and-file-a-claim-with-the-longshore-and-harbor-workers-compensation-act-can-my-employer-fire-me\" >Si sufro un accidente en el agua y presento una reclamaci\u00f3n en virtud de la Ley de Indemnizaci\u00f3n por Accidentes Laborales en Muelles y Puertos, \u00bfpuede mi empleador despedirme?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act\/#how-much-money-will-i-get-for-my-injury\" >\u00bfCu\u00e1nto dinero recibir\u00e9 por mi lesi\u00f3n?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/longshore-harbor-workers-compensation-act\/#should-i-hire-an-attorney-if-i-am-hurt-while-working-on-the-water\" >\u00bfDebo contratar a un abogado si me lesiono mientras trabajo en el agua?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-should-i-do-if-i-am-injured-while-working-on-the-water\"><\/span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 debo hacer si me lesiono mientras trabajo en el agua?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>En primer lugar, notifique inmediatamente la lesi\u00f3n a su empleador y busque atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica lo antes posible. Tiene derecho a buscar ayuda m\u00e9dica de un m\u00e9dico de SU elecci\u00f3n. A continuaci\u00f3n, presente un informe escrito de la lesi\u00f3n tanto a su empleador como al director del distrito de la oficina del distrito de Longshore en un plazo de treinta d\u00edas a partir de la fecha de la lesi\u00f3n. Si no presenta un informe escrito dentro de ese plazo, podr\u00eda perder sus derechos a recibir una indemnizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"if-im-hurt-on-the-water-and-file-a-claim-with-the-longshore-and-harbor-workers-compensation-act-can-my-employer-fire-me\"><\/span>Si sufro un accidente en el agua y presento una reclamaci\u00f3n en virtud de la Ley de Indemnizaci\u00f3n por Accidentes Laborales en Muelles y Puertos, \u00bfpuede mi empleador despedirme?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>No. La ley federal impide que un empleador tome represalias contra un empleado que presente una reclamaci\u00f3n en virtud de la Ley de Indemnizaci\u00f3n por Accidentes Laborales de Estibadores y Trabajadores Portuarios.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-much-money-will-i-get-for-my-injury\"><\/span>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto dinero recibir\u00e9 por mi lesi\u00f3n?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eso depende de varios factores. La Ley de Compensaci\u00f3n para Trabajadores Portuarios y Estibadores ha establecido una tabla de tarifas para ayudar a cuantificar una cantidad en d\u00f3lares basada en la parte del cuerpo que se ha lesionado. <a href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/blog\/discapacidad-segun-la-ley-de-indemnizacion-laboral\/\">lesionado<\/a>; sin embargo, hay varias variables que un juez de derecho administrativo puede tomar en consideraci\u00f3n al determinar el monto de la indemnizaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"should-i-hire-an-attorney-if-i-am-hurt-while-working-on-the-water\"><\/span>\u00bfDebo contratar a un abogado si me lesiono mientras trabajo en el agua?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Por supuesto. Aunque la Ley de Compensaci\u00f3n para Trabajadores Portuarios y Estibadores existe para ayudar a los empleados lesionados, el proceso de presentaci\u00f3n de una reclamaci\u00f3n puede ser complicado, y un solo paso en falso podr\u00eda provocar que su reclamaci\u00f3n fuera desestimada. Adem\u00e1s, necesitar\u00e1 a alguien de su lado que sepa c\u00f3mo maximizar la cantidad de compensaci\u00f3n a la que tiene derecho. Recuerde que est\u00e1 tratando con una compa\u00f1\u00eda de seguros cuyo negocio es ganar y ahorrar dinero.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cglawms.com\/es\/abogados\/rogen-k-chhabra\/\">Rogen K. Chhabra<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many Mississippians, working on the water provides a steady source of income with which they can care for their families. Unfortunately, because accidents can and will happen, there will be times when one of our Mississippi maritime workers is injured or killed on the job. 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