Is a mariner who has sustained an aggravated or manifested illness or injury entitled to maintenance and cure benefits?
Yes. It does not matter that the illness or injury is work or non work related. If a commercial diver sustains a heart attack, contracts pneumonia, or manifests the first signs of cancer during his service to the vessel or answerable to the call of duty, his employer is obligated to provide Jones Act benefits.
Related Questions
- Will the insurance company continue to pay benefits on any illness or injury that happens while I am covered under the short term health insurance plan even after my coverage expires?
- Can a seaman get maintenance and cure benefits at the same time he is suing his employer for Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness?
- Can an employer ever be sued yet still have to provide workers compensation benefits for the same injury or illness?
