Who is excluded from the LHWCA?
• Seamen (masters or members of a crew of any vessel); • Employees of the United States government or of any state or foreign government; • Employees whose injuries were caused solely by their intoxication; • Employees whose injuries were due to their own willful intention to harm themselves or others. The LHWCA also excludes the following individuals if they are covered by a state workers’ compensation law: • Individuals employed exclusively to perform office clerical, secretarial, security, or data processing work; • Individuals employed by a club, camp, recreational operation, restaurant, museum, or retail outlet; • Individuals employed by a marina and who are not engaged in construction, replacement, or expansion of such marina (except for routine maintenance); • Individuals who (A) are employed by suppliers, transporters, or vendors, (B) are temporarily doing business on the premises of a maritime employer, and (C) are not engaged in work normally performed by employees of that em
