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Committee tables longshoremen workers’ comp change after lengthy testimony on concurrent jurisdiction
Summary
A House committee heard detailed testimony about competing coverage under the federal Longshore Act and the Georgia state workers’ compensation law, then tabled action and sent the issue to its advisory council for study.
A House committee heard detailed testimony about competing coverage under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act and the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act and then tabled further action while sending the issue to the advisory council.
Brian McElreath, an attorney representing insurers and port employers, told the committee the federal Longshore Act delivers “vastly superior benefits,” including higher weekly payments and the ability for claimants to choose their treating doctor. McElreath said Longshore weekly benefits can be roughly $2,000 for high wage…
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