Maritime Casualty
Job Reassignment May Change Your Employee’s Seaman Status
- December 27, 2013
- By Allen & Gooch
We previously wrote that, in order to be a seaman, an employee’s job duties must “contribute to the function of a vessel or to the accomplishment of its mission,” and he must have a substantial connection to a vessel or fleet of vessels. This two-part test begs the question: what is the relevant time period […]
