S 38 · 98th Congress · Labor and Employment

Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act of 1984

Introduced 1983-01-26· Sponsored by Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]· Senate

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 98-426.(1984-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (the Act) to revise the definition of "employee" to exclude persons who at the time of injury were: (1) engaged by specified employers; (2) employees exclusively performing office clerical, secretarial, security, or data processing work; (3) club, camp, restaurant, museum, retail outlet, and marina personnel; (4) personnel of suppliers, transporters, or vendors temporarily doing business on the premises of specified employers; (5) aquaculture workers; (6) engaged in operating an independently or cooperatively owned grain elevator and not engaged in loading or unloading a vessel; or (7) employed to build or repair any recreational vessel under 65 feet long. (Retains the current exclusion from coverage of a master or member of a crew of any vessel or any person engaged by the master to load or unload or repair any small vessel under 18 tons net.) Excludes such employees only if they are subject to coverage under a State workers' compensation law. Revises the definition of "employer" to exclude: (1) clubs, camps, restaurants, museums, retail outlets, …

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Cosponsors (11)

2 Democrats9 Republicans