U.S. Department of Labor - Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) - Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)

Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)

Highlights

Program Performance

About Longshore

The mission of DLHWC is to minimize the impact of employment injuries and deaths on employees and their families by ensuring that workers' compensation benefits provided under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act and it extensions (including the Defense Base Act) are paid promptly and properly, and providing information, technical and compliance assistance, support, and informal dispute resolution services to workers, employers, and insurers.

Mission Statement

Most Requested

Procedure Guides

Benefit Guides

Longshore Act Coverage & Benefits
Special Fund page
Longshore Rates Page (NAWW, Federal Reserve Interest Rates, GSA mileage)
OWCP Medical Fee Schedule
DBA Notice to Employees (PDF)

Carriers & Self-Insured Employer Materials

Authorized Carriers and Self-Insured Employers
State Guarantee Fund Longshore Security Factor Chart
Do I Need Longshore Insurance?
Longshore Industry Notices
LS-513 Advanced Assessment Notice & Instructions for CY2008
LS-275ic, Agreement and Undertaking (Insurance Carrier)
LS-275si, Agreement and Undertaking (Self-Insured Employer

Forms

LS-202 (Employer's First Report of Injury)
LS-208 (Notice of Final Payment)
LS-206 (Payment of Comp Without Award)
Longshore Forms

Frequently Asked Questions

Laws & Related Materials

Resources