The mission of the Longshore Program is to minimize the impact of land based, maritime employment injuries and deaths on the injured employees and their families by ensuring that workers' compensation benefits are provided promptly and properly under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), Defense Base Act (DBA), Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
About Longshore
SEAPortal
Electronic case creation and submission of all documents
Please use the SEAPortal to create a new case or upload documents for existing cases.
Click to use our Secure Electronic Access Portal (SEAPortal) to create a new case.
Benefit Guides and Other Information
Use the links below to obtain more detailed information about Longshore rates and benefits under each Act.
Program Outreach
Laws, Regulations and Procedures
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and its extensions, all associated federal regulations, Longshore procedure manual and related reference materials.