The mission of DLHWC 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 Instrumentalitites Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
About Longshore
SEAPortal
Electronic submission of all documents
Please use the SEAPortal to upload documents for existing cases and for case create forms for the creation of cases.
Benefit Guides and Other Information
Use the links below to obtain more detailed information about Longshore rates and benefits under each Act.
Laws, Regulations and Procedures
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) and its extensions, all associated federal regulations, DLHWC procedure manual and related reference materials.