Category Archives: Longshore Update

April 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 299) Notes from your Updater: In our December 2023 Update, we reported that Judge Guidry of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana declined to remand to state court the suit … Read full post…

March 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 298) Notes from your Updater: On January 25, 2024, Judge Wu of the United States District Court for the Central District of California approved a settlement of the class action brought by dock workers at … Read full post…

February 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 297) Notes from your Updater: On December 14, 2023, the IRS announced an increase in the rate for business mileage, beginning on January 1, 2024, to 67 cents per mile, up 1.5 cents. The rate … Read full post…

January 2024 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 296) Notes from your Updater: On November 22, 2023, the California Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, affirmed the decision of the judge of the Superior Court of Marin County, California, declining to issue a … Read full post…

December 2023 Longshore/Maritime Update (No. 295) Notes from your Updater: The Department of Labor has announced the National Average Weekly Wage that is applicable for the 12-month period beginning October 1, 2023.  The National Average Weekly Wage is $963.29. Consequently, the … Read full post…