Jones Act (merchant Marine Act)
Federal law passed in 1920 that allows any seaman incurring bodily injury as the result of the performance of one or more functions of the job to bring a suit for damages against the employer. The employer's exposures under the act consist of negligence, unseaworthiness of the vessel, and disability income for the injured man or woman.
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