Crew Disputes

Most Yacht Owners have Captains, deckhands, stewardesses/stewards, engineers and other employees to operate and maintain their vessels. In some cases, Owners enter into employment agreements, in other cases, they use employee leasing companies and in other cases, no agreements regarding the terms or duration of employment exist at all.

When disputes arise between an Owner and a crew member, there are various factors that must be considered in order to resolve the dispute. Depending on the nature of the employee, the terms of the employment and other factors, including where the vessel is flagged or where the employer is incorporated or resides, an employer may be obligated to take different action with respect to terminating an employee or otherwise resolving an employment dispute. The attorneys at MarineLawyers.net can assist you in resolving crew disputes over employment issues.

In addition, we can assist you in avoiding employment disputes altogether by working with you to draft various employment agreements to meet your needs. In addition, there are other laws that may impact an employers legal obligations and responsibilities. In the “maritime” industry, there are particular laws that may impact certain employees and of which you must be aware. It is important as a vessel owner to understand what laws apply to you with respect to claims that may be asserted by your crew members. Whether the Jones Act, State Workers’ Compensation Acts or any other international treaty will apply varies from a case to case basis. Knowing your rights, obligations and responsibilities to your employees is critical in understanding how to avoid unwarranted or frivolous claims.

Let the attorneys at MarineLawyers.net assist you in understanding your legal obligations as an employer as well as assist you in determining employment strategies to avoid unwarranted claims in the future.

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