§ 904. Liability for compensation

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1927

   Pub. L. 69–509 § 4 · 44 Stat. 1424

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 904

   Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 4, 44 Stat. 1426

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, § 4, 44 Stat. 1426

2. 1984

   Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Amendments of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–426 § 4(a) · 98 Stat. 1639

   Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 904(a)

   Pub. L. 98–426 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Every employer shall be liable for and shall secure the payment to his employees of the compensation payable under sections 907, 908, and 909 of this title. In the case of an employer who is a subcontractor, the contractor shall be liable for and shall secure the payment of such compensation to employees of the subcontractor unless the subcontractor has secured such payment.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–426 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Every employer shall be liable for and shall secure the payment to his employees of the compensation payable under sections 907, 908, and 909 of this title. In the case of an employer who is a subcontractor, the contractor shall be liable for and shall secure the payment of such compensation to employees of the subcontractor unless the subcontractor has secured such payment.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 4(a) is amended to read as follows: 33 USC 904. “Sec. 4. (a) Every employer shall be liable for and shall secure the payment to his employees of the compensation payable under sections 7, 8, and 9. In the case of an employer who is a subcontractor, 33 USC 907–909. only if such subcontractor fails to secure the payment of compensation shall the contractor be liable for and be required to secure the payment of compensation. A subcontractor shall not be deemed to have failed to secure the payment of compensation if the contractor has provided insurance for such compensation for the benefit of the subcontractor.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 98–426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, and applicable both with respect to claims filed after Sept. 28, 1984, and to claims pending on that date, see section 28(a) of Pub. L. 98–426, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.

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