Fifth Circuit Turns to SCOTUS for New Definition of “Seaman”
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/05/21
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc recently rendered an important opinion for all employers of maritime workers who look to define their employees as either “seamen” or “other maritime workers.” In Sanchez v. Smart Fabricators of Texas, L.L.C., the Fifth Circuit adopted a test that is consistent with U.S. Supreme Court case law, seeking to establish more clarity than the “perils of the sea” test....
By: Adams and Reese LLP