Oftentimes, when someone is injured on the job, they are left to fend for themelves, and both them and their dependants can find themselves in a difficult situation due to the lost income. It is because of this that the Jones Act has provisions in it that provide for the lost wages of a worker who is injured on the job, providing the injury can be shown to be even 1% the fault of the employer.
For instance, if someone is injured and it has been two or three months since they have been able to go to work, then they will be entitled to two or three months wages, as if they had been working that entire time. While this may not sound like much if it is only two or three months, this can amount to a great deal if has been more than a year.
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