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Longshore
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To provide compensation for disability or death resulting from injury, including occupational disease, to eligible private employees.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In FY 2020, the Longshore program issued 84% of First Payments of Compensation for non-Defense Base Act cases within 28 days.
In FY 2021, the Longshore program oversaw 540 carriers and self-insured employers, including reports of over 59,000 injuries and deaths in the Longshore and Defense Base Acts and payment of approximately $1.321B in total compensation.
The Longshore program monitored approximately 545 insurance carriers and self-insured employers that provide workers’ compensation protection. To ensure its stakeholders are well informed, the program maintains notices to workers of their rights under the Longshore Act and important webpages in Spanish, as well as certain webpages related to the Defense Base Act in Arabic. The program also launched new voluntary demographic data submission form and customer experience survey for claimants to help the program better address barriers in the claims process.
The Longshore program oversaw approximately 548 insurance carriers and self-insured employers that provide workers’ compensation protection in fiscal year 2023. The program facilitated $1.463 billion in benefits to 40,531 workers and their families, demonstrating robust performance and dedication to worker protection.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
