Aside from the global financial crisis, the US Presidential elections is a most talked about topic everywhere. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama has had support from Hollywood and this time he has gotten the support of the maritime community as well. Mark & Associates, P.C., a leading personal injury law firm (which has one of the most reputable maritime attorneys), applauds Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama for pledging his support for a longstanding federal law which provides financial compensation to seamen who are injured on the job as a result of their employers’ negligence. In a letter sent to the president of the Seafarers International Union, which has endorsed him for president, Obama pledged his support for the Jones Act, a 1920 law which pays workers’ compensation benefits for seamen who are hurt while working on ships, oil rigs, and other ocean vessels.

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