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 Essentially, in undertaking representation of injured workers covered under the Defense Base Act, or any extensions to the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, an injured worker usually advises that benefits, ripe, due and owing are not being provided. Typically, under the Act, injured workers are entitled to receive medical care for their injuries and compensation during the term of their disability. In the event the Employer, or their Insurance Carrier is failing to provide either appropriate medical or compensation benefits, we will file an appropriate action through the U.S. Department of Labor seeking to have the benefits provided.  In the event Barnett & Lerner, P.A. is successful in having the denied or delayed benefits provided, then the injured worker is not obligated to pay an attorney’s fee, but rather, the Employer or their Insurance Carrier may be obligated to pay our firm’s attorney’s fee and associated costs.  The attorney’s fee and cost essentially acts as a penalty against the Employer or their Insurance Company for their wrongful delay or denial of your benefits. As such, should we be successful in securing wrongfully denied and/or delayed benefits, then you, the injured worker, will not be obligated to pay our firm an attorney’s fee.