Transocean Ltd. plans to discontinue paying full salary and benefits by Dec. 15 to crew members injured in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the company's latest court filing.
The company announced the cutoff in a one-sentence court paper filed Friday. More than 60 lawsuits have been filed against Transocean by workers claiming they were injured as a result of the explosion six months ago that caused the massive BP oil spill. The company has acknowledged injuries to 17 crew members.
Transocean, which owns the Deepwater Horizon platform, provided no details to the court. The pay cut affects the less seriously injured. They will be paid under the requirements of several maritime and workers' compensation laws, said a source with knowledge of the payment plan. Transocean declined to provide a dollar figure.
But Kurt Arnold, a Houston attorney representing about 25 workers who have sued, said crew members will receive $25 a day.
They are taking guys who made $10,000 to $15,000 a month to $25 a day. That is it, Arnold said.
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The company announced the cutoff in a one-sentence court paper filed Friday. More than 60 lawsuits have been filed against Transocean by workers claiming they were injured as a result of the explosion six months ago that caused the massive BP oil spill. The company has acknowledged injuries to 17 crew members.
Transocean, which owns the Deepwater Horizon platform, provided no details to the court. The pay cut affects the less seriously injured. They will be paid under the requirements of several maritime and workers' compensation laws, said a source with knowledge of the payment plan. Transocean declined to provide a dollar figure.
But Kurt Arnold, a Houston attorney representing about 25 workers who have sued, said crew members will receive $25 a day.
They are taking guys who made $10,000 to $15,000 a month to $25 a day. That is it, Arnold said.
Full story with pictures: http://www.aolnews.com/gulf-oil-spi...-injured-rig-workers-pay-to-25-a-day/19682777
