The Basics
Our job is to make the process of building your Defense Base Act case and filing your DBA claim as smooth and clear as possible. So we want to give you the basics of the Department of Labor, who is who you will be filing your DBA claims with. Knowing the basics; like who is in charge, where your local district office is, and contact info is going to be extremely helpful to you especially when you're just getting started with a DBA claim.
The following info is correct as of November, 2017. For more current info please check the Department of Labor official site.
The Big Guys
The National Office
Director: Douglas C. Fitzgerald
Branch Chief of Financial Management, Isurance and Assessment: Tirzah Leiman-Carbia
Acting Branch Chief of Policy, Regulations and Procedures: Kristina Hall
Contacting the National Office
Address:
U.S. Department of Labor OWCP/DLHWC
Frances Perkins Building, Room C-4319
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington DC 20210
Phone: (202) 354-9630
Fax: (202) 693-1380
Email: [email protected]
*If you are emailing the national office you WILL NOT to get a specific answer about your specific Defense Base Act claim. This emails provides general information about the administration of the Longshore Act and all of it's extensions, which includes the DBA. If you have specifc questions about your claim you will have to contact your District Office.
District Offices
This is where you will be filing your DBA claims. The districts offices are split up into 7 regions that are responsible for a different certain area of the world. Remember, even if you are not living in the U.S. or from the U.S. you can still file a DBA claim. Now these are not labeled as numbers 1-7, so don't get confused.
IMPORTANT: You have one year after your injury to file your DBA claim with the Department of Labor. These deadlines do matter. So try your best to stick to them.
Region I:
Assigned States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
DBA Jurisdiction: East of the 75th degree West Longitude, Newfoundland, and Greenland.
District Director: David B. Groeneveld
Regional Director: Zev Sapir
Address:
Longshote District Office #1, Boston
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
JFK Federal Building, Room E-260
Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 624-6750
Fax: (617) 624-6603
Region II
Assigned States: New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands
DBA Jurisdiction: Mexico, Central and South America (including coastal islands); areas East of the continents of North and South America up to the 60th degree East Longitude, (including Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran) and any other locations not covered by any other district office.
District Director: David Abeijon
Regional Director: Zev Sapir
Address:
Longshore District Office #2 New York
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/ DLHWC
201 Varick St. Room 740
Post Office Box 249
New York, NY 10014-0249
Phone: (646) 264-3010
Fax: (646) 264-3002
Region III (Norfolk Longshore District Office):
Assigned States: Virginia, West Virginia Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Pennyslvania
District Director: Theresea Magya
Regional Director: Kellianne Conaway
Address:
Longshore District Office 5, Norfolk
U.S. Department of LAbor
OWCP/DLHWC
Federal Building, Room 212
200 Granby Mall
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 441-3071
Fax: (757)441-6909
Region IV:
Assigned States: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
District Director: Kristina Hall
Regional Director: Magalena Fernandez
Central Mail Receipt Site (Address):
Longshore District Office 6, Jacksonville
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
Charles E. Bennet Federal Building
400 West Bay Street, Room 63A, Box 28
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 357-4788
Fax: (904) 357-4787
Region VI (Offices in Dallas and New Orleans)
Dallas Office Assigned States: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas
New Orleans Office Assigned States: Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi
DBA Jurisdiction: Canada, West of the 75th degree and East of the 110th degree West Longitude
Dallas District Director: David Widener
Dallas/ New Orleans Regional Director: Dean W. Woodward
New Orleans Distric Director: David A. Duhon
Dallas Address:
Lonshore District Office 8, Houston
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
Mickey Leland Federal Building
1919 Smith Street, Suite 870
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 65-4650
Fax: (713) 65-4651
New Orleans Address:
Longshore District 7, New Orleans
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
600 S. Maestri Pl.
Suit 617
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 589-2671
Fax: (504) 589-3969
Region IX (Offices in San Francisco, Honolulu and Long Beach)
San Francisco Office Sates Assigned: California (North of the Northern boundries of the counties of San Luis Obispo, Kern and San Bernardino), Arizona and Nevada
Honolulu Office States Assigned: Hawaii
Honolulu Office DBA Jurisdiction: All areas West of the continents of North and South America (excluding coastal islands) to the 60 degree longitude (excluding Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan)
Long Beach Office States Assigned: California (South of the Northern boundries of the counties of San Luis Obispo, Kern and San Bernardino)
San Francisco/ Honolulu District Director: R. Todd Bruininks
San Francisco/ Honolulu/ Long Beach Regional Director: Christy Long
Long Beach District Director: Marco Adame
San Francisco Address:
Longshore District Office 13, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
90 7th St. Suite 15100
San Francisco, CA 94103-6716
Phone: (808) 541-1983
Fax: (808) 541-1758
Hononlulu Address:
Longshore District Office 15, Honolulu
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
300 Ala Moana Blvd. Room 5-135
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: (808) 541-1983
Fax: (808) 541-1758
Long Beach Address:
Longshore District Office 18, Long Beach
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/ DLHWC
501 W. Ocean Blvd. Suite 6230
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 980-3577
Fax: (562) 980-3587
Region X
States Assigned: Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming,
DBA Jurisdiction: Canada, West of the 110th degree West Longitude and all areas in the Pacific Ocean North of the 45th degree North Latitude
District Director: R. Todd Bruininks
Regional Director: Christy Long
Address:
Longshore District Office 14, Seattle
U.S. Department of Labor
OWCP/DLHWC
300 5th Ave, Suite 1050L
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 504-5287
Fax: (206) 467-1074
It is important to be prepared for all aspects of you DBA case including dealing with the Department of Labor. I would recommend you order my book, "Win Your Defense Base Act Case", here for FREE. It is the easiest guide book on all things related to the DBA legal system and will give you the info you need to succeed in court.
There is also the Turley and Mara website, which is a great resouce for all things DBA. Here you will find out everything from how to deal with insurance company adjusters to what evidence you are going to need to win your case.
If you have any questions about the Department of Labor contact us first. You'll find more straight forward answers and exact instructions for your Defense Base Act claim.
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