Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§920 Presumptions
Title 33 › CHAPTER 18 — LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION › § 920
Summary
When someone seeks compensation, the law assumes certain facts unless strong evidence shows otherwise. These include the claim fits the chapter, notice was given, the injury wasn't only from intoxication, and it wasn't intentional self-harm or harming another.
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Title 33, §920
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under this chapter it shall be presumed, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary—
(a)That the claim comes within the provisions of this chapter.
(b)That sufficient notice of such claim has been given.
(c)That the injury was not occasioned solely by the intoxication of the injured employee.
(d)That the injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured employee to injure or kill himself or another.
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33 U.S.C. § 920
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102