Maintenance & Cure
Daily Rate Texas 2026.
Texas maritime employers are still paying 1990s maintenance rates. If you are receiving $15 to $50 per day, you are being underpaid. Current Texas cost-of-living standards support rates of $80 to $100 per day.
Recover Your “Back Maintenance”
We audit your actual living expenses—rent, utilities, food—to force the company to pay the true legal rate.
Texas Maintenance Rate Reality Check
If your company doctor has declared you at Maximum Medical Improvement while you are still in pain, learn how to dispute a premature MMI ruling and protect your maintenance and cure benefits.
For settlement data across all Jones Act injury types and employer sectors, see our Jones Act settlement statistics. Not sure if you qualify for Jones Act protection? Take our seaman eligibility quiz.
Shoulder injuries are among the most common causes of extended maintenance and cure periods. See realistic shoulder injury settlement ranges so you know what a fair resolution looks like before signing a release.
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