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Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation (DLHWC)

National Office

Michael Niss, Director
John Chamberlain, Branch Chief of Financial Management, Insurance and Assessment
Miranda Chiu, Branch Chief of Policy, Regulations and Procedures

U.S. Department of Labor ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
Frances Perkins Building, Room C-4315
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington DC 20210
Phone: (202) 693-0038
Fax: (202) 693-1380
E-mail: DLHWC-Public@dol.gov
(The purpose of the Longshore Public Email Box is to provide general information about the administration of the Longshore Act and its extensions by the Department of Labor. As claims filed with the Department of Labor are protected under the Privacy Act, we are not permitted to discuss any specific claim-related information via e-mail. For specific questions or problems related to a Longshore claim, please contact the Longshore District Office where the file is maintained.)

District Offices

Click on the appropriate District office below for jurisdiction and contact information (address, telephone number).

Boston

New York

Baltimore

Norfolk

Jacksonville

New Orleans

Houston

San Francisco

Honolulu

Seattle

Long Beach

District 40

Region I — Boston
(Jurisdiction - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont. Defense Base Act jurisdiction - east of the 75th degree west longitude, Newfoundland, and Greenland.)
Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office #1, Boston
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
JFK Federal Building, Room E-260
Boston, MA 02203

Phone : (617) 624-6750
Fax : (617) 624-6603
District Director: David B. Groeneveld
Regional Director: R. David Lotz, Acting

Region II — New York
(Jurisdiction - New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. Defense Base Act jurisdiction - Mexico, Central and South America (including coastal islands); areas east of the continents of North and South America to the 60th degree east longitude, (including Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran) and any other areas or locations not covered under any other district office.) Click here for information on the New York Region.
Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office #2, New York
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
201 Varick Street, Room 740
Post Office Box 249
New York, NY 10014-0249
Phone #: (646) 264-3010

Fax #: (646) 264-3002
District Director: Richard V. Robilotti
Regional Director: R. David Lotz, Acting

Region III — Philadelphia

Baltimore Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia)

Norfolk Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - Virginia)

Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office 4, Baltimore
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
31 Hopkins Place
Room 410-B - Federal Building
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 962-3677

Fax: (410) 962-2796
District Director: Emma Riley
Regional Director: R. David Lotz
Longshore District Office 5, Norfolk
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
Federal Building, Room 212
200 Granby Mall
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: (757) 441-3071


District Director: Theresa Magyar
Regional Director: R. David Lotz

Region IV — Atlanta
(Jurisdiction - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). Click here for information on the Atlanta Region.
Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office 6, Jacksonville
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
Charles E. Bennett Federal Building
400 West Bay Street, Room 63A, Box 28
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 357-4788

Fax: (904) 357-4787
District Director: Charles Lee
Regional Director: Richard Brettell

Region VI — Dallas
  • NewEffective Monday November 6, 2006 the New Orleans District Office, Compensation District #7, has moved to a permanent location at 600 S. Maestri Place, Suite 617, New Orleans, LA 70130. Office phone number is (504) 589-2671.
  • All US Postal Service mail should continue to be sent to P.O. BOX 30728, New Orleans, LA 70190-0728. Delivery via Fed Ex or other commercial delivery service may be addressed to 600 S. Maestri Place, Suite 617, New Orleans, LA 70130.

Houston Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas. Defense Base Act jurisdiction - Canada, west of the 75th degree and east of the 110th degree west longitude.)

New Orleans Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi)

Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office 8, Houston
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
8866 Gulf Freeway
Suite 140
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713) 943-1605

Fax: (713) 943-1827
District Director: Brad Soshea
Regional Director: E. Martin Walker
Longshore District Office 7, New OrleansNew All US Postal Service mail should be sent to P.O. BOX 30728, New Orleans, LA 70190-0728.
Delivery via Fed Ex or other commercial delivery service may be addressed to the office address below.
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
600 S. Maestri Place
Suite 617
New Orleans, LA 70130

Phone: (504)589-2671
Fax: (504)589-3969
District Director: David A. Duhon
Regional Director: E. Martin Walker

Region IX — San Francisco

San Francisco Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - California (north of the northern boundries of the counties of San Luis, Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino), Arizona, Nevada) Click here for information on the San Francisco Region.

Honolulu Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - Hawaii. Defense Base Act cases jurisdiction - all areas west of the continents of North and South America (excluding coastal islands) to 60 degrees east longitude (excluding Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan).

Long Beach Longshore District Office (Jurisdiction - California (south of the northern boundries of the counties of San Luis, Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino))

Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office 13, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC

90 7th Street, Suite 15100
San Francisco, CA 94103-6716
Phone: (415) 625-7669
Fax: (415) 625-7470
District Director: R. Todd Bruininks
Regional Director: Sharon Tyler
Longshore District Office 15, Honolulu
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 5-135
Post Office Box 50209
Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone: (808) 541-1983

District Director: R. Todd Bruininks
Regional Director: Sharon Tyler
Longshore District Office 18, Long Beach
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
401 East Ocean Blvd., Suite 720
Long Beach, CA 90802
Phone: (562) 980-3577

Fax: (562) 980-3587
District Director: Eric Richardson
Regional Director: Sharon Tyler

Region X — Seattle
(Jurisdiction - Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, N.Dakota, S.Dakota, Utah, Wyoming. Defense Base Act jurisdiction - Canada, west of the 110th degree west longitude, and all areas in the Pacific Ocean north of the 45th degree north latitude.)
Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office 14, Seattle
U.S. Department of Labor
ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 620
Seattle, WA 98101-3212
Phone: (206) 398-8255

Fax: (206) 398-8211
District Director: Karen Staats
Regional Director: Sharon Tyler

District 40 — Washington, DC
(Jurisdiction - Washington DC, administrates DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION ACT only)
Address and Phone number Director
Longshore District Office #40, Washington DC
DC Department of Employment Services
64 New York Ave NE - 2nd Floor
Washington DC 20002
Phone: (202) 671-1070

Fax: (202) 671-1929
District Director: Charles Green

 



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