Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 904 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 904 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 4, 44 Stat. 1426; Pub. L. 98-426, Sec.
4(a), Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1641.)
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-426 amended subsec. (a) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "Every employer
shall be liable for and shall secure the payment to his employees
of the compensation payable under sections 907, 908, and 909 of
this title. In the case of an employer who is a subcontractor, the
contractor shall be liable for and shall secure the payment of such
compensation to employees of the subcontractor unless the
subcontractor has secured such payment."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, and
applicable both with respect to claims filed after Sept. 28, 1984,
and to claims pending on that date, see section 28(a) of Pub. L. 98-
426, set out as a note under section 901 of this title.