We become the legal employer of the welders, fitters, electricians and outfitters your yard or subcontract depends on. Weekly W-2 payroll, USL&H and Maritime Employers Liability in force from day one, DOD site access, and CMMC certification for naval programs. Headquartered in Mobile with an office in Pascagoula, on the Gulf Coast where the ships get built.
BOOK A CONSULTATIONA shipyard is the one jobsite where state workers compensation simply does not respond. The moment a worker is on a pier, a drydock, a hull in the water or a vessel under construction, federal law takes over, and the coverage most employers carry is the wrong coverage.
Add naval programs and a second layer arrives: controlled unclassified information, CMMC flow down to every vendor that touches employee data, DOD site access, and drug testing and background standards the prime enforces on every subcontractor. A single welder can trigger USL&H, MEL and CMMC in the same week. Revelation was built in the yards of Mobile and Pascagoula to carry exactly that stack.
Revelation is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, with an office in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Newport News, Virginia opening in 2026. Our carriers underwrite us for the waterfront because we have thirty years of clean claims history on it.
You decide who works, on which hull, under whose supervision. Revelation becomes the legal employer and absorbs every obligation behind that decision.
These are unrelated bodies of law that happen to stack on the same placement. Most workforce vendors can satisfy one of them. Naval shipbuilding requires all four at once.
The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act covers injuries on navigable water and the adjoining piers, wharves, drydocks and yards used for building or repairing vessels. State comp policies exclude this exposure, so an employer with only a state policy is effectively uninsured for a shipyard injury, with unlimited liability behind it. Revelation carries USL&H as a standard part of employment. Read the USL&H guide →
A worker assigned to a vessel in navigation, even a hull afloat at the fitting out pier, can qualify as a Jones Act seaman. Seamen are outside workers compensation entirely and can sue their employer for negligence, with maintenance and cure owed regardless of fault. Maritime Employers Liability answers that claim. MEL and the Jones Act explained →
Naval contracts carry DFARS clauses that push cybersecurity requirements down to every subcontractor and vendor handling controlled unclassified information, and employee records on a program count. If your workforce partner is not certified, your position on the contract is exposed in an audit. Revelation is CMMC certified. What CMMC requires →
Prime contractors on naval programs enforce background checks, drug testing, citizenship verification and badge requirements on every craft worker from every vendor. When an award lands, the yard needs hundreds of certified tradespeople badged and on the floor inside weeks. Revelation administers the access standards and runs digital onboarding at surge volume so manning the contract does not stall on paperwork.
Software led EOR platforms do a good job of what they were built for: onboarding a knowledge worker in a new jurisdiction. A shipyard asks for things their model does not contain, starting with the insurance.
| Shipyard Requirement | Global Hiring Platform | Revelation |
|---|---|---|
| USL&H Coverage | Not Available | Standard |
| Maritime Employers Liability | Not Available | Standard |
| CMMC Certification | Not Certified | Certified |
| DOD Site Access Administration | Not in Scope | Included |
| Weekly Pay Cycle | Monthly or Semi Monthly | Weekly, Standard |
| Umbrella Liability | $1M to $2M | $5M |
| Local Presence | Remote | Mobile and Pascagoula |
Comparison reflects the standard published service scope of global remote hiring platforms. Individual providers vary, and we recommend confirming coverage directly with any provider you evaluate.
New construction, repair and conversion, commercial and naval. From structural steel through outfitting and sea trials.
You own the yard relationship and the invoicing. Revelation runs as your back office employment engine: onboarding, weekly payroll, USL&H and MEL, benefits and HR, under white labelled documentation carrying your branding. Built for marine staffing firms and subcontractors that already hold the relationships and need compliant coverage behind them.
Revelation operates as a full employment partner: contracts, terms, certificates of insurance, client billing and accounts receivable, with consultative support on safety, pricing and contract structure. Built for firms manning a new award that want the full operational stack and the receivable risk carried for them.
“We believe great partnerships build great businesses, and every relationship we enter is one we invest in for the long term.”
The EOR becomes the legal employer of your craft workforce. It runs weekly payroll, withholds and files taxes in every state the crew works, carries USL&H and Maritime Employers Liability, administers benefits, and handles DOD access, CMMC data handling and safety compliance. You keep full control of who works, on which hull, and under whose supervision.
The Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act is federal law and applies to injuries on navigable water and the adjoining piers, drydocks and yards used to build or repair vessels. State policies exclude this exposure. An employer with only state coverage is effectively uninsured for a shipyard injury and carries unlimited liability. Revelation includes USL&H as standard.
Often, yes. A worker assigned to a vessel afloat can qualify as a Jones Act seaman, which places them outside workers compensation entirely and gives them the right to sue their employer for negligence. MEL answers that claim. Revelation carries MEL behind USL&H so the gap between the two regimes is closed.
Yes. DFARS clauses flow cybersecurity requirements down to subcontractors and vendors that handle controlled unclassified information, and employee records tied to a program can qualify. An uncertified workforce partner creates audit exposure for the prime and the subcontractor. Revelation is CMMC certified.
Digital onboarding handles tax forms, I-9 verification, benefits enrollment, drug testing and safety documentation before the worker reports to the badge office. Most employees complete the process in under an hour, and because Revelation already operates in all 50 states, surge manning across Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia and Texas yards does not wait on entity registration.
Blue Cross Blue Shield medical across a four plan structure including a lower cost MVP plan, plus dental, vision, 401(k), life and disability. Enrollment is effective the first of the month following hire, and ACA administration and reporting are handled as part of the service.
No. A staffing agency finds and supplies workers. An Employer of Record employs workers you have already identified and carries the payroll, tax, insurance and compliance obligations of employing them. Revelation is an EOR and is often engaged alongside a yard's existing recruiting function or marine staffing partner.
Tell us the yard, the crafts and the program. We will walk you through what moves onto us and how fast the crew can be badged.
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With over 30 years of experience and more than half a billion dollars in payroll funded, Revelation Workforce Solutions is a trusted Employer of Record partner built on relationships, not just technology. We deliver fully compliant EOR services, including payroll administration, tax compliance, HR management, benefits, risk mitigation, and workforce technology across all 50 U.S. states. What truly sets us apart is our people providing a hands-on, personal approach that protects your brand, supports your employees, and keeps your business compliant at every level.
