Where a seaman who has signed an agreement is discharged otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the agreement—
(a) before the commencement of the voyage; or
(b) before one month's wages are earned,
without fault and without his or her consent, he or she is entitled to receive from the master or owner, in addition to any wages he or she might have earned, due compensation for the damage caused to him or her by the discharge, not exceeding one month's wages; and he or she may recover that compensation as if it were wages duly earned.