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If a Defense Base Act injury keeps you from returning to the kind of overseas contractor work you did before, you may qualify for vocational rehabilitation benefits. These benefits can include skills testing, training programs, job-placement help, and continued wage... Read More →

If your spouse, parent, or child died while working overseas as a civilian contractor on a U.S. government contract, the Defense Base Act provides death benefits to qualifying survivors. These benefits include a percentage of the worker’s average weekly wage,... Read More →

If you are waiting on medical care or a settlement under the Defense Base Act, delays can feel like the system is working against you. Many contractors expect that once a claim is accepted, benefits will move forward without issue.... Read More →

If you are working overseas as a contractor and get hurt outside your scheduled duties, it is easy to assume you are not covered. Many people believe that if the injury did not happen during assigned work hours, there is... Read More →

If your Defense Base Act insurance carrier stopped sending disability checks, you are not without options. Federal law gives injured contractors a specific process for challenging a termination of benefits — and time matters from the moment the payments stop.... Read More →

If you were injured working overseas on a U.S. military base or under a government contract, state workers’ compensation does not cover you. Your claim falls under the Defense Base Act (DBA) — a federal law that operates very differently... Read More →

A DBA claim can feel straightforward at first. You get hurt overseas, you report the injury, and you expect medical care and wage benefits to follow. Reality often looks different. Payment approvals slow down, medical authorizations are questioned, and the... Read More →

An overseas assignment rarely feels like a normal nine-to-five job. Contractors often live where they work, travel on employer-arranged routes, use base facilities for exercise, and run errands in areas where daily life carries risks that exist only because of... Read More →

Rotational overseas work creates a wage picture that looks nothing like a typical stateside job. Contractors may work long stretches on base, return home for rest periods, then go back overseas under the same contract. Pay can include base wages,... Read More →

Contractors working overseas can see a normal workday turn into an evacuation order with little warning. A base closes, a project pauses, flights get arranged, and people leave under time pressure. Injuries often happen during that transition, including vehicle crashes... Read More →