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Inexperience and Unnecessary Risks: An Important Lesson for Avoiding Maritime Accidents
Limetree Bay Explosion Case Study: Avoidable Risks Related to Maritime Accidents Maritime and harbor workers, known as longshoremen, are no stranger to dangerous situations. From working with dangerous equipment to dealing with hazardous situations such as inclement...
DBA Death Benefits: What You Need To Know
Preparing For The Worst: DBA Death Benefits It’s something no one wants to think about, especially if you have spouse and children. However, preparing in the event that something as catastrophic as death may happen is something you need to do before...
Reasons Why Your Defense Base Act Claim Was Denied
Why Your Defense Base Act Claim Was Denied And What You Can Do About It As a contractor working overseas, you are exposed to many risks. Either working on military bases, in security positions or under public works contracts, the risk for injury or death is...
Defense Base Act Workers Compensation Guide
Most people think of the danger of working overseas and only associate it with the military and war activities. Yet, many citizens and even non-citizens working as government contractors and subcontractors face some of the same dangers in the course of...
Defense Base Act Compensation: Disputed Claims
As a contractor working for the U.S. government at military bases abroad or working under public works contracts, you have special rights under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act to compensation if you’re injured. However, this doesn’t mean that...
PTSD And DBA Workers Compensation
Winning DBA Workers Compensation For PTSD When you think about PTSD, many people associate it with the military and combat, or sometimes personal life-threatening situations. Yet, U.S government contractors working overseas under the Defense Base Act (DBA) have a high...
