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The Defense Base Act Blog: News and Resources for U.S. contractors injured in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world
http://defensebaseactblog.com/
The Defense Base Act Blog is the only known blog dealing with the legal aspects of the Defense Base Act Extension to the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act as it pertains to U.S. contractors injured in Iraq, Afghanistan, and throughout the world. The blog is designed to provide news, resources, and discussion concerning the issues that frequently arise in a Defense Base Act claim.
- Added on: Mar 6th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Aaron Walter
- Listed in: Law & Legal
- Tags: iraq iraq contractor defense base act iraq contractors injured iraq injuries owcp
Recent Posts
KBR Contractor Still Waiting on Medical Treatment Two Years Later
The Tuesday September 22, 2009 edition of The Boerne Star tells the sad story of Mark McLean who was injured in Iraq running from incoming fire from insurgents in April of 2007. Not only has Mark endured months of physical pain and suffering awaiti...
After 1,300+ Contractor deaths, Military death toll in Iraq does not tell the whole story
In a Memorial Day Washington Post column, columnist Steven Schooner raises a point familiar to this blog. In media coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the more than 1,000 civilian contractors killed, and nearly 29,000 injured are generally...
Current Blackwater contractors may continue to work in Iraq for Triple Canopy
In what does not entirely come as a shock, instead of hundreds of former Blackwater securtiy contractors flooding home the United States or to their home countries upon the completion of their former contracts, it looks like many will simply stay und...
Who can I choose as my doctor under the Defense Base Act?
This is a question I am not asked frequently enough. The answer is simple - under the Defense Base Act you can choose any qualified physician under the sun to treat your injuries. That is a flexibility not offered under most state workers’ comp...
What rights does the Defense Base Act provide for those with severe bodily injuries?
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have introduced a new range of injuries to standard workers’ compensation - IED attacks, Al Queada rocket attacks, and other war related dangers have resulted in unthinkable internal and external damage, traumat...
The Department of Defense may be pondering changes in Defense Base Act coverage
According to a recent Department of Defense posting, it is seeking comments concerning the future of the Defense Base Act insurance system, which in case you are new to this blog, is a workers’ compensation that covers civilian employees workin...
