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In previous posts, we have looked at the responsibilities of the various parties involved in Defense Base Act claims:Employee responsibilities Employer responsibilities Insurance company responsibilitiesIn this post, we will look at the role played by the Office of...
If you spend more than 30 percent of your time in the navigable waterways around Louisiana and suffer a work-related injury, you would make a claim for compensation under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, but if you don't meet that minimum amount of...
The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) is a federal law that creates a route for medical care and monetary compensation for workers injured on navigable waters of the United States or certain types of areas adjoining such waters.The LHWCA was...
The Defense Base Act sounds mysterious and complicated. In reality, the DBA is a workers' compensation program that covers employees who work overseas for U.S. government contractors and subcontractors. Workers' compensation is administered by the individual...
In a previous post, we examined employee and employer responsibilities under the Defense Base Act.In this post, we will look at the responsibilities of the insurance companies. Insurance carrier responsibilitiesU.S. government contractors and subcontractors that...
The Defense Base Act is a federal workers' compensation insurance program that covers employees who work overseas for U.S. government contractors and subcontractors. What are an employee's responsibilities under the Defense Base Act? What are the employer's...
