This article discusses what to expect in a functional capacity evaluation in a DBA case. An FCE in the Defense Base Act (DBA) world is typically ordered by the DBA…Read more »
DBA Claim Process
Under the Defense Base Act, Nearly All Injuries Sustained in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar or Syria Are Covered
Under the Defense Base Act, nearly all injuries sustained in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria are covered. The U.S. Defense Base Act (DBA) is very much unlike other workers’ compensation programs…Read more »
DBA Injury Claims While Exercising or Working out in Gyms or Exercising on Bases in War Zones
Private military contractors typically work either six or seven days per week for at least twelve hours per day. In zones of special danger, such as in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan,…Read more »
The Newly Formed Division of Federal Employees’, Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DFELHWC).
The United States Department of Labor recently announced that the Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation (DLHWC) and the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) were consolidated under the…Read more »
Retain a DBA Lawyer to Deal with Gallagher Bassett in Defense Base Act Claims
As a workers compensation attorney representing contractors injured in claims under the Defense Base Act (DBA). I regularly litigate claims against Gallagher Bassett in fighting t for my clients’ rights…Read more »