If you’ve been injured while working overseas as a government employee or contractor, you likely qualify for assistance and compensation under the Defence Base Act. One of the key defining parameters of determining your compensation amount is calculating your average weekly wage. Wages are calculated based on your true and accurate annual earning potential. Thus …
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Have you been injured overseas? If you’re suffering from a range of physical or emotional trauma including PTSD, there’s compensation available if you’re unable to work. If you’re a private military contractor or civilian employee working under the Defence Base Act (DBA), you qualify for certain benefits in the event of a workplace-related illness or …
DBA Fundamentals Explained: “Temporary Total Disability” Read More »
Make note of your injury to your supervisor at the time of the injury or as soon thereafter as practicable. The key here is to make sure you have an email/paperwork or other evidence of such notice to support that you notified your supervisor. Often times contractors notify their supervisor or someone else but once …
