Oct 27, 2022 | Defense Base Act, PTSD
Can you believe that there are well over 170,000 active duty military personnel who are stationed abroad? While your home may be thousands of miles away, that doesn’t mean you have fewer rights. Instead, you may be eligible for compensation according...
Aug 4, 2022 | Defense Base Act, PTSD
The United States Military employs several hundred thousand civilians in a number of different capacities. Unfortunately, this also means that these civilians are at risk of the same injuries and trauma that any service member would be. When a civilian working for the...
May 20, 2022 | Defense Base Act, PTSD
Are you wondering whether you need to file a Defense Base Act claim? The Defense Base Act (DBA) was designed to ensure civilian employees who work with the U.S. government overseas receive workers’ compensation. So, if you’ve been injured overseas while on...
Apr 15, 2022 | Defense Base Act, PTSD
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were just over 2 million injuries in US workplaces in 2020. This doesn’t take workplace deaths from injury into account, but that number pales by comparison to injuries. This raises an interesting...
Sep 24, 2021 | Defense Base Act, PTSD
Many government employees are civilians who are contracted to work outside of the U.S. government at some point in their careers. Being in foreign countries can be traumatizing if you are stationed in a warzone or were directly impacted by a traumatic situation. If...
