When you think about military personnel overseas, you would generally think of enlisted men and women, fighting for their country. While it can be easy to focus only on the combat side of the military, the truth is that the military employees serving overseas aren’t the only ones serving their country in foreign lands. These persons, who are private contractors …
Steps to Take After Being Injured in Iraq
It is no secret that working overseas as a military contractor can be a stressful and hazardous job. With hazards ranging from hostile terrorists to unsafe working conditions, the risk for injury can be much greater than that at home. In addition to this heightened risk, it can be hard to know what course of action to take after an …
Burn Pit Injuries From Burned Toxic Waste
As a way to deal with the garbage that is produced, but has no where to go, in war zones, the U.S. military and military overseas contractors have burned solid waste in open pits called burn pits on or near military bases for years. This practice has resulted in countless burn pit injuries over the many years of their implementation. …
Five Common Injuries Suffered by Overseas Contractors
The United States Armed Forces rely on government contractors to help operate military bases in many foreign overseas locations. Many contractors work in operational or administrative positions, such as food service, custodial, or facilities maintenance. Other contractors work for munitions or equipment manufacturers and work on-site at various overseas locations to maintain important military equipment. These contractors generally permit the …
What Compensation is Available under the Defense Base Act?
For workers overseas who are working on U.S. military installations, or on behalf the Department of Defense (DOD), there are significant benefits available for those who are injured on the job. Notably, injured workers do not need to be United States citizens or residents to obtain these benefits. Medical Expenses The Defense Base Act (DBA) allows injured workers to receive …
The Science of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by extremely stressful or horrific event(s). PTSD can be caused by either personally experiencing a terrifying event or merely by witnessing one. Examples of traumatic events could be the death of another, the threat of death, serious injury, physical abuse, or sexual assault. It should be noted that anyone who …
FREE Service Dogs for Vets with PTSD
Many military veterans throughout the country suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Approximately 20 percent of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan may have PTSD. While this ailment has gained much-needed attention recently, it still is going untreated and underreported in the medical community. PTSD often manifests itself with symptoms of stress, depression, or anxiety as a result of experiencing …
Another Case Won Under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
Our firm has won another case under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act. The employer of the claimant was ordered to pay for all of the claimant’s injuries to the neck, head and back that occurred in 2014 while on the job. To View The Full Order Click Here.
Humanitarian Aid Efforts Often Result In Injured Workers
The news has been full of the horrific scenes coming out of Nepal. The worst earthquake to hit Nepal in nearly a century was a 7.8 magnitude. It leveled homes and businesses, caused avalanches on Mount Everest and has kept the populace on edge ever since with its aftershocks. Some of these aftershocks have resulted in additional damage to the …
Worker’s Compensation Changes May Harm the Injured
In many states, like Florida, workers’ compensation advocates are fighting to prevent “reforms” of the state laws meant to protect the rights of workers that are injured while on the job. Toted as “cost-saving” strategy, and referred to as “reform efforts”, many states’ legislatures have permitted the once pro-injured-worker state workers’ compensation laws to be whittled away into a vague …
Department of Labor April News Brief
DOL in Action Railroad Retaliation Nets $100,000 for Injured Worker An investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined that management of the Union Pacific Railroad added insult to injury when it blamed a worker who was injured on the job and then suspended him without pay for reporting his injury. Union Pacific violated the Federal Railroad Safety Act …
Who is Covered Under the NFIA and What Benefits Can They Receive?
Civilian employees working for businesses and private employers charged with providing support and other useful services to the United State military are provided no-fault workers’ compensation for injuries sustained while on the job under the Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (NFIA). The NFIA is an extension of the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, which is federal law …