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Defense Base Act Insuring More Contractors

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Civilians, working in a war zone, have as much insurance protection as employees working safely within the United States. Civilians working overseas for the US government are provided insurance very similar to “workers compensation” and it’s mandated by the Defense Base Act. The DBA was enacted in 1941 to provide an insurance policy for private contractors assisting the military in the performance of their duties.

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