Defense Base Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:amendedBy 1958
gptkbp:appliesTo subcontractors of U.S. government contracts overseas
U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens working under covered contracts
private contractors working for the U.S. government overseas
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§§_1651–1654
gptkbp:covers employees working on public works contracts with U.S. government outside the U.S.
employees working on contracts approved and funded by the U.S. under the Foreign Assistance Act
employees working for American employers providing welfare or similar services outside the U.S.
civilian employees working on U.S. military bases abroad
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1941
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Defense Base Act
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Burns_v._Director,_OWCP
gptkb:KBR,_Inc._litigation
gptkbp:penalty gptkb:crime
civil penalties
gptkbp:provides disability compensation
death benefits
medical benefits
gptkbp:purpose provide workers' compensation protection to civilian employees working on U.S. military bases outside the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Longshore_and_Harbor_Workers'_Compensation_Act
gptkbp:requires employers to secure insurance for covered employees
gptkbp:shortName DBA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Longshore_and_Harbor_Workers'_Compensation_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6