Legal Help for Contract Workers of U.S. Companies

Many former workers who worked for U.S. Companies like KBR, DynCorp, Halliburton, etc in Iraq, Afghanistan, Philippines, and other locations sometimes are not aware that there is a remedy available through the Defense Base Act if they suffered injuries while working. Wartime efforts can take a toll on our mental health and sometimes even cause late onset issues like hearing loss.

Reach out to us at [email protected] if you have suffered a psychological injury, hearing loss, pulmonary issues, etc. due to your time working on U.S. military installations and were employed by a U.S. company at the time.

Who is covered under the Defense Base Act?

Civilians working under contract for the U.S. government in other countries, whether at military installations or on public works projects, fall under the DBA when injured on the job.
The U.S. government outsources many jobs to U.S. citizens or subcontractors from other countries. The DBA covers civilian contractors working on U.S. installations overseas such as:

Construction workers and laborers
Food service workers
Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) employees
Surveillance and security personnel
Logistic specialists
Interpreters
Truck drivers and mechanics
Compensation may be available to cover medical expenses, rehabilitation, back pay and disability due to accidents or conditions resulting in:

Orthopedic injuries including, but not limited to, back, neck, leg, and arm injuries
Occupational hearing loss
Cardiac conditions
Pulmonary functioning
DVT and PE
PTSD and other psychological injuries

The DBA applies to U.S. citizens, residents, nationals and foreign workers, except:

Employees covered under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act
Employees involved in domestic agriculture, service or other employment that is considered casual or secondary to the contract
Captains or crew members of vessels

We are here to help all Filipino workers that were stranded who sustained a work disability including mental and/or physical trauma.

Hundreds of Filipino workers stranded on island amid dispute with U.S. contractor Their employer, KBR, denies Philippine charges that it’s keeping them from leaving the remote American military base on Diego Garcia.

Mainstay Law LLC works diligently to ensure that all injured workers’ rights to recover medical and indemnity benefits are protected following any disabling physical and psychological workplace injuries. The firm focuses on work-related injuries arising under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, the Defense Base Act, and the Jones Act.

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