Defense Base Act
Legislation that extends the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act
(LHWCA) to apply to certain categories of employees working overseas. The three
general divisions of covered employees are (a) those working on military bases
acquired from a foreign government after 1940, (b) employees of contractors
and subcontractors engaged in public work projects for the U.S. government outside
the continental United States, and (c) individuals employed outside the continental
United States by a U.S. employer whose purpose it is to provide welfare or other
such services to the Armed Forces as approved by the Secretary of Defense.
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