The Defense Base Act (DBA)

The Federally Mandated Workers’ Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors (Report RL34670)
Publication Date: 
10/20/2008

Author Information

Valerie Bailey Grasso, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division; Scott Szymendera, Domestic Social Policy Division; Baird Webel, Government and Finance Division
Government Accountability Office
Congressional Research Service (CRS)

This report provides an overview of the DBA and the concerns over compensation given to contractors overseas.

Document file: 
application/pdf iconCRS_Workers Comp for Defense Contractors_RL34670.pdf