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Defense Base Act

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-001099

A federal law extending the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to employees working outside the continental United States on American military bases or under contracts with the U.S. government for public works or national defense. It provides medical treatment, compensation for lost wages, and death benefits for covered injuries or illnesses. Coverage applies to civilian employees of U.S. government contractors operating overseas.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-001099
FieldInsurance and risk management
SubjectWorkers Compensation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-001099",
  "term": "Defense Base Act",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "A federal law extending the provisions of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to employees working outside the continental United States on American military bases or under contracts with the U.S. government for public works or national defense. It provides medical treatment, compensation for lost wages, and death benefits for covered injuries or illnesses. Coverage applies to civilian employees of U.S. government contractors operating overseas.",
  "subject": "Workers Compensation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/defense-base-act/"
}

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