A DBA claim, or Defense Base Act, gives insurance coverage, much like workers’ compensation, for employees working under government contracts outside of the USA. It is designed to protect the rights of workers who are injured while working on government contracts in foreign contracts. If you’re a government contractor and have been injured while doing your job, you can make use of the DBA. This post will answer your questions about dba claims. Report Injuries Immediately If you think you have a Defense Base Act claim, then you must be certain that you have followed the correct process from start to finish.   The first thing you must do is formally inform your supervisor of the incident you were involved in as soon as you can. This is essential if you’re going to make any kind of a DBA claim. Speak to your supervisor verbally about your safety concerns, but make sure you fill in any required paperwork too, so you have a paper trail.  Once your employer has received the relevant paperwork from you, they are then required to take the proper steps themselves. These forms create a paper trail that will be used to prove to the DBA decision-makers…