WASHINGTON--A report prepared for members of Congress suggests that the federal government could achieve significant savings by taking over the workers compensation risks for contractor employees working overseas.
Prepared by the Congressional Research Service, the report notes that under the Defense Base Act mandates federal contractors must provide workers' compensation coverage to employees operating overseas.
Specifically, the report compares the experiences of the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the dept. of Defense's various subdivisions regarding the costs of coverage.
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