If you are considering a job as an overseas contractor, whether as a brief change of pace or as a permanent career path, there are hundreds of positions and dozens of locales to choose from. If you are injured while working as an overseas contractor, there is usually only one way to obtain cash benefits, and that is through the …
May 2016 Newsletter
Community Involvement The First Quarter of 2016 has been a busy time for the attorneys and staff at Barnett, Lerner, Karsen & Frankel, P.A.! The firm is very interested in giving back to the community and supporting local charities and events. In January 2016 the firm participated in the Miami Design Preservation League’s annual Art Deco Weekend in South Beach, …
More Rigorous Brain Injury Treatment May Improve Recovery
Researchers now postulate that brain injury victims reap enormous benefits from lengthy rehabilitative therapy, a finding that flies in the face of conventional wisdom on the subject. Doctors at the University of California at San Diego compared different groups of rats with cortical injuries: one group received extensive therapy, while the other one received the traditional amount of therapy, which …
Troops Increasing Focus on ISIS
Officials are remaining mum about the capture of a top Islamic State of Iraq and Syria leader during a special operations raid in Iraq; the Pentagon refused to release the leader’s name, the precise location of the raid, and his prior leadership role in the militant group. Top brass fear that the release of information would jeopardize a stepped-up effort …
Developments in Overseas Contractor Pay
Some private civilian employees in Afghanistan, Iraq, and certain other MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries will see larger paychecks in the coming months. Overseas workers who are in-country responding to a national emergency or supporting an existing military operation for any 42 consecutive days can earn up to $237,000 per year through the end of 2016, under a …