§4103 Claims of Employees of Contractors

Summary

The Secretary of Labor can take, decide, and pay claims from the people named in section 101(a) of the Act of December 2, 1942 (employees of U.S. contractors who suffered injury, disability, death, or enemy detention) or their legal representatives. Payments cover the difference between what the employer would have paid under the employment contract (not counting overtime) for the period covered by benefits and the total the person already received, was credited with, or recovered from the employer. Claimants must sign a full release of the employer and the United States for the employer’s liability, except for workers’ compensation under the Act of August 16, 1941, or detention/other benefits under the Act of December 2, 1942. Approved claims are sent to the Secretary of the Treasury to be paid from the War Claims Fund established by section 4110. The Secretary of State must cancel any requirement that those same people repay money advanced by the State Department for food, medical care while interned by the Imperial Japanese Government, or repatriation costs. If someone already paid such an advance back to the State Department, the Secretary of Labor can hear their claim and refund it. Approved refunds are certified to the Treasury for payment from the War Claims Fund established by section 4110.