Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)

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federal statutory scheme workers’ compensation law

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) is a federal statutory scheme that provides workers’ compensation coverage and related remedies for employees injured while working on offshore oil and gas operations on the U.S. outer continental shelf.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act	1
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) canonical	1
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)
Context triple: [Benefits Review Board, reviewsUnderStatute, Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)]

A. Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
B. Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution Act is a U.S. federal law that strengthens regulations and liability for oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup in American waters and shorelines.
C. Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary U.S. federal law governing marine fisheries management, aimed at preventing overfishing, rebuilding overfished stocks, and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources.
D. Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
E. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)
Target entity description: The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) is a federal statutory scheme that provides workers’ compensation coverage and related remedies for employees injured while working on offshore oil and gas operations on the U.S. outer continental shelf.

A. Merchant Marine Act of 1970
The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 is a U.S. federal law that updated and expanded national maritime policy, including shipbuilding and fleet modernization programs, to strengthen the American merchant marine.
B. Oil Pollution Act
The Oil Pollution Act is a U.S. federal law that strengthens regulations and liability for oil spill prevention, response, and cleanup in American waters and shorelines.
C. Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act is the primary U.S. federal law governing marine fisheries management, aimed at preventing overfishing, rebuilding overfished stocks, and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources.
D. Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a U.S. federal law that established policies and programs to develop and maintain a strong American merchant marine for commerce and national defense.
E. Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal statutory scheme ⓘ workers’ compensation law ⓘ
administeredBy	U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Labor
administeredUnder	procedures of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ
appliesTo	employees injured while working on offshore oil and gas operations ⓘ employees working on the U.S. outer continental shelf ⓘ injuries occurring seaward of state territorial boundaries on the outer continental shelf ⓘ injuries with a substantial nexus to outer continental shelf operations ⓘ
appliesWhen	state workers’ compensation law cannot be effectively applied to the situs of injury ⓘ
benefitsInclude	death benefits to eligible survivors ⓘ medical benefits for work-related injuries ⓘ wage-loss compensation for disabled workers ⓘ
covers	employees engaged in exploration, development, and production of offshore oil and gas resources ⓘ employees of contractors and subcontractors engaged in offshore mineral development ⓘ injuries arising out of and in the course of employment on the outer continental shelf ⓘ injuries occurring on fixed offshore platforms on the outer continental shelf ⓘ
effectiveIn	U.S. outer continental shelf areas adjacent to coastal states ⓘ
enactedToAddress	lack of clear workers’ compensation coverage for offshore workers beyond state territorial waters ⓘ
enforcedBy	Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs ⓘ
excludes	masters or members of a crew of a vessel ⓘ
governs	benefits for disability and death of covered offshore employees ⓘ workers’ compensation for certain offshore oil and gas workers ⓘ
incorporates	Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States federal law ⓘ
legalBasis	43 U.S.C. § 1333(b) ⓘ
legalNature	federal extension of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act coverage to offshore operations ⓘ
limits	availability of certain tort remedies against employers ⓘ
partOf	Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ⓘ linked to: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)
provides	exclusive workers’ compensation remedy against covered employers for covered injuries ⓘ related remedies for covered employees ⓘ workers’ compensation coverage ⓘ
purpose	to ensure compensation for offshore workers injured in the course of employment ⓘ to fill gaps in state workers’ compensation coverage for offshore operations ⓘ
relationshipTo	Jones Act ⓘ linked to: Merchant Marine Act of 1920 state workers’ compensation statutes ⓘ
remedyType	no-fault workers’ compensation remedy ⓘ
requires	employers to secure payment of compensation for covered employees ⓘ
scope	offshore oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities on the outer continental shelf ⓘ
standardOfCausation	injury must result from operations on the outer continental shelf involving exploration, development, or production of minerals ⓘ
statutoryContext	part of federal regulation of offshore mineral resource development ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benefits Review Board → reviewsUnderStatute → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) ⓘ

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) → partOf → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ⓘ

linked to: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions)

OCSLA → amendedBy → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 ⓘ