United States labor law
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United States labor law is the body of federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law that governs the rights and obligations of workers, employers, and unions in the United States, including issues such as wages, hours, workplace safety, discrimination, and collective bargaining.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T454161 — 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: United States labor law Context triple: [Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, partOf, United States labor law]
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A.
United States law
United States law is the complex federal and state legal system that governs the United States, encompassing the Constitution, statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions that structure government powers and protect individual rights.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
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National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
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D.
United States federal law
United States federal law is the body of statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions enacted or authorized by the federal government that governs the entire country and prevails over conflicting state laws.
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National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
- 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: United States labor law Target entity description: United States labor law is the body of federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law that governs the rights and obligations of workers, employers, and unions in the United States, including issues such as wages, hours, workplace safety, discrimination, and collective bargaining.
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A.
United States law
United States law is the complex federal and state legal system that governs the United States, encompassing the Constitution, statutes, regulations, and judicial decisions that structure government powers and protect individual rights.
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B.
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
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C.
National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
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D.
United States federal law
United States federal law is the body of statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions enacted or authorized by the federal government that governs the entire country and prevails over conflicting state laws.
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E.
National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces labor laws related to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices in the private sector.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor law
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legal system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
most employers operating in the United States
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private sector employees ⓘ public sector employees ⓘ |
| basedOn |
constitutional law
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federalism ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| enforcedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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National Labor Relations Board ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Administration ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ state labor agencies ⓘ |
| governs |
child labor
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collective bargaining ⓘ employment benefits ⓘ employment discrimination ⓘ family and medical leave ⓘ hours of work ⓘ minimum wage ⓘ overtime pay ⓘ retaliation against employees ⓘ unfair labor practices ⓘ union organizing ⓘ wages ⓘ workplace harassment ⓘ workplace safety ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
anti-discrimination protections
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collective bargaining framework ⓘ federal minimum standards ⓘ state-level protections that may exceed federal standards ⓘ workplace health and safety standards ⓘ |
| hasKeyFederalStatute |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
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linked to:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Americans with Disabilities Act ⓘ Employee Retirement Income Security Act ⓘ Equal Pay Act ⓘ
linked to:
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ Family and Medical Leave Act ⓘ
linked to:
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Labor Management Relations Act ⓘ
linked to:
Taft–Hartley Act
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ National Labor Relations Act ⓘ Occupational Safety and Health Act ⓘ
linked to:
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| includes |
administrative regulations
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case law ⓘ federal statutes ⓘ state statutes ⓘ |
| regulates |
employers
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employment relationships ⓘ labor unions ⓘ workers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: United States labor law Description of subject: United States labor law is the body of federal and state statutes, regulations, and case law that governs the rights and obligations of workers, employers, and unions in the United States, including issues such as wages, hours, workplace safety, discrimination, and collective bargaining.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: United States labor law
linked to: United States labor law
subject linked to:
Title 29
linked to: United States labor law
linked to: United States labor law
administrative law judges of the U.S. Department of Labor
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legalBasis
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United States labor statutes
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linked to: United States labor law
linked to: United States labor law