War Hazards Compensation Act
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The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| War Hazards Compensation Act canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1606342 — 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: War Hazards Compensation Act Context triple: [Defense Base Act, relatedTo, War Hazards Compensation Act]
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A.
National Insurance Act 1920
The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.
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B.
National Insurance Act 1946
The National Insurance Act 1946 was a landmark British welfare reform law that created a comprehensive, compulsory social security system providing benefits for sickness, unemployment, retirement, and other contingencies for most of the population.
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C.
National Insurance Act 1911
The National Insurance Act 1911 was a landmark British social welfare law that introduced compulsory health and unemployment insurance for many workers, laying foundations for the modern welfare state.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
- 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: War Hazards Compensation Act Target entity description: The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
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A.
National Insurance Act 1920
The National Insurance Act 1920 was a British law that significantly expanded and reformed the system of unemployment insurance originally established in 1911, extending coverage to a much larger portion of the workforce.
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B.
National Insurance Act 1946
The National Insurance Act 1946 was a landmark British welfare reform law that created a comprehensive, compulsory social security system providing benefits for sickness, unemployment, retirement, and other contingencies for most of the population.
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C.
National Insurance Act 1911
The National Insurance Act 1911 was a landmark British social welfare law that introduced compulsory health and unemployment insurance for many workers, laying foundations for the modern welfare state.
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D.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
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E.
Mine Act
The Mine Act is a U.S. federal law that governs mine safety and health standards, empowering the Mine Safety and Health Administration to regulate and enforce protections for miners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
workers’ compensation law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs
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United States Department of Labor ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor
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| appliesTo |
civilian employees working outside the United States in support of U.S. military or government operations
ⓘ
contractor employees supporting U.S. military operations abroad ⓘ employees covered under the Defense Base Act ⓘ |
| appliesWhen |
employee is outside the continental United States
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injury or death is proximately caused by a war-risk hazard ⓘ |
| benefitType |
death benefits
ⓘ
disability compensation ⓘ lump-sum payments in certain detention or death cases ⓘ medical benefits ⓘ reimbursement of compensation and medical payments to carriers ⓘ |
| compensationStandard | similar to workers’ compensation benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| covers |
death caused by war-risk hazards
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detention by a hostile force ⓘ disappearance due to war-risk hazards ⓘ injury caused by war-risk hazards ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | ordinary workers’ compensation laws that do not specifically address war-risk hazards ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| implementedThrough | claims filed with the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs ⓘ |
| intendedBeneficiaries |
civilian employees supporting U.S. national defense activities abroad
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survivors of covered employees killed by war-risk hazards ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalArea |
labor law
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national security–related employment law ⓘ workers’ compensation law ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | reimbursement to insurance carriers for benefits paid under the Defense Base Act when caused by war-risk hazards ⓘ |
| legalEffect | shifts financial burden of war-risk losses from private insurers to the U.S. government in covered cases ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to ensure continued availability of insurance coverage for employees exposed to war-related risks
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to protect civilian workers supporting U.S. military and government missions overseas ⓘ |
| provides | direct compensation to eligible employees or their survivors in certain war-risk cases ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of certain employees due to war-risk hazards ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Defense Base Act
ⓘ
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ⓘ |
| requires | causal connection between employment and exposure to war-risk hazard ⓘ |
| scope | covers war-related risks beyond ordinary occupational hazards ⓘ |
| typeOfHazardCovered |
armed conflict
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detention by a hostile force or person ⓘ explosion of war materials ⓘ hostile acts by a hostile force or person ⓘ war ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: War Hazards Compensation Act Description of subject: The War Hazards Compensation Act is a U.S. federal law that provides reimbursement and compensation for injuries, death, or detention of civilian employees caused by war-risk hazards while working in support of U.S. military or government operations abroad.
Referenced by (1)
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