Valladolid OCSLA Case Heads Back to Benefits Review Board

A widow seeking workers' compensation benefits under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) for her husband's death at an oil-processing facility in La Conchita, Calif., is heading back to the Benefits Review Board, whose denial of her claim was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in January.The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ordered Valladolid v. Pacific Operations Offshore, No. 08-73862, remanded to the board for proceedings consistent with the Supreme Court's ruling that OCSLA can provide coverage to employees who establish a substantial nexus between their...