DOE or DOD, Department of Energy (DOE) Employees and Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employees and Compensation under the EEOICPA Program Administered by the Department of Labor
A number of claimants have contacted our office recently concerning whether employment at an Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) designated facility gives rise to compensation under the EEOICPA program. The workers involved were employed at the designated facility and that employment was during a Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) time period. They also […]
RECA Downwinder Counties
I was recently asked which counties are covered under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for downwinder claims. I found this list on the Department of Justice RECA website: Downwind, Counties and other: in the State of Utah, the counties of Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne; in the […]
EEOICPA: Parts B & E
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) Congress passed the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), effective July 1, 2001, to provide compensation to workers and their survivors who have developed certain illnesses as a result of exposure to radioactive and toxic substances while employed by the Department of Energy or one of its […]
West Valley – Site History – EEOICPA – SEC Petition
West Valley Demonstration Project West Valley Environmental Services West Valley Nuclear Services (WVNS) West Valley Demonstration Project West Valley Reprocessing Plant Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS) New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) (title owner) All the above names refer to a 3345 acre parcel of land in the Town of Ashford, New York, County […]
The Difference Between Part B & Part E under EEOICPA
EEOICPA Clarification from an EEOICPA Attorney One of the many areas of confusion under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA) is the relationship between Part B and Part E. EEOICPA PART B Under Part B a worker who was exposed to radiation can receive compensation of $150,000 (1) if his or her cancer […]