What Are Special Exposure Cohort Facilities?
If you’ve been exposed to radiation or toxic substances at work and got ill as a result, you may be entitled to compensation. The financial consequences of a radiation-related illness can be devastating. Fortunately, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA) provides benefits to eligible workers who fall under the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) […]
What Cancers Qualify for Downwinders?
When you’re exposed to radiation, it can impact your health and wellbeing for the rest of your life. Radiation exposure can shorten your lifespan, leading to cancers that can be difficult to treat. That treatment can be expensive, too, and those expenses can be difficult to cover. Because of this, you may be due benefits […]
Time Limits to File a RECA Claim
If you’ve faced the effects of radiation exposure, you already know how severe the damage can be. You may have suffered lifelong health conditions because you were exposed to radiation. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is intended to reduce the financial burden of radiation-related illnesses. But the time limits to file a claim are […]
EEOICPA: Is my illness covered?
The language of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) can make it difficult to understand whether the illness you have been diagnosed with is a covered illness under the program. This article will explain eligibility and covered illnesses in a simplified manner so that you can get the answers you are looking […]
EEOICPA Impairment Ratings and COVID-19
You may be aware of impairment awards under EEOICPA. If you’re not, it is financial compensation for the permanent loss of function of a body part or organ because of an illness that is covered under EEOICPA. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Labor has made minor adjustments, and impairment doctors have adjusted their […]
EEOICPA Claims in Missouri
On a North County, Missouri Facebook page, alumni communed in 2011 to plan their upcoming class reunion. What they didn’t expect to find was the level of birth defects, cancers, autoimmune diseases, and other peculiar disorders that they, their classmates, friends, siblings, parents and children had been diagnosed with. When they started to piece the […]
Coverage for Children of Energy Employees
Incapability of Self-Support It’s always hard to lose a family member, especially a parent. In addition to possible emotional stress or trauma, the loss of a parent can be a substantial financial setback. However, the children of deceased energy employees are potentially entitled to funds through the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA)—rewarding compensation […]
Senator Udall Challenges Final Workers Compensation Rule
February 22, 2019 | Tom Udall, United States senator, wrote to express his strong concerns regarding the final rule by the Workers Compensation Program Office at the Department of Labor (DOL) in a February 22, 2019 letter addressed to The Honorable Alexander Acosta, Secretary, U.S. DOL. Udall referenced claimant concerns about the new rules and […]
EEOICPA Claim Denied: One Worker’s Death
Do You Have a Valid EEOICPA Claim? If you, your spouse, parent, or grandparent ever worked for an Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) or Department of Energy (DOE) facility, and if any of these people has a condition or died as a result of illness covered by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA), […]