The energy employees occupational illness compensation program began providing benefits to eligible employees and former employees of the department of energy in 2001 the federal black lung program was enacted in 1969 to provide and other benefits for respiratory conditions related to persons formerly employed in the nation s coal mines.
The energy employees occupational illness compensation program began providing benefits to eligible.
7384 et seq pdf icon 207 kb 35 pages provides compensation and medical benefits to eligible workers or certain survivors if the worker is deceased for illnesses related to exposure to radiation or other toxic substances while employed at department of energy doe its contractor.
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The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act of 2000 the act or eeoicpa.
The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act eeoicpa was passed by congress in 2000 and is designed to compensate individuals who worked in nuclear weapons production and as a result of occupational exposures contracted certain illnesses.
A list of the eeoicp district offices and a map showing their locations can be found on the deeoic district office locator page to apply for benefits contact the energy employees occupational illness compensation resource center in the state where your last department of energy doe employer is located or the center that is located in your area.