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On October 28, 2004, the President signed into law an amendment that replaces Part D of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) with a new program called Part E. The amendment gives the Department of Labor (DOL) the responsibility for administering this new program.
The amendment grants covered employees a federal payment based on the level of impairment and/or wage loss if they develop an occupational illness as a result of exposure to toxic substances at a Department of Energy (DOE) facility. Medical benefits will also be available to qualifying employees for treatment and care of the accepted occupational illness. Eligible survivors may receive federal compensation, if the employee’s death was caused or contributed to by the covered occupational illness.
Claimants may now be eligible for compensation even if they worked outside the period of weapons-related production originally covered under Part B of the act. Recent EEOICPA amendments expand coverage under Part B to claimants who worked at certain facilities identified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as having potential for the existence of significant residual radiation contamination. Information will be provided on reopening cases originally denied under Part B based on employment dates now considered covered under the new program amendments.
If you feel you may be eligible for benefits under Part E of the EEOICPA and wish to file a claim, or find out more about the amendment, please call PCM today or contact the Department of Labor / EEOICP Call Center at 1-866-888-3322.