Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act

This pamphlet is developed by the department of energy doe as an outreach and awareness tool to assist former and current doe federal contractor and subcontractor employees to become familiar with and utilize the services and benefits authorized under the energy employees occupational illness.

Energy employees occupational illness compensation program act.

This title may be cited as the energy employees occupational illness compensation program act of 2000 7384d. The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act eeoicpa was enacted to provide compensation and medical benefits to employees who worked at certain department of energy doe facilities including contractors and subcontractors at those locations and certain of its vendors. 106 398 3601 provided that. The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act of 2000 the act or eeoicpa.

The sec allows eligible claimants to be compensated without the completion of a niosh radiation dose reconstruction or determination of the probability of causation. Doe s role is to provide requested record information to dol. Establishment of energy employees occupational illness compensation program. 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 basic overview of the energy employees occupational illness compensation program. The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act established a special exposure cohort sec for certain classes of employees. The energy employees occupational illness compensation program act eeoicpa was enacted in october 2000. Department of labor dol administers the eeoicpa program.

Department of labor division of energy employees occupational illness compensation. For information on how to submit an eeoicpa claim please go to. Eeoicpa was signed into law by president bill clinton on october 30 2000.