An Ohio Town Grapples with Tearing Down a…
April 28, 2021 | The Wall Street Journal By Kris Maher Photos by Andrew Spear PIKETON, Ohio—Through the trees around her home, Elizabeth Lamerson can see part of the 70-year-old…
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Board Advising the DEEOIC holds first public meeting…
The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health held a virtual meeting April 22-23, 2021. Mr. Christopher Godfrey replaced Julia Hearthway as the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Director of…
Advisory Board to NIOSH Holds Virtual Meeting
The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health held a virtual meeting on April 14-15, 2021. The highly anticipated item on the agenda was the discussion on whether the petition…
DOL – Revised Procedure Manual and Meeting Access…
Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) revised their Procedure Manual last week. There are three changes that affect the claims process.…
History in Focus: The Atomic Age
In November of 1953, a small Cessna 179 piloted by Russell Cutter, a geologist for Arrowhead Uranium Corporation, flew in low over the area just north of Lay and Mabyell.…
Learn About DEEOIC’s Medical Benefit Coverage
The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) will hold a webinar to discuss medical benefits. April 21, 2021 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET You can…
April Meetings: Agendas for the ABRWH and the…
Both the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), which advises the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker…
Read What’s New Around the EEOICPA Program
Below are the latest developments from the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) world. Office of the Ombudsman While the office itself has been open since Mr. Malcolm Nelson…
Legislation Re-Introduced to Reform the EEOICP
Senators Murray and Manchin, Representative Smith Reintroduce Legislation to Expand Worker’s Compensation for Toxic Exposure at Hanford and Other Nuclear Sites Mar 25 2021
The Toxic Exposure…
Cancer plagues West Valley nuke workers
Author: WGRZ.com Federal program has paid former employees $20.3 million in compensation. Other claims are pending and still more workers are unaware of the program. David Pyles says he lives…