DOL to Host Events for Nuclear Weapons Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor is hosting outreach events in Bridgeton, Missouri, this month for former and current nuclear weapons workers and their survivors. On Tuesday and Wednesday, DOL representatives will explain medical benefits available under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, or EEOICPA. Staff will be available to help individuals file claims for new conditions and provide status updates on current EEOICPA claims. To date, the program has paid $211 million in EEOICPA compensation and medical benefits to 1,914 Missouri claimants, and $14.6 billion nat...