The U.S. Department of Labor is moving swiftly to pay claims and benefits under a program established by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act's (EEOICPA) new "Part E" passed by Congress last year. The department announced yesterday that nearly 100 claims will be approved for payment and distributed within the next month. "These workers were harmed in service to our country and compensation to them and their families is long overdue," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. "We are working very hard to ensure that this program is up and running as quickly as p...
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