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The U.S. Department of Labor will host an information session in Lisle, Illinois, on July 18 for current and former nuclear weapons workers employed at covered facilities to discuss benefits available under the federal Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act. The session is also open to these workers’ survivors.
“The U.S. Department of Labor encourages all former nuclear weapons workers and their families in the Chicago area to attend this event to learn more about eligibility for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act,” said Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Director Rachel Pond. “Event attendees can file their claims or obtain information about existing claims.”
Department representatives will be available to answer questions, assist in filing claims, or provide claim status updates. Services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is open to the public and requires no pre-registration.
WHAT: Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act outreach
WHERE: Sheraton Lisle Naperville, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532
WHEN: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Presentations: 9 a.m. CDT
Staff availability: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT
For more information, call the Paducah Resource Center at (866) 534-0599.
The department’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act provides lump sum compensation and medical benefits to current and former nuclear weapons workers whose illness is the result of working in the nuclear weapons industry. The program has paid over $273 million in compensation and medical benefits to claimants living in Illinois and more than $26 billion nationwide.
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