| U.S. Department of Labor | Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Washington, DC 20210 |  |
RELEASE – TRANSMISSION OF REVISED MATERIAL TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE FEDERAL (EEOICPA) PROCEDURE MANUAL: CHAPTER 2-0500 ESTABLISHING COVERED EMPLOYMENT.
EXPLANATION OF MATERIAL TRANSMITTED:
This material is issued as procedural guidance to update, revise and replace Procedure Manual Chapter 2-0500, Establishing Covered Employment.
· Removes pagination from the Chapter and the Page number column from the Table of Contents.
· Removes the footer on all pages subsequent to the Table of Contents.
· Adds reference to capturing documents in the Office of Workers ' Compensation Imaging System (OIS).
· Replaces all references to Energy Case Management System (ECMS) with Energy Compensation System (ECS).
· Adds information in Paragraph 2 regarding the non applicability of the Joint Employer Doctrine to Atomic Weapons Employer Facility coverage.
· Adds clarification regarding use of dosimetry records in Paragraph B(j).
· Updates forms and procedures in Paragraph 10 for verifying employment through the Social Security Administration.
· Updates information contact information from The Center for Construction Research and Training, formerly known as the Center to Protect Workers ' Rights (CPWR) in Paragraph ll(b).
· Adds clarifying language in Paragraph 13(a) (4) regarding subcontractor employment at DOE facilities.
The following Exhibit has been updated for this chapter:
· Exhibit 2, SSA-581 Forms (Authorization to Obtain Earnings Data from the Social Security
Rachel P. Leiton
Director, Division of
Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
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Filing Instructions:
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File this transmittal behind Part 2 in the front of the Unified Federal (EEOICPA) Procedure Manual.
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