OWCP News Release: [09/10/2015]
Contact Name: Laura McGinnis Carrie A. Thomas
Phone Number: (202) 693-4653 202-693-4667
Email Address: mcginnis.laura.k@dol.gov thomas.carrie.a@dol.gov
Release Number: 15-1777-NAT

Expansion may give former New Jersey Westinghouse Electric Corp. nuclear weapons workers easier access to EEOICPA compensation for illnesses

Expansion: Former Westinghouse Electric Corp. workers may qualify for a presumption of causation if they are included in a designated Special Exposure Cohort class of employees, and diagnosed with one of 22 specified cancers. For nuclear weapons workers applying for compensation under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, a presumption of causation can facilitate the process.

 

Affected employer:

Qualifying dates of employment:

Westinghouse Electric Corp., in Bloomfield, New Jersey

Feb. 1, 1958, through May 31, 1958
June 1, 1959, through June 30, 1959

Qualifying employees must have worked at least 250 days total, either solely under this employment, or in combination with workdays within the parameters established for one or more classes of employees included in the SEC.

Effective date:

Aug. 27, 2015

 

EEOICPA: The EEOICPA provides compensation and medical benefits to employees whose work in the nuclear weapons industry made them ill. Survivors of qualified workers may also be entitled to benefits. To date, $2.1 million in EEOICPA compensation and medical benefits has been paid to 23 Westinghouse Electric Corp. claimants, while more than $11.7 billion has been paid nationwide. For additional information about the new SEC or to schedule an appointment for claim-filing assistance, contact the U.S. Department of Labor’s New York Resource Center toll-free at 800-941-3943.

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