IBEW Workers

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program

Up to $400,000 & Medical Benefits

Did You Know?

As it became apparent employees at nuclear weapons sites across the country were becoming sick in great numbers years after their work, congress decided to enact the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program ACT (EEOICPA) to help struggling workers.

IBEW members are eligible for up to $400,000 in tax-free payments and medical coverage. EEOICPA has already paid over $10 Billion in claims and many are still unaware of the program.

Who Is Eligible?

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers members who worked at an official Department of Energy nuclear facility (employees, contractors & sub-contractors) and became sick due to a work-related illness may be eligible for compensation. Members of the worker’s family can also claim survivor benefits in some cases.

What are the benefits?

There are two parts to the Energy Employees Compensation Program (EEOICPA):

• Part B
  • $150,000 tax-free, lump payment
  • Living workers will receive full medical benefits for treatment of their work-related illness
  • Survivor claims are also eligible for $150,000 and coverage of past medical bills
• Part E
  • Up to $250,000 for living workers based on impairment ratings and wage-loss compensation
  • Living workers will receive full medical benefits for treatment of their work-related illness
  • Survivor claims are eligible for $125,000 to $175,000 & coverage of past medical bills

**Claimants can be approved under both Part B & E with a maximum total payout of $400,000 not including medical bills

Questions? Please Call: (800) 718-5658

Helpful Links:

• Find your local IBEW Chapter
• “IBEW & EEOICPA” Information
• Savannah River Site – IBEW 1579, Augusta GA
• Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant – IBEW 575, Portsmouth, OH
• Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant – IBEW 816, Paducah, KY
• Oak Ridge Tennessee – IBEW 270, Oak Ridge, TN
• Hanford Site – IBEW 984, Richland, WA
• Rocky Flats Plant – IBEW 111, Arvada, CO

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