The Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program was created by congress in 2004 to address complaints and problems from EEOICPA claimants. The Office works diligently to ensure all involved in the compensation program are represented and heard.

As a part of their mission, the EEOICPA Ombudsman supplies an annual report highlighting the current status of the program, aggregating complaints and laying out the ground work for continuous improvement in the administration of EEOICPA.

The ...

Outreach Event

On September 23, 2014, officials from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) will host two town hall meetings in Amherst, New York, to discuss the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) and the medical benefits provided under the program.

DEEOIC’s Cleveland district office and New York resource center staff will be available before and after each town hall meeting presentation to assist individuals with the filing of ...

At peak operation, the Texas Instrument’s Plant, formerly known as Metals & Controls Corp. or Attleboro Plant, employed nearly 6,000 workers in 23 buildings. From 1952 – 1981 the site focused on producing enriched uranium foils for the US Military. The plant was critical to the local economy.

By 2001 it became clear, work at the Massachusetts Plant and others like it across the country, exposed workers to unsafe levels of radiation and toxic chemicals. Rates of cancer and chronic ...

The DIAB or Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Interim Advisory Board will be hosting a Town Hall meeting June 20th in Portsmouth, Ohio. The group of volunteers is not formally associated with any federal agency or program. However, the DIAB serves as a watchdog group, overseeing the administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.

The town hall meetings are primarily for information gathering purposes. The DIAB is looking for, “claimants who have filed non-radiation cancer claims ...

As of 2014 there has not been an official military authorized “Cold War Victory Medal.” Many cold war veterans and advocates have been fighting for a military authorized victory medal since the early 90s. A number of bills have been introduced with limited success.

While the Cold War did not involve traditional military confrontations, Cold War Veterans sacrificed greatly and deserve recognition for their service. The lack of recognition precludes these veterans from joining a number of organizations including the ...

The Department of Labor’s, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) has occasionally altered their prescription drug fee schedule throughout the years. The prescription drug fee schedule is essentially a formula which determines the maximum amount the OWCP will pay for claimants’ prescriptions. The schedule applies to all four federal programs; the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), the Federal Black Lung Benefits Act (FBLBA), and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program ...