What is DOLs responsibility under Subtitle B of EEOICPA (The Act)?
Under Subtitle B of The Act, DOL provides federal compensation of $150,000 and under certain criteria, payment of medical expenses to the DOE nuclear weapons production and testing program workers (including certain contractors, subcontractors, and atomic weapons employers) or their eligible survivors. Compensation of $50,000 and payment of medical expenses is also available for uranium workers (or their survivors) previously awarded benefits by the Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Employees of DOE, its contractors and subcontractors who were exposed to beryllium on the job and now have beryllium sensitivity will receive medical monitoring to check for Chronic Beryllium Disease. DOL is responsible for the receipt and overall management of claims under Subtitle B, and determines whether an individual’s cancer was “at least as likely as not” caused by occupational exposure to radiation. Once a claim is filed, DOL determines if the employee
