Company Profile
Office of Workers Compensation Programs-DEEOIC
Company Overview
The US Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) has four divisions administering workers compensation and occupational illness programs, including the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC).
The mission of the DEEOIC is to protect the interests of workers who were injured or became ill on the job, or their families, by making timely, appropriate, and accurate decisions on claims and providing prompt payment of benefits to eligible claimants. See more about us at: http://www.dol.gov/owcp/energy/
Company History
DEEOIC was created by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) which was enacted in October 2000. Part B of the EEOICPA, effective on July 31, 2001, compensates current or former employees (or their survivors) of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and certain of its vendors, contractors and subcontractors, who were diagnosed with a radiogenic cancer, chronic beryllium disease, beryllium sensitivity, or chronic silicosis, as a result of exposure to radiation, beryllium, or silica while employed at covered facilities. The EEOICPA also provides compensation to individuals (or their eligible survivors) awarded benefits by the Department of Justice under Section 5 of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA). Part E of the EEOICPA (enacted October 28, 2004) compensates DOE contractor and subcontractor employees, eligible survivors of such employees, and uranium miners, millers, and ore transporters as defined by RECA Section 5, for any occupational illnesses that are causally linked to toxic exposures in the DOE or mining work environment.