The U.S. Department of Labor has set a July 18 information session in Lisle, Ill., for current and former nuclear weapons workers and survivors covered by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
Presentations were scheduled for at 9:00 a.m. Central Time at the Sheraton Lisle Naperville, 3000 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Ill., according to a July 8 press release.
“Event attendees can file their claims or obtain information about existing claims,” Compensation Director Rachel Pond said in the press release. Labor Department representatives will be on hand to answer questions and assist with claims. Registration is not required for the event.
The program provides lump sum compensation and medical benefits to workers made ill as the result of working in the nuclear weapons industry, according to the press release.
