| Number | 23367 |
| Subject | None |
| Source | 5280 (Denver) |
| State | CA |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication Date | 09/01/2007 |
| Summary | The story details the Department of Labor's Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, a "worker's-comp program for former nuclear-weapons workers that acknowledges the link between long-term radiation exposure and several types of cancer, and promises compensation for cancer victims." While the department maintains that the program is "claimant-friendly," the program puts the "burden of proof of radiation exposure on sick and dying claimants who have no means to do so." |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 32 |
| Keywords | EEOICPA; nuclear weapons; radiation exposure; cancer; compensation; worker-comp; claimants |
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