Business · 20/09/2012Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

HHS Designates Employees from Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center for Special Exposure Cohort

Summary

The US Department of Health and Human Services has designated a class of employees from Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center in Massachusetts as part of the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, following a decision made on August 23, 2012.

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