Regulation & law · 12/12/2019

HHS Announces Final Effect of Designation of West Valley Demonstration Project Employees to Special Exposure Cohort

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made a final decision designating a class of employees from the West Valley Demonstration Project in New York as part of the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, a federal law aimed at providing compensation to workers exposed to hazardous materials.