HHS Designates Class of Y-12 Plant Employees for Special Exposure Cohort

Summary

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made a decision to add a class of employees from the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to 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.