Business · 23/08/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

HHS to Evaluate Petition for Norton Company Employees to Be Included in Special Exposure Cohort

The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced its decision to evaluate a petition to include employees from the Norton Company in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The proposed definition for the class being evaluated includes all employees who worked at the Norton Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1972.