"These Are Our Workers And We Are Going to Take Care of Them" The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued final regulations that set forth the procedures it will use in providing assistance to DOE contractor employees who have become ill from exposure to toxic substances while working at DOE facilities in seeking and obtaining state workers' compensation benefits. [67 Federal Register 152 (August 7, 2002) 51421-51439 & 51440-51457.
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