Sick nuclear workers to get claims help at meetings

OAK RIDGE (WATE) -- The Department of Labor is holding town hall meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to answer questions about the government's compensation program for sick nuclear workers. snip

In October 2004, the Labor Department became responsible for the part of the compensation program that provides money and medical benefits to workers who have health problems from toxic chemicals.

More than 12,000 people from across the country have filed claims. About 5,000 are from Tennessee. Of those 5,000, only 21 have been paid. snip

On January 10th, Sen. Lamar Alexander and the assistant secretary of labor presented a $125,000 check to Christine Case. Her husband, Wayne Wallace, died of kidney failure after being exposed to mercury while helping build a hydrogen bomb in the 1950's.

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