Ground Zero Rescue, Recovery Workers to Begin Filing Zadroga Act Claims
The fund will remain open for five years. Ground Zero rescue workers and others eligible for compensation under the Zadroga Act can now register with the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. The fund will remain open for five years to provide payment for job and economic losses suffered by World Trade Center first responders, those trapped … [Read more...] about Ground Zero Rescue, Recovery Workers to Begin Filing Zadroga Act Claims
Cancer Diagnoses Linked to Ground Zero Tripled in Recent Years
More than 5,400 individuals including first responders along with residents or employees who worked in the vicinity of the World Trade Center (WTC), have been diagnosed with 9/11-linked cancers. The medical director, Dr. Michael Crane, of the WTC Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital, remarked of the alarming increase in numbers … [Read more...] about Cancer Diagnoses Linked to Ground Zero Tripled in Recent Years
