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DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule Inpatient Hospital Section to Conform to Medicare Changes
DWC Posts Additional Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule Inpatient Hospital Section to Conform to Medicare Changes

Sacremento,CA(WorkersCompensation.com) - The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has posted an order adjusting the Inpatient Hospital section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to relevant 2023 changes in the Medicare payment system […]
Godfread Elected Vice President of NAIC
Godfread Elected Vice President of NAIC

Tampa,FL (WorkersCompensation.com) - Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread was elected Vice President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for 2023 during its National Fall Meeting in Tampa. Godfread was elected Vice President after serving […]
Erie Insurance Ppromotes Sean Dugan to Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services
Erie Insurance Ppromotes Sean Dugan to Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services

Erie,PA(WorkersCompensation.com) - Erie Insurance (NASDAQ: ERIE) today announced that Sean Dugan has been promoted to executive vice president, Human Resources and Corporate Services, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Dugan, who has led HR as senior vice president […]
Department of Labor, Balfour Beatty Construction align to promote safety, health during construction of AC Marriott Savannah River District project
Department of Labor, Balfour Beatty Construction align to promote safety, health during construction of AC Marriott Savannah River District project

Savannah,GA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed a strategic partnership with Balfour Beatty Construction to promote worker safety and health during construction of the AC Marriott Hotel project in the […]
WCRI: Emergency Department Use Among Injured Workers Varied Across States
WCRI: Emergency Department Use Among Injured Workers Varied Across States

WCRI: Emergency Department Use among Injured Workers Varied across States December 19, 2022   Cambridge,MA (WorkersCompensation.com)  - A new 28-state study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) found substantial variation across states in the […]
Pharmacy Benefits Manager To Pay $275,000 for Allegedly Failing To Follow Pricing Procedures on Workers Compensation Prescriptions
Pharmacy Benefits Manager To Pay $275,000 for Allegedly Failing To Follow Pricing Procedures on Workers Compensation Prescriptions

Boston,MA (WorkersCompensation.com) -  Attorney General Maura Healey announced today that a pharmacy benefits manager, Health E Systems, LLC, has agreed to pay $275,000 for allegedly failing to follow prescription pricing procedures that are designed to keep costs down […]
Federal Safety Inspections At Six Amazon Warehouse Facilities Find Company Failed To Record, Report Worker Injuries, Illnesses
Federal Safety Inspections At Six Amazon Warehouse Facilities Find Company Failed To Record, Report Worker Injuries, Illnesses

Washington,DC (WorkersCompensation.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon during inspections at six warehouse facilities in five states for failing to properly record work-related […]
Federal Workplace Safety Investigation Finds Kyle Vehicle Parts Maker Ignored Workers’ Concerns; Yields More Than a Dozen Serious Citations
Federal Workplace Safety Investigation Finds Kyle Vehicle Parts Maker Ignored Workers’ Concerns; Yields More Than a Dozen Serious Citations

Austin,TX (WorkersCompensation.com) – A federal workplace safety investigation found that a Kyle vehicle parts manufacturer ignored repeated concerns raised by workers, and willfully exposed them to hazards related to unsafe machine operations, potential falls and a lack […]