Greetings!
Welcome to your weekly WCI Newsletter. We have selected the top stories that appeared on our website this week to help you stay up to date on what is happening in the world of workers' compensation and insurance. Enjoy.
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 WCI & FSU Seminar on New Expert Opinion Evidence Standard WCI and Florida State University College of Law will present a seminar on Nov. 8 on the 2013 law that amended the Florida Evidence Code. HB 7015 changed or clarified the manner in which expert opinions are considered in determining issues in Florida's judicial system. You can attend in-person or on-line. Read More
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 Small Businesses Sue AIG Over Workers' Compensation Scheme
Small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey this week initiated coordinated class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts against AIG, its subsidiary companies and former CEO Maurice Greenberg, alleging unfair business practices, fraud and violations of the federal racketeering statutes. Read More |
 Aging Employees and Work Comp
The picture is not red or black for employers today, it's gray. Of the millions of gray-haired Baby Boomers about to reach retirement age, 85 percent plan to keep working past retirement age, many full-time. That brings challenges to employers, risk managers, and return-to-work programs. Read More |
 Work Comp Nation Blog
The federal government is shut down. Pro athletes are shut out in California. And the Washington Monument -- on its anniversary, no less -- is shuttered. Is there a bright spot anywhere? Yes! Read More |
 Lying to Get the Job?
It May Come Back on You
If an employee in South Carolina files a work comp claim after being dishonest on his employment application, he may be barred from pursuing benefits. Read More |
 PEOs: The New Frontier for Workers' Compensation Fraud?
Anthony Natale, III, a shareholder in the Workers' Compensation Department at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, cautions that the emergence of fraud in the PEO arena should put employers on alert when contemplating entering into such arrangements. Read More |
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 WCI Briefs
We know you're busy. That's why we created WCI Briefs, a collection of workers' compensation and insurance news from across the nation and around the world. Each of these articles tells its story in 300 words or less. Read More |
 WCI Online Career Center
We now have a Career Center available on the Workers' Compensation Institute's website. In partnership with GreatInsuranceJobs.com, this new free resource for job seekers is continually updated with thousands of solid employment opportunities. One of the jobs currently available: Gallagher Bassett needs a claims supervisor at its Harrisburg, Penn., office. Conduct Your Own Search |
