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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 La. Supreme Court Rules in Physician-Dispensed Pharmacy Case
By the narrowest of margins (4 to 3), the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned the victory obtained by LUBA at the 3rd Circuit court of appeal in the case of Rebel Distributors Corp. v. LUBA. Read More |
 Fighting Racism in Workers' Compensation Rules Fed up with high premiums and state adjudicatory systems that lacked any cultural sensitivity, beginning in the early 1980s Native American Tribes across the country asserted their sovereign authority and became self-insured for their workers' compensation programs. How's that working out? Read More
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 When Mediation Goes Sideways
Even if the parties in a workers' compensation claim case execute a Mediated Settlement Agreement, they then will draft a more formal and detailed Final Compromise Settlement Agreement. So what happens when a claimant executes a Mediated Settlement Agreement but then refuses to execute a FCSA? Read More |
 Should Congress Repeal the Medical Device Tax Law?
A repeal of the 2010 tax on medical devices continues to be a topic of much debate in Congress. Supporters of the law fear that making such a change could start a stampede of demands for similar rollbacks from insurers and health care providers, who are also subject to new taxes and fees to help finance the health law. Read More |
 Taking Aim at NAIC & Florida's Insurance Commissioner
An opinion piece by Kevin Hennosy in the October issue of Rough Notes magazine takes serious issue with Florida's Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and his activities with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. 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: A TPA in Birmingham, Ala. needs 3 workers' compensation examiners for a project. Conduct Your Own Search |
