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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 Defining Physical Brain Damage in Workers' Compensation Cases
The question of whether a claimant who has suffered from a mild concussion means that he has suffered physical brain damage appears often before the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission and the answer has never been clear cut. Read More
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 Students Want Work Comp Coverage
Graduate students at Cornell are calling on the university to provide monetary and health compensation to them if they are injured while working on campus. Read More
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 DOL to AT&T: Can You Hear Us Now?
DOL alleges that 13 employees were fired from Ohio Bell/AT&T for reporting workplace injuries. Read More
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 Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2014 WCI Scholarships
For over a decade, the Workers' Compensation Institute has awarded scholarships to deserving children of injured workers. The 2014 application process is now open! Students have until June 13 to apply for awards of $1,500 each. Read More
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 ACLU Fights Drug Testing Rule
ACLU of Indiana is fighting a new rule that mandates drug testing for some patients taking medications for chronic pain. The lawsuit cited Fourth Amendment violations against unreasonable search. 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 400 words or less. Read More
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