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WCEC Session Preview: Centers for Excellence, Medical Cost Drivers

On Tuesday, August 19, at the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, a panel of experts will discuss how the ACA will impact workers' compensation. Also on the agenda, the role that pain management plays in the treatment of workplace injuries. Read More

Fla. Judge Finds Work Comp Chapter 440 'Facially Unconstitutional'

A judge in the 11th Circuit Court of Florida declared Chapter 440, Florida Statutes to be unconstitutional as long as it maintains section 440.11, which is the exclusive replacement remedy that became effective on Oct. 1, 2003. Read More  

Work Comp Claim Blows Up in Robbery Co-conspirator's Face

A California woman was arrested for submitting a fraudulent workers' compensation claim for treatment of PTSD associated with a robbery at a bank where she worked. The problem? She allegedly helped plan the robbery. Read More

Use Team Effort, Best Practices to Keep Work Comp Claims on Track

It's a conundrum in the workers' compensation system: some claims proceed smoothly while others seem to get stuck. A multi-disciplinary team effort with the right tools and medical management focus can get these "stuck" claims moving. Read More

Judging the Judges in California

California's Workers' Compensation Ethics Advisory Committee investigated 34 of the 37 new complaints it received in CY 2013, in addition to three complaints pending from 2012. One complaint was so volatile it was sent in anonymously. Read More

The Mess in Florida

A circuit court judge in Florida has declared the state's Workers' Compensation Act "facially unconstitutional, as a matter of law." We'll be talking about this and more with Mark Walls of Safety National, David DePaolo of WorkCompCentral, and Bob Wilson of WorkersCompensation. com during our "Ultimate Bloggers" panel Monday, August 18, at WCEC. Read More

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 350 words or less. Read More

Emergency Visits for Drug-related Suicide Attempts Rise

Emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts more than doubled from 2005 to 2011 among people aged 45 to 64. Research from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also shows worrisome increases in other age groups. Read More

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