THE WCI WEEKLY

Week of April 3 - 9, 2016

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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.

FOR #WCI2016

Registration for the 2016 Workers' Compensation Educational Conference is now open. Go to our website today to get early bird pricing. See you August 21-24 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. Click here for information on Hotels. Email Us if you have general Conference questions.

#WCI2016: PEO Breakout

Professional Employer Organizations are an important piece of the workers' compensation landscape. This year, the 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference devotes an entire day and six separate presentations to PEOs and the challenges and solutions they present to the industry. Read More

Juvenile Detention Staff Under Attack by Inmates

Attacks on officers at juvenile correction facilities in Colorado are being blamed on under-staffing. The state legislature appropriated more than $3.5 million for hiring, but positions remain unfilled. Read More

Fentanyl Deaths Spike

At least 28,000 people died of opioid overdoses in 2014, the highest number of deaths in U.S. history. Of those, fentanyl was involved in 5,554 fatalities, a 79 percent increase over 2013. Read More

Group Urges Criminal Charges for On-the-Job Injuries

Should employers go to jail for failing to keep their employees safe? One group thinks so. Read More

The National Dismantling of Workers' Compensation

Since 2003, more than 33 states have reduced the amount of benefits offered to workers under local workers' compensation plans. Read More

Babies and Bath Water

The Florida Supreme Court already had two workers' compensation cases on its hands. Now, there's a third. Read More

Lack of Oversight in California Leads to Work Comp Fraud

Some stakeholders maintain that more than $1 billion has been siphoned out of California's workers' compensation system because of gaps in oversight. Read More

Florida's Work Comp Fight

Florida lawmakers approved a massive overhaul of the state's workers' compensation system in 2003, and the aftershocks are still coming. The Florida Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a constitutional challenge to a key part of that reform package. Read More

Rethinking Opioid Addiction

Anti-addiction drugs are available across the country but must be prescribed by physicians with special training. Is it time for a change in policy? Read More

WCI Briefs: 4.5.16

To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 300 words or less. Read More

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