THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of May 29 - June 4, 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.
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#WCI2016: Fifth Annual Prayer Breakfast
Star athlete Charlie Ward will be the featured speaker at the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference's fifth annual Prayer Breakfast on Monday, August 22, at 7:00 a.m. Read More
The True Cost of Indemnity
Checks have been the go-to workers' compensation payment method for years. It's time to take a fresh look at how we get cash to claimants. Read More
Clash of the Workers' Compensation Titans
When the workers' compensation law firm of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano left Kurt Shore's advertising firm, the ad man called up and signed Samuel Pond's chief rival and former partner George Martin. Then the fun really started. Read More
Is Medical Marijuana an Antidote for Opioid Addiction?
Some opioid abusers are turning to medical marijuana on their own to beat their addictions, and with some success. Read More
Holding Employers Accountable for Workplace 'Accidents'
When an employer ignores workplace safety and a worker is seriously injured or killed on the job, arrests and prosecutions are rare. Police and prosecutors typically treat these incidents as "accidents" that are unforeseeable and therefore not preventable. Read More
WCI Briefs: 6.2.16
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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Change of Condition: Objective or Subjective Standard?
In Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the South Carolina Court of Appeals held that the state's Workers' Compensation Commission erred in requiring a change of condition to be established by objective evidence. Read More
Positive PDMP Progress, With Some Cautions
In a prescription drug monitoring program, the database stores a list of all patient prescription drugs dispensed in a particular state, regardless of payer. Is this the answer to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse? Read More
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Great Insurance Jobs
If you are good with numbers, Bouchard Insurance needs a Workers' Compensation Statistical Coordinator in its Clearwater, Fla. office.
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