THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of June 5 - 11, 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: Center for Excellence
The Center for Excellence returns for two days of exceptional presentations at the 71st Annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando. Mark Walls and Kimberly George will moderate the sessions on August 23-24. Read More
Mental and Psychological Injuries and Compensability
In Pickett v. Advance Auto Parts, the North Carolina Court of Appeals clarified when mental and psychological injuries are compensable. Read More
Florida Supreme Court Issues Westphal Decision
Quashing the First District Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Westphal v. City of St. Petersburg Risk Management, the Florida Supreme Court has determined that certain portions of the state's workers' compensation statute are unconstitutional. Read More
Violence on the Night Shift
Night-shift janitors in California are pushing hard for more protections against on-the-job sexual assault and harassment. One proposed new law offers help. Read More
Attorney Fee Entitlement Changes in Florida
The Florida Supreme Court decision in Castellano v. Next Door Company will have an impact on how petitions requesting relatively nominal benefits are handled. Read More
Zeroing in on California Workers' Compensation Fraud
More than 100,000 injured workers have encountered providers that are facing fraud charges, mostly in Southern California. Read More
First in a Losing Race
Huntington, W.Va., a city of 50,000, has the highest drug overdose death rate in a state ranked No. 1 in the nation for overdose deaths. The city's overdose death rate, at 119 per 100,000 last year, is nearly 10 times the national rate. Read More
Not so Fast, Judge Tells Kentucky Governor
Last month, Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued an executive order abolishing the Workers Compensation Nominating Commission and re-creating it with new members and new criteria. That did not sit well with everyone. Now a circuit court judge has issued a temporary injunction against the maneuver. Read More
WCI Briefs: 6.9.16
To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news from around the country, each in 350 words or less. Read More
Still not OK in OK
Oklahoma-based attorney Bob Burke is at it again. He and three other lawyers are challenging how the workers' compensation system operates regarding state employees. Read More
Calderon Pleads Guilty
Former California Assemblyman Tom Calderon pleaded guilty to taking bribes from the owner of a medical firm in exchange for action on legislation involving workers' compensation. Read More
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