THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of June 12 - 18, 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: Florida Workers' Compensation Breakout
The Florida Department of Financial Services-Division of Workers' Compensation presents a half-day session on regulatory issues and processes unique to the Sunshine State on Wednesday, August 24, from 8:30-Noon at the 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. Read More
Agencies Seek Shutdown of Illegal Prescription Drug Sites
Federal and international agencies take action against 4,402 websites that illegally sell unapproved prescription drugs to U.S. consumers. Read More
Blood on the Blackboard
A special news report, "Blood on the Blackboard" reveals violence toward teachers in Milwaukee public schools. Read More
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Backpedaling in Kentucky
Who would have thought than one little commission could cause this much trouble? Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevins has now issued two executive orders to rescind his previous order regarding the state's Workers' Compensation Commission. Read More
Employee or Partner?
Some workers treated as employees for tax purposes may need to be reclassified as partners as early as Aug. 1, 2016, thanks to new regulations. Read More 
PFA for PTSD in WC
Post traumatic stress disorder has moved from solely a battlefield statistic to trauma suffered by first responders and even private citizens. A new benefit in many Employee Assistance Programs -- psychological first aid, or PFA -- may offer help. Read More
The Never-Ending Opioid Problem
Overdoses involving opioids killed more than 28,000 people in 2014, and over half of those deaths were from prescription opioids. Are new guidelines helping or hurting? Read More
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WCI Briefs: 6.16.16
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
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Great Insurance Jobs
Alexander & Schmidt is looking for a Loss Control, Field Representative at its Augusta, Maine location.
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