THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of July 24 - 30, 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: 6th Annual National Regulators Roundtable
On Monday, August 22, the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators sponsors the 6th annual National Regulators Roundtable during the 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference. Read More
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Do No Harm?
A new government report reveals that 29 percent of patients in rehab facilities suffered some type of physical harm as a result of the care they received. Read More
What Leaders Say, and What Workers Hear
Can you hear me now? A leader may believe that his decisions will advance workplace safety when in fact they may send the wrong message to employees. Read More
The Lone Gunman: Terrorism and Workplace Violence
Most instances of workplace violence are committed by one person acting alone, yet terrorism models usually are used to predict larger, bomb attacks. Read More
Reaching Their Limit
Four doctors sued the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for suspending their licenses for prescribing "increased amounts" of medical marijuana to patients. Read More
Ohio Court Sides With Workers' Compensation Fraud
It would seem that for a workers' compensation statute to protect an employee, the employee's alleged injury must be an actual workplace injury. Not so fast, says the Ohio Supreme Court. Read More
Icebreaker
A claim by an Oklahoma State University employee who slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk  was on thin ice until it reached the state's Supreme Court. Read More
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Lloyd's on the Defensive
Former Carolina Panther Safety Hakuri Nakamura sued Lloyd's of London, claiming it subjected him to "virtually impossible" procedures to prove his claim that he suffered a career-ending injury. Read More
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Finally, Some Good News About Opioids
A report from Texas on its workers' compensation pharmacy closed formulary program shows dramatic decreases in the use of opioids. Read More
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Former Ski Ambassador Frozen Out of Claim
It's been an uphill battle for Thomas Kibbie, a former ski ambassador for Vermont's Killington Resort, and his workers' compensation claim. Read More
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Great Insurance Jobs
Pinnacol Assurance in Denver needs a business director to manage a multidisciplinary insurance operations team of direct and in-direct reports.
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