THE WCI WEEKLY
Week of August 21 - 27, 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.
A Helping Hand for Return to Work Helps Us All
An innovative return-to-work program that places injured workers as volunteers in local nonprofit agencies and allows them to continue to receive their regular wages and benefits is a win-win for all. Read More
Criminals Are 'Liening In"
California reports that convicted or criminally indicted parties have filed $600 million in liens against injured employees' workers' compensation claims from 2011 through 2015. Read More
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Killer Drugs
Listing the drugs involved in an overdose death allows the federal government to track them and fund intervention strategies for states to follow. So why don't all the states do it? Read More
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Blog: Last Call for Me
The 71st annual Workers' Compensation Educational Conference offered more speakers, more attendees, more presentations, more exhibitors, more sponsors, more of everything than ever before. All of which leaves me with mixed feelings as I tell you that this was my last conference. Read More
Fit to be Tried: Wearable Devices in the Courtroom
Wearable fitness trackers are a treasure trove of potentially relevant electronically stored information for use in litigation. Read More
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Medical Providers Keying in on Uber to Transport Patients
For people without access to private transportation, getting to medical appointments can be a challenge, especially if they have chronic conditions that require frequent appointments. Services like Uber and Lyft can help, and, in some cases, may be covered by insurance. Read More
Courting Medical Marijuana
The Ohio Supreme Court has told its staff to prepare a draft amendment to the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct to clarify the services that attorneys can offer clients seeking to comply with the state's new medical marijuana law. Read More
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First Responder's PTSD not Covered by Work Comp
A police officer who responded to the Pulse nightclub massacre has been diagnosed with PTSD. However, Florida's law on injuries to first responders does not cover wounds that are only psychological. Read More
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WCI Briefs: 8.25.16
To save you time, here's a sampling of workers' compensation and insurance news, each in 500 words or less. Read More
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Great Insurance Jobs
AmTrust Financial Services needs a Workers' Compensation Adjuster at its Princeton, N.J. offices.
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