WorkCompAcademy News - April 11, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Clarifies Employer's Obligation to Provide Place to Sit. "Daubert" Evidence Standard Ends 300 Zoloft Lawsuits. Split Panel Decision Gives 24 Hours to Communicate UR Decision. Insurance Company Litigates to Be Declared "Unimportant." DWC Admits Many of Largest Lien Claimants are Currently Criminally Indicted. WCIRB Proposes Mid-Year Premium Rate Reduction. Workers' Compensation Offers "Second Career" For Fraudulent Doctors. Carlsbad Resident Gets Jail Time For Selling Bogus Medical Device. Study Says Total Disk Replacement More Effective Than Discectomy and Fusion. Drug Companies Use "Captive Pharmacies" to Circumvent Generic Drugs.