WorkCompAcademy News - April 21, 2025

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Denied Commutation of 76% PD Award to Pay Bills. Exclusive Remedy Applies if Contracting for 52+ Hour Job. Community Colleges Face Massive "Pell Runner" Financial Aid Fraud. Accounting Chief at Girardi Keese Law Firm to Serve 10 Years. Labor Alliance Officers Sentenced For WC and Pension Fraud. Insurance Agent and Son Charged With $1.4M Commission Fraud. Misdated VA PACT Act Disability Decisions Cost Millions. Studies Show Surgeons Continue to Leave Materials in Patients.