WorkCompAcademy News - August 11, 2014

Rene Thomas Folse is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Limits Recovery of Caregiver Injured by Alzheimer's Patient to Workers' Comp. Court of Appeal Limits Definition of LC 4558 Power Press Exception. WCAB Clarifies UR Time Limits and That UR Not Required For Denied Body Parts. DME Company Owner Found Guilty in a 10-Year, $8.3 Million Fraud Scheme. Commercial Insurance Broker Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Premiums. WCAB Proposes Repeal of Rules of the Court Administrator. Independent Medical Review Records Submission Process Improved. WCIRB Publishes Aggregate Medical Payment Trends Report. WCIRB Report Shows Improving But Still Difficult California Work Comp Economics. Insurers Consider Cost-Effectiveness of Commercial Weight Loss Strategies. Excellence in Workers' Compensation Risk Management Awards Announced.