WorkCompAcademy News - August 26, 2024

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court Ends New FTC Rule Banning Employer Non-Compete Agreements. 9th Circuit Decision Continues "Judicial Hostility" to Employer Arbitration. Workers File Class Actions Against Employers for Excessive PBM Drug Costs. Separate Public Entities Exempt From Wage Order and PAGA Claims. Former CHP Officer Arrested for Workers' Compensation Fraud. SJDB School Owner and Counselors Face $1M Fraud & Kickback Charges. Huntington Beach Company Succeeds With First Artificial Heart Transplant. MIT Researchers Study Why Laws are Written in an Incomprehensible Style.