WorkCompAcademy News - December 18, 2009

Rene Thomas Folse JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Texas Court Awards Record $70 Million to Workers Comp Claimant. Health Care Reform To Have Major Impact on Mileage Rate for Travel Expenses Will Decrease on January 1. Workers' Compensation. Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Revised Benefit Notice Manual. California AG Files $2.6 Million Suit for Workers' Rights Violations. WCIRB Reports 2009 Q3 Insurer Financial Results. Court Rules on City of Los Angeles Battle with City Controller Over WC Audits. Former Prison Officer Owes CalPERS $244,400 for Workers' Comp Fraud. RAND Says California Must Address Workers' Comp Volatility. Rogue Physicians Found in Florida Pain Clinics