WorkCompAcademy News - December 18, 2023

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Exclusive Remedy Applies to City, and Related Political Entities. Google to Pay Workers $27M - the Largest PAGA-Only Settlement to Date. Jury Awards Ex-Kaiser Nurse $41.49 Million in Retaliation Suit. Police Officer Fired for Cause Found Ineligible for Disability Retirement. LA-area Poultry Plants to Pay $3.8M for Child Labor Law Violations. $1.1M in Wages Recovered for Workers on a Public Works Project. QME With 3,005 WCAB Liens worth $29.4 M Faces 40 Fraud Charges. New Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Workers from Silicosis. Hospitals Failing to Comply with Price Transparency Law. Trusted Medical Records Exchange Framework (TEFCA) is Now Operational.