WorkCompAcademy News - December 21, 2015

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Trucker Not Independent Contractor Despite Contract Language. Interpreters Arrested in $24.6 Million Fraud Case. Drywall Contractor Sentenced in Premium Fraud Case. DIR Releases 2015 Legislative Digest with Overview of New Laws. DWC Adds New Form to Expand Electronic JET File Options. Cal/OSHA Fines Santa Clara Theme Park for Serious Safety Violations. Claims Involving Prescription Painkillers are Four Times More Costly. CDC Proposed Opioid Guideline Fails to Address Tapering. FDA Drug Approval for 2014 Hits All Time High. DIR Self Insurance Plans Chief to Move to Sedgwick.