WorkCompAcademy News - December 9, 2013

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Limits WCAB Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Professional Sports Injuries. Fresno Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Comp Carriers $4.2 Million Restitution. FBI Says Mob Figures Now Involved in Health Care Crime. Two Monterey County Contractors Convicted of Comp Fraud. Feds Pass New Law Regulating Drug Compounding. DIR Lien Revenue Reduces Costs of WC Revolving Fund.Researchers Measure Cost of Zero Dollar Comp Claims. 2014 WCIRB Manuals and Plans Now Available. DWC Schedules Another IMR Webinar. Researchers Say New Spinal Cord Treatment Improves Walking.