WorkCompAcademy News - February 13, 2023

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Retired NFL Players File Class Action Over Rejected Disability Claims. Privette Doctrine Exceptions Save Injured Worker's Tort Action. No Total Immunity for County Hospital's Employee PAGA Case. SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Opioid Pill Mill Doctor Criminal Convictions. Silicon Valley Online Pharmacy Startup Resolves Fraud Cases. EEOC Updates Employer Guidance on the ADA and Hearing Disabilities. NCCI Reports on Inflation and Work Comp Medical Costs. COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations Now in Effect. New Contracts Awarded as Centene Pays $596M to 13 States for Overbilling. CMS Lets Health Plans Keep Billions of Dollars in Excess Payments.