WorkCompAcademy News - February 14, 2022

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Insurers 1997 "Full Satisfaction" Stips Ends CIGA Other Insurance Recovery. Political "Doorknockers" Litigate For AB-5 Exemption. Psychiatrist With Criminal & Disciplinary Record - Sentenced for WC Fraud. Orange County Medical Fraud Fugitives Ran - But Could not Hide. Illegal Insurance Agent to Serve 4 Years for $1.4M Comp Fraud. EDD Employee to Serve 63 Months for $4.3M Benefit Fraud. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to QME Regs. California Indoor Mask Mandates Ending - Except for LA County. Hartford Survey Shows 61% Workplace Pandemic Burnout Rate. Bipartisan Synthetic Opioid Commission Publishes Alarming Report.