WorkCompAcademy News - February 20, 2023

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Commercial Traveler Rule Applies to Workers Assisting Firefighters. Employment Law Arbitration Cases Queue up in Cal Supreme Court. Ninth Circuit Strikes Down California Ban on "Forced Arbitration". "Yellowstone" actress Q'orianka Kilcher's Comp Fraud Case Dismissed. Estimated EDD Fraud Losses Increased to Nearly $40 Billion. Pharmacist Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison For Faked Prescriptions. Supermajority of Physicians Now Employed by Corporate Entities. Half of California Hospitals Are in the Red, - Some Are Closing. WCRI Says Work Comp Medical Outcomes Worse than Other Payors. 350 MDs Lobby Congress for AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians.