WorkCompAcademy News - February 21, 2022

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 9th Circuit Sends Lyft Drivers A.B. 5 Class Action to Arbitration. Expect Increases in Telemedicine and Healthcare Digitization Fraud. Contracting Company Owners Get Jail Time for $1M Comp Fraud. Last Guilty Plea Wraps Up Fraud Case Involving SUI Investigator. COVID "Misinformation" Wars Reach California Legislature. West Covina Bolts From LA County Dept. of Public Health. DWC Posts Annual Report of Inventory Reminder. WCIRB Releases Multi-Bureau COVID-19 Analysis. Vaxx Wars Heat Up as Kern County Recruits 4K Unvaxxed LA Sheriffs. Survey Shows Fading Enthusiasm for Hybrid Work From Home.