WorkCompAcademy News - February 5, 2024

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Panel Reviews Criteria to Set Aside C&R for Incompetence. Opinion Defines When Ending Forced Arbitration Act "Dispute" Arise. Insureds May Video Record Participants During Examination Under Oath. SoCal Man Sentenced for $6M Used and Counterfeit Medical Device Fraud. Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S. NCCI Releases Q4 2023 "Upbeat" Quarterly Economics Briefing. CWCI Reports Workers' Comp Inpatient Care Declined by 51.1%. DWC Annual Report of Inventory for Claims Due by April 1. Researchers Discover Potential Non-Opioid Treatment for Chronic Pain. Pomona Valley Hospital Overbilled $1.4M For Prescription Meds.