WorkCompAcademy News - January 13, 2020

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Rules Truckers are Exempt from AB-5 ABC Test, Employer's Delay in Interactive Process Supports FEHA Claim, Rehab-Recovery Mogul Pleads Guilty in $175M Fraud Case, Palmdale Internist Sentenced to Two Years in Kickback Case, Gov. Newsom Announces Plans to Enter Drug Business, New York Considers Passing AB-5 Gig Employment Law, SCIF Salaries - Including $732k Annual CEO Pay - Under Scrutiny, O.C. Register Calls for Privatizing the SCIF, Santa Monica Reports 23% Increase in Comp Claim Costs, Study Claims 1/3 of Healthcare Costs are Insurance Co. Overhead.