WorkCompAcademy News - January 26, 2026

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Ventura Staffing Company to Pay $650K for Fake Comp Policies. WorkWhile to Pay $4.1M to Resolve Misclassification Case. Drug Prices Up 4% as PBM Federal/State Regulations Increase. DWC Posts Reminder for Submission of Annual Report of Inventory. California WARN Act Changes Effective January 1, 2026. Congress Proposes Changes to Federal WARN Act. Bristol Myers Squibb & Microsoft AI-Driven Lung Cancer Detection. WCRI Reports on Injectable Therapies in Workers’ Compensation.