WorkCompAcademy News - July 24, 2023

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Says CMA May Proceed Against Aetna for Unfair Competition. Arbitration of Individual Claims Does Not Preclude Concurrent PAGA Litigation. $6M Punitive Damages Justified by Employer's "Despicable" Conduct. WCAB Rejects Vocational Apportionment Noting Recent En Banc Decision. Allianz Unit Fined $5 Billion for Multi-Billion-Dollar Fraud Scheme. Applicant Attorney Robert Slater's Conviction Affirmed. San Jose Roofing Contractor Faces $460K Premium Fraud Case. CHSWC Reporting Delays Cause Another Extension of Debit Card Sunset. 64% of 2000 Hospitals Non-Compliant with 2021 Price Transparency Law.