WorkCompAcademy News - June 14, 2021

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Psyche Symptoms Before Award Does Not Preclude Reopening. Waiver Signed Injured Worker on Volunteer Job Limits Liability. New WCAB Tool - "Commissioner's Settlement Conference." Ninth Circuit to Decide Fate of DEA 49 Year Old Cannabis Ban. Jury Convicts Chiropractor for $2.2M Health Insurance Fraud. Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of 24 Year Old for $600K EDD Fraud. Cal/OSHA Abruptly Withdraws COVID Safety Standards Phase Out. Consumer Interest in Telemedicine Increased From 11% to 76%. Merck's COVID-19 Treatment in Phase 3 Trials.