WorkCompAcademy News - June 7, 2010

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB En Banc Decision Finds New Regulation Limiting Right to QME Panel to be Invalid. WCAB Clarifies Role of Disability Evaluation Unit. Comp Carrier Has No Duty to Call Bank to Save Injured Worker From Mistaken Arrest. Oral Arguments Presented in Schwarzenegger Furlough Case. Claims Examiner with the City and County of San Francisco Arrested. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies' Anti-Fraud Efforts Collect More Than Half a Billion Dollars in 2009. Older, Less Expensive, Antidepressants Are As Effective With Less Side Effects Than Newer Drugs. DWC Adjusts Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Section of OMFS