WorkCompAcademy News - May 10, 2021

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Central Valley Employer Faces $1M Premium Fraud Charges. Bay Area Contractor Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. Santa Ana PD Officer to Serve Six Months for Comp Fraud. Pharmaceutical Company Resolves Kickback Charges for $12.6M. Claimant Caught Working as Bartender While on TTD. Newsom Reappoints Katherine Zalewski as WCAB Chair. Comp Underwriting Profitability Remains Stable During Pandemic. 3D Printed Pills on Future Pharmaceutical Landscape. NSDUH Recommends Routine Screening for Cannabis Use. NCCI Economic Briefing Predicts End of COVID Recession.