WorkCompAcademy News - May 29, 2023

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: AI Device Restores Function So Paralyzed Patient Can Walk. Sunnyvale Company Announces AI Underwriting for Work Comp. California Supreme Court Expands Employee Whistleblower Protections. Santa Clara Jury Awards $2M to Deaf Package Handler for Discrimination. Worker's FEHA Action Rejected in Case Arising Out of Flu Vaccine Refusal. Handy Technologies Resolves Misclassification Claims for $6M. NSC Publishes Research on Improving Workplace Safety with Robotics. CWCI Studies Low-Volume - But High-Cost Driver Drugs. FTC Targeting Drugmaker Mergers and PBM Industry Middlemen. Arbitrator Awards Humana $642M in Walgreens Pricing Dispute.