WorkCompAcademy News - May 31, 2010

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies Employment Relationship in IWC Wage Order. LA Fire Battalion Chief Awarded Partial Back VRMA, Bankrupt Employer With "Self-Funded Retention" Policy Provision Was Not Uninsured Employer. Jury Verdict Favors City of Oceanside in Police Office DFEH Claim Following Work Comp Injury. Defense Asks Judge to Admonish District Attorney For Pursing Fraud Case for Grant Funds. U.S. Drops Criminal Probe Against AIG Financial Products Executives. DWC Posts Revised Draft of Physician Fee Schedule. DWC Issues 15 Day Notice of Revisions to Proposed WCIS Regulations. New CWCI Study Confirms Medical Costs Higher Now Than Before S.B. 899. States' Financial Woes Squeeze Comp Systems