WorkCompAcademy News - November 14, 2016

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. More Employers Sue Berkshire Hathaway Company. Constitutional Challenge to Comp System Dies in US Top Court. WCAB Has Jurisdiction Over UR Penalties and Sanctions. PA High Court to Rule on AMA Guides "Constitutionality". Device Maker Pays $36 Million in Misbranding Case. DOJ Expects Drugmaker Indictments by Year End. OIG Report Shows Home Health Care Industry "Ripe" With Fraud. CWCI Reports on Implications of New Marijuana Law. Santa Fe Springs Explosion Leads to Cal/OSHA Citation. Opioids Provide Only "Limited Relief" for Back Pain.