WorkCompAcademy News - October 26, 2015

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. FEHA Does Not Mandate Shift of Duties to Other Employees. FedEx Resolves Classification Class Action for $228 Million. Jury Convicts DME Owner and Operator. CWCI Readies New Benefit Notices For January. Lawmakers Seek Workers' Compensation Federal Oversight. DWC Adds Two New Evidence Based Guidelines to MTUS. Insurance Commissioner Rebuffs Carrier for High Prices. DWC Announces Chief Judge and Medical Director Changes. Study Compares Total Knee Replacement Alternatives. 11 Percent of Americans Now on Antidepressant Meds.