WorkCompAcademy News - October 7, 2019

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Another Opioid Case Settles Before Trial, Filing Comp Claim Not Necessarily a FEHA "Protected Activity", Requirements for SIBTF Benefits Unchanged After SB 899, $2.1B Genetic Testing Fraud Takedown - Largest Ever Charged, Patients Drove 16 Hours for Opioid Prescriptions, Newsom Signs First Responder PTSD Presumption Law, Heart Disease Linked to Pesticide Exposure at Work, CVS Drug Pricing Plan Gains Little Traction, CWCI Reports Steady Decline in Spinal Fusions, NCCI Reviews Air and Ground Ambulance Fees.