WorkCompAcademy News - September 26, 2022

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Weedwacker Injury Not a "Violent Act" for Psyche PD Add-On. PAGA Case Proceeds Despite Arbitrator Finding Against Employee. Long Beach Dockworkers Fraudulently Bill Health Plan $2.1M. New Law Prohibits Employer Discrimination for Off the Job Marijuana Use. Newsom Signs Law Inspired by Comp Carrier's $2M CDI Lobby Scandal. Mandatory Weekly Testing for Unvaccinated Workers Roll Back. WCIRB Publishes 2022 Interactive Industry Stats Report. WCIRB Publishes Aggregate Medical Payment Trends 2021 Update. California Uses the AMA Guides 5th Edition - Which is Two Decades Old. NEXT Partners with Intuit For Comp Insurance in Quckbooks Ecosystem.