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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 9th Circuit Affirms $25M Roundup Pesticide Award in California Case. Worker's Injury Suit Against Employer Dismissed. Flooring Co. Owners Face $3.8M Premium Fraud Charges. California Black Market Drugs Sold to Prescription Drug Customers. San Diego County Targets Employers for Labor Violations....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Sexual Exploitation by PTP Causes New Compensable Injury. See’s Candies Wins Meal Break Class Decertification Victory. Laguna Hills Assisted Living Facility Pays $159K For Wage Theft. New CDC Relaxed Mask Mandate Frustrates and Confuses Employers. CWCI Analysis Critical of SB 335 Shortened Denial...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Central Valley Employer Faces $1M Premium Fraud Charges. Bay Area Contractor Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. Santa Ana PD Officer to Serve Six Months for Comp Fraud. Pharmaceutical Company Resolves Kickback Charges for $12.6M. Claimant Caught Working as Bartender While on TTD. Newsom Reappoints Ka...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Federal Appellate Court Orders Trucking Companies to Comply AB-5. Owner Pleads Guilty for $31M Home Health Care Kickback Scheme. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to the QME Regs for Comment. DIR Publishes Annual IMR Report. DWC Posts Zoom MLFS Questions and Answers Sessions. D-I-R Launches New Supp...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Former EDD Employee Pleads Guilty to $200K EDD Fraud. Farm Labor Contractors Charged for $1.42M Premium Fraud. Sacramento Welder Faces Two Felonies for Fake Head Injury. H.R. 1996 Protects Carriers From Prosecution for Pot Industry Coverage. CSU and UC Systems to Mandate COVID Vaccinations for RT...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: San Jose Employer Faces 20 Premium Fraud Felonies. SoCal Chiropractor Sentenced for $6.6M Comp Kickback Scheme. Residential Care Facility Owner Indicted for $1M Premium Fraud. Simi Valley Contractor Pays SCIF $152K for Premium Fraud. DFEH Publishes Guidance on Employer Mandated Vaccinations. DWC...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Employers Sued for Not Reimbursing Home COVID Expenses. Health Net Pays $97M to Resolve Inflated Charges Claim. Employers/Carriers Recover Fraud Investigative Costs. Firefigher - Iron Man Triathlete - Owes $198K Fraud Reimbursement. Even Rhode Island Fraudsters Easily Steal EDD Cash. Ojai Gardner...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Orange County Recovery Center "Body Broker" Arrested. Santa Clarita Employer Pleads Guilty to $1.8M SBA Covid Fraud. Pharmacist Sentenced to Only 6 Months for $200M Comp Fraud. Covid Cases Surge in Silicon Valley. South Coast Gymnastics Cited for 1.3 Million Dollar Wage Theft Violations. Experts...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Retailers Face Class Actions for Unpaid Worker Screenings. Landscaper Faces Fraud Charges for Faked Symptoms. California/Washington Disclose as Oregon Hides EDD Fraud. Bay Area Pair Indicted for $300M uBiome Healthcare Fraud. San Jose Physician Indicted for Illegally Prescribing Opiates. CWCI Say...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Exclusive Remedy Does Not Require Actual Receipt of Benefits. Privette Rule Limits Installer's Action Against Homeowner. Two Counties Sue Handy.com For Worker Misclassification. AG and 5 Counties Sue 10 Skilled Nursing Facilities for Fraud. Fresno Farm Worker Faces Two Felonies for Comp Fraud. OS...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Exclusive Remedy Ends Suit for Employee Suicide. Court of Appeal Affirms Prison Nurse Conviction for Comp Fraud. 212 Year Sentence for Hawthorne Man's "Diabolical" Insurance Fraud. Double Dipping Firefighter Faces Four Felonies for Comp Fraud. DA Files Felony Charges for OSHA Violations in Deadly...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Employer Groups Lose Bid to Stop Cal/OSHA COVID Regs. Employer's Vendor Has No Duty to Injured Worker. Merced Claimant Faces Fraud Charges for False History. Hawthorne Physician Settles Kickback Case for $215K. Prison Inmate and Accomplice Indicted for EDD COVID Fraud. How Medicare Rates Overpay...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Supreme Court ends Practice of Rounding Time Clock Punches. Grocers Association Seeks "Hero Pay" Ordinance Injunction. Suit by COVID Infected Wife Against Husband's Employer Fails. Sun-Maid Growers Faces Labor Law Class Action. 5 Year Sentence for Dr. Grusd Office Administrator Affirmed. Californ...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Foster Farms Fights "First in Nation" COVID Court Injunction. McKinsey & Co. Pays $600M to Resolve 49 State Opioid Claims. Federal Trucking Law Preempts More Stringent CA Break Law. Lawsuit Claims Amazon Violated COVID-19 Safety Measures. Drywall Contractor Cited for $2M Wage Theft From 472 Labo...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCJ Rejects Mesa Pharmacy Challenge to L.C. 4615 Stay. Gig Workers File Second Challenge to Proposition 22. Brentwood Pharmacist Guilty in $4.5M Kickback Scheme. Bakersfield Nurse Assistant Faces 24 WC Fraud Felonies. Biden Picks Julie Su - Head of CA Labor Agency as Labor Deputy. Cost Impact of...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Denies Union Effort to Invalidate Prop 22. 132a Not Released by Civil Settlement Without WCAB Approval. EHR Vendor Resolves Kickback Case for $18M. Last Physician Sentenced in $154M Surgical Fraud Case. Claimant Faces Fraud Charges for False History of Prior Injuries. Cal/OSHA Data...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Sub-Contractor Lacks Standing to Challenge Privette Doctrine Dismissal. EDD Fraud Losses Now Estimated at $11B. Feds Pursue Pharmacist for Carelessly Filling Opioid Prescriptions. O.C. Healthcare Group Resolves $40M Respirator Fraud Claim. CA DOJ Launches Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section. DWC...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Supreme Court Rules Dynamax Decision Applies Retroactively. Lowe's Faces Class Action for Sick Pay Miscalculation. 5,000 California Prison Inmates Filed Fraudulent Unemployment Claims. Fresno Construction Worker Charged With Comp Fraud. Former Firefighter to Serve 90 Days and Pay $130K for Comp F...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Union Asks Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop 22 Gig Measure. Staffing Company Sues for Fraudulent Comp Insurance. WCAB Significant Panel Decision Evaluates Remote Trials. Man Arrested for $3.5M N95 Mask Fraud with Bay Area victims. Camarillo Insurance Brokers Face $687K Premium Fraud Charges. Pub...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Unapproved Comp Policy Arbitration "Side Agreements" Unenforceable. PhRMA Loses Challenge to California Drug Transparency Law. Ohio AG Claims OptumRX Knowingly Overcharged State. Irvine Diagnostic Lab Pays $358K to Resolve False Claim Charges. Union Head to Serve 12 Years for Stealing Health Pla...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Injured Worker $575K Discrimination Jury Verdict Affirmed. EDD Remains Easy Fraud Target - Even From Prisoners. Sacramento Cleaning Company Owner Faces Premium Fraud. Surgeon Facing $29M Fraud Released After Positive COVID Test. Cal/OSHA Targets Meatpacking and Food Processing Employers. 2021 Mi...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: U.S. Supreme Court Allows States to Regulate PBM Drug Prices. WC Claim, and CalPERS Retirement Defeats FEHA Claim. WCAB En Banc Limits Walk-Through Orders. Riverside Woman Learns $500K EDD Fraud Scheme on YouTube. 16 Pharmacies Admit Health Care Fraud Schemes. Pain Medicine QME Pays $153K to Res...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:Constitutionality of California Employer Arbitration Ban Argued. Applicant Attorney Arrested For Adelante Interpreting Inc. Scam. Former Ventura County Firefighter Guilty of $148K Comp Fraud. Simi Valley Contractor Convicted for $176K Premium DIR, DWC Publish IMR 2019 Annual Review Progress Repor...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: "Equitable Tolling" Doctrine Applies to Appeal of Cal/OSHA Citation. Another COVID-19 Employee Tort Case Pending Against Cal. Employer. Sheriff's Failure of Fitness-for-Duty Test Not a Psychological "Injury". Oxnard Roofer Faces 5 Felonies for $4M Premium Fraud. Ventura Farm Labor Contractor Fac...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:California Leads the Nation in COVID-19 Civil Lawsuits Filed. Compromise and Release Resignation Letter Bars FEHA Claim. Huntington Park Clinic Owners Face $2.5M Fraud Charges. CMS Webinars Clarify WCMSA Appeal Process. CMS Reports Aggressive Efforts Reduce Fraud by $15 Billion. DWC Corrects Outp...