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Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says Failure to Sign UR Report Invalidates UR Procedure. Reconsideration Granted to Determine if Erroneous Instruction to UR Was Material Defect. Claimant Charged With Identity Theft For Using Fake ID. Surveillance Leads to Arrest of San Jose Claimant. State Senator Leland Yee Accused of Sp...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Successful Comp Case May Toll Statute of Limitations in Civil Case. DWC Posts Proposed Opioid Guideline - Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back. BART Fined $210,000 For Workplace Fatality. Cal/OSHA Fines Real Estate Firm for Tree Trimming Fatality. Security Firm Head - Heads to Jail for 120 Days....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Psychiatric AME Must Separately List and Assess Each Claimed Stressful Event. Bell Gardens Police Officer Convicted in Comp Fraud Case. SF Bus Driver Charged With Felonies For Faking Robbery. Truck Driver Faces Decade In Prison After Jury Trial. DWC Changes Panel QME Process to Comply With Navar...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Former Cal/OSHA Official Files Whistleblower Complaint Against Agency. Drobot Guilty Plea Delayed. Azusa Massage Parlors Cited for No Comp Insurance. Feds Delay ICD-10 At Least One Year In Surprise Vote - Health Industry Enraged. Comp Payment for Medical Marijuana - 2014 CLM Annual Conference Hot Topic. Nati...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted in FBI Corruption Case. Defense Attorney Convicted of Stealing $2 Million From MTA. Federal Jury Convicts Orthomed Owner in Fraud Case. Attorney General Says California Leads the Nation in Transnational Organized Crime. Only Two Comments Posted to DWC ICD-10 Forum....

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Rejects Use of Figure 15-19 to Rate Cervical Impairment. Employer Loses Negligence and Bad Faith Case Against State Fund. Intoxication is No Defense to Claim Against Uninsured Employer. Truck Mechanic Faces Felonies For Fraudulent Claim. DWC Proposes Regulatory Move from ICD-9 to ICD-...

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Contractors Lose Case Against Failed Construction Industry SIG Brokers. Feds Recover Record $4.3 Billion in 2013 Fraud Cases. Projected IMR Administrative Savings May Not Materialize. MIT Expert Says Comp Is "Anachronistic". Experts Predict the Dawn of the Age of Genomic Medicine. Researchers Develop New B...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reinstates Malpractice Claim Against Applicant Attorneys. WCAB Says SB 863 Allows Five Extra Days to Strike QME From Panel. Tenet Healthcare Investigated by FBI for Kickbacks. Woman Gets 11 Years For Second Comp Fraud Conviction. Cal Chamber Announces Job Killer Bills for 2014.CH...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Declares QME Rule 35.3(e) is Invalid. WCAB (Not IMR) Must Decide Medical Necessity When UR Decision is "Invalid". Federal OSHA Preempts DA From Pursuit of Civil Penalties in Workplace Fatality. Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Owner Pleads Guilty to Massive Comp Fraud. Calderons Indicted On Bribery Charge...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Reverses Case Law on Application of OMFS to Denied Cases. Glendale Residents Convicted in $20 Million "Prescription Harvesting" Fraud. Insurance Broker Arrested for Padding Work Comp Premiums. Carlsbad Company Gets FDA Clearance for Spine Implant. Study Says Healthcare Providers Easy Target for Ha...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says SB 863 Entitles Employer to Expedited Hearing on MPN Issues. No Jurisdiction in Federal Court Over Subrogation Money. LA Officials Say "Obscenely Ridiculous" Employment Law Will Cost $26 Million Payout for No-Nap Rule. Santa Barbara Bus Driver Convicted of Comp Fraud. Final IMR and IBR Regulations...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Reduction of Attorney Fee in Longshore Case Must State Specific Reasons. CWCI Says Los Angeles is "Hotbed" for Comp Litigation. CHP Officer and Wife Arrested for Comp Fraud. Whittier Psychologist "Apologizes" for Fraudulent Comp Claims. Monterey County Sting Grabs Illegal Contractors. New NFL Law Triggers Mo...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Applies Earnings Presumption to Volunteer Police Only. Missing Unattached Safety Device Cannot Be Used for Power Press Exception. No Reimbursement for Differential Pay to Sheriff After Return to Light Duty. Federal Case Accuses California Hospitals of $50 Million Fraud. Thirteen Indicted for...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimant Aspen Medical Charged With $36 Million Comp Fraud. Postal Worker Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. California Has Four Out of Top Ten Comp Fraud Cases in Nation. NICB Outlines Fraud Trends for 2014. 2014 Annual Report of Inventory Due April 1. WCIRB Launches Classification Search Tool. Next QME Ex...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge Rejects NFL Settlement. National Nurses United Claims Medical Bills are Bloated with Waste. 2013 Was Record Year for Health Care Fraud. Profiteering and Fraud. Van Nuys DME Supplier Faces 30 Years After Guilty Plea. Orange County Attorney Jailed for Use of Cappers. SB 863 Roll Back Bill Dies An...

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Citation to Treatment Guideline Required to Award Home Health Care. San Diego Company Settles Kickback Charges for $40 Million. Santa Barbara Doctor Known as "Candy Man" Pleads Guilty. Proposed Medicare Regs Crack Down on Over Prescribers. CWCI Study Says UR/IMR Process Working as Intended. RAND Study Says...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employment Law Change Highlights for 2014. Court of Appeal Says Rating Need Not Be "Complex and Extraordinary" to Use Almaraz/Guzman Analogy. Foundation Names California Worst "Judicial Hellhole" in Nation. Fullerton Business Owner Gets Five Year Sentence in Fraud Case. DWC Posts RBRVS Fee Schedule Updates E...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Activation Fee Injunction Case Continued to January 16. Court of Appeal Reverses Death Benefits Award. LAPD Police Officers Arrested for Comp Fraud. Insurance Agent Arrested for Fake Comp Policies. California Trial Lawyers Propose Ballot Initiative to Overturn Medical Malpractice Law. 70% of California...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Limits WCAB Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Professional Sports Injuries. Fresno Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Comp Carriers $4.2 Million Restitution. FBI Says Mob Figures Now Involved in Health Care Crime. Two Monterey County Contractors Convicted of Comp Fraud. Feds Pass New La...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Relents on Lien Activation Fee Collection. Senator Calderon Points Fraud Finger at Senator Steinberg. NICB Reports Increase in Medical and Workers' Comp Fraud Claims. Feds Resolve Fraud Case With Orange County Ambulance Company for $3 Million. Final SJDB Regulations Approved. Insurance Commissioner Appro...

David L. Jimenez California Supreme Court Affirms Valdez Decision and Opens Pandora's Box. Federal Judge to Sign Statewide Injunction Against Lien Activation Fee. Old Settlement Precludes NFL Player's New Claim. WCAB Rescinds Its Decision on AMA Guides 6th Edition. Johnson and Johnson Settles Hip Replacement Lawsuits for $4 Billion. Orange County Physician Sentenced to 11 Years for Prescribing Opi...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge To Issue Injunction Against Lien Activation Fee. WCAB Panel Applies SB 863 Retroactively to Home Health Care Claim. Pharmaceutical Companies Settle Federal Charges for $2 Billion. Sutter Health Settles Whistleblower Case for $46 Million. Pacific Grove Illegal Contractor Guilty of M...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Partially Reverses Injured Worker's FEHA Claim Against School District. FBI Allegedly Implicates Sen. Calderon and Pacific Hospital in Comp Law Bribery Scheme. Second Riverside Transit Driver Arrested for Comp Fraud. L.A. Transportation Company Owner Faces 10 years in Fraud Case...

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Stakeholders Pick Sides In S.B. 863 Constitutional Litigation. U.C. Davis Cop Settles Controversial Comp Case for $38K. CDI Awards $32 Million in Grants to Combat Comp. Aptos Builder and Employees Guilty of Comp Fraud. Correctional Officer Arraigned on Comp Fraud Charges. Implaintium CEO Convicted of Spinal I...

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Workers' Comp Does Not Create DFEH Employment Relationship for Volunteer Firefighter. Former Livingston Cop Convicted In Comp Fraud Case. Burbank Diagnostic Lab Pays $17.5 Million to Resolve Kickback Case. New Law Clarifies Death Benefit Presumption. Governor Brown Signs Extension of Time for Interpreter Cer...