WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Defines "High Velocity Eye Injury" Required for Extended TTD. DOI has Jurisdiction to Invalidate Carrier "Unfiled" Side Agreements. Walmart Sues 45 National Carriers For Opioid Settlement Costs. Santa Rosa Neurosurgeon Convicted for Opioid Prescriptions. NCCI Publishes Update to 2021 State...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Carrier Cannot Disqualify Multiple WCJ's in Dec'd Defense Attorney Case. Growers SIG Sues Grower for $3M Cost of Post-Termination Claims. L.C. 432.6 Nullifies Employer's Postlitigation Proposed Arbitration Agreement. Opposing Party Prejudice Not Required for Arbitration Waiver. Epic Failure of $...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Rules on Procedure for County to Recover L.C 4850.4 Advances. FLSA Mandates Call Center Employees be Paid for Booting Up Computer. Applicant Attorney Jon Woods to Serve 4 Years for Comp Fraud. San Jose Father and Son Arrested for $12M Premium Fraud. 3 Bay Area Restaurants Settle Wage Theft...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Lawyers Union Sues California Over How it Hires Lawyers and Judges. Business Name Issues Are Problems for Enforcing Employee Arbitration. Cross Examination Required in Hearing on Workplace Violence Orders. Highest Paid UCLA Doctor Convicted of Patient Sexual Assaults. Staffing Problems Plague La...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Fresno Trucking Business Owners Face $2.5M Payroll Fraud Charges. Tustin Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Selling 120K Opiod Pills. Cal/OSHA Investigates Tree Trimmer Death After Fall into Wood Chipper. WCIRB Publishes COVID-19 Workers' Compensation 2022 Update. DWC Announces Deactivation of In...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Panel Rejects Provisions of Unapproved 3rd Party Settlement. Attorneys Awarded $280K Fees for $15K Settlement of Rest Break Case. New Law Facilitates Recovery of $282K Wage Theft From Car Wash Owners. SoCal Attorney to Serve 37 Months for Forged Court Judgments. Highlights of New Worker's C...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Judicial and Regulatory Health Care Disruptions Expected Soon. DA Drops Charges in Premium Fraud Case - in 4th Week of Jury Trial. Home Health Care Agencies Cited for $2M in Worker Misclassification. SoCal VR School Executives Arrested for $1.7M Voucher Fraud. DWC Suspends 178 Medical Providers...

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 Carri...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Prevailing in WCAB 132a Claim is Not Res Judicata in FEHA Case. Employers Must Set "Date Certain" for Emergency Leave Ending. S.F. Contractor Faces Multiple Felony Charges for Premium Fraud. NICB Partnerships Intensifies its Focus on California Insurance Fraud. Newsom Signs SB 1242 Adding Premiu...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Class Action Claims Amazon 8' Warehouse Pods Violate FEHA. Johnny Depp's Attorney Hired to Defend High Profile Comp Fraud Case. Jury Convicts Silicon Valley Man for $77M COVID Test Kickbacks. Newsom Signs Fast Food Standards and Accountability Recovery Act. CDC Reports Alarming Surge in Construc...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court Declines to Restrain "Rude and Aggressive" Workplace Customer. Employer Cannot Discover Immigration Status in Wrongful Termination Case. Judge Dismisses DAs' Case Against Law Firm for $5M ADA Shakedown. Re-Hearing Revives Legality of Employer Arbitration Agreements. LAPD Officers Hired by...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Says New and Further Disability Must Occur Within 5 Years of DOI. WCAB Rejects Claim of Employment at Time of Fatal Car Crash. Judge Approves $30M Apple Security Check Pay California Class Action. Court of Appeal Rejects Staffing Agency's Comp Policy Dispute. Study Finds U.S. Annual Insuran...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Belligerent Truck Driver's Misdemeanor Conviction Ends Comp Award. Ventura County Providers Pay $70.7M to Resolve FCA Allegations. O.C. Lawyer's Victory Lap Turns Med-Mal Jury Trial Victory into Defeat. Randy Rosen MD Pleads Guilty in Orange County Fraud Cases. Stockton Doctor Resolves Neruro-St...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: California and U.S. Supreme Courts Face Off over Employer Arbitration. Injured Worker Fails to Prove an "Adverse Employment Action" After RTW. WCAB Panel Says - What Is In The File is Not What Is In Evidence. San Francisco Prevails in 11 Week Opioid Trial Against Walgreens. Is Zantac Litigation...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Affirms Apportionment and Clarifies Hikida Rule. WCAB Has No Duty to "Rescue" Applicant From Take Nothing. Attorney General Lawsuit Says CVS Health Abuses its Market Power. Website Only Businesses Exempt from Disability Access Laws. Applicant Arrested Following Surveillance and Social Media...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court of Appeal Denies Injunction Classifying Lyft Drivers as Employees. Settlement of Individual Suit Does Not Bar Employee's New PAGA Suit. Court Reviews Employer's Requirement to "Provide" Employees Seating. Right to Arbitrate Ends When Employer Fails to Timely Pay Fees. Teva Resolves Nationw...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Uber Resolves Claims for Overcharging People With Disabilities. Trial Set in Insurance Commissioner Lara "Pay-to-Play" Controversy. FBI Recovers Hospital's Ransomware Payment to North Korean Hackers. Dozens Charged in $1.2 Billion Health Care Fraud Takedown. S.F. Voters Pass New Paid Emergency L...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Business Owners Allowed to Proceed Against Carrier for COVID Losses. Job Applicants Not Employees When Tested for Drugs. Two Defendants Settle for $54M as SF Opioid Trial Enters Closing Arguments. Arguments Made in 14th Year of Jan-Pro California Wage Theft Case. "Yellowstone" Television Series...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Panel Grants Applicant's Appeal of IMR Determination. Second Suit Follows Unclear Wording of First Suit Settlement Agreement. Federal Judge Gives Opioid Drug Distributors Another Rare Win. Physician's Wife to Serve 8 Years for Role in $44 Million Insurance Fraud. New ML Fee Schedule Increas...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SCOTUS Declines Review of California AB 5 - Few Cases Remain. WCAB Notes Procedural Errors in Affirming Home Health Care Award. COVID Is Not a "Natural Disaster" Exempt From WARN Act Notices. Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Accountant to Serve 15 Months. LAPD Officer Arrested for Altering PTP Tre...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SCOTUS Overturns Washington State Workers’ Compensation Law. Supervisors' Diverse Practices Do Not Rule Out PAGA Class Actions. Lodi Orthopedic Surgeon Convicted for Fraud After 2 Week Jury Trial. EDD Announces Recovering $1.1B in Fraudulent Benefits. NCCI Publishes COVID-19 National Presumption...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SCOTUS Enforces California Employee Arbitration Agreements. Federal Rules Shortens Time to File Koby Bryant Subrogation. Comp Carriers Prevail in Alleged Claimant Data "Hacking" Claim. Northridge Physician to Serve Time & Pay $9.5M Restitution for Fraud. Owner of Limousine Company Arraigned for...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court - Missed-Break Premiums Are "Wages" With Penalties. Rite Aide Resolves California Employee Class Action for $12M. Employer is Illegally Uninsured Despite "All States Endorsement" Policy. Most California Vaccine Mandate Legislation Withdrawn for the Year. California Last in 2022 Bes...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court - Missed-Break Premiums Are "Wages" With Penalties. Rite Aide Resolves California Employee Class Action for $12M. Employer is Illegally Uninsured Despite "All States Endorsement" Policy. Most California Vaccine Mandate Legislation Withdrawn for the Year. California Last in 2022 Bes...

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph. D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Workers With Mild Symptoms of COVID May Not Be Protected by FEHA. Apportionment Mandatory When Disability Caused by Two CT Periods. Agoura Hills Physician Sentenced Under New Anti-Kickback Law. EDD Faces Another Wave of 47,000 Potentially Fraudulent Claims. Tustin Podiatrist Sentenced After Conv...