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July 26, 2010 Edition - Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.

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July 26 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies COLA Application in Death Benefits Case. Some Appellate Cases Heat Up and Others Cool Down in July. Dozens Arrested in Medicare Fraud Totalling $251 Million. New Federal Financial Reform Law Creates Federal Insurance Office (FIO). Air Ambulance Fee Schedule Modification Effective July 13. Markel to Acquire FirstComp to Expand Workers' Compensation Penetration. CAAA Claims Insurance Carrier Profits "Skyrocketed" Since 2004. Knee Ligament Tears May Not Require Surgery.
July 19 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Court of Appeal Applies California Standard for Employee Relationship. Court of Appeal Finds Order For Further Diagnostic Studies Is Inconsistent With MMI Status. Statutory AME-QME Scheme Does Not Apply to Subsequent Injury Cases. Attorney Sanctioned for Inappropriate Walk Though Order. WCIRB Article Clarifies Experience Rating Eligibility. Workers' Comp. Pharmacy Spending Increased 6.5% In 2009. Abuse of Prescription Pain Medication Increases by 400 Percent. After Announcing Cancellations, The DWC Schedules the Next QME Competency Examination for October 23. Voters to Decide if Private WC Insurance Becomes Available to Washington Employers. Employer's Self Funding Conference Slated for September in Los Angeles
July 12 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Applicant Attorneys Class Action for Interest on Attorney Fees Rejected by Court of Appeal. AIG Cleared To Pursue Rivals In Workers' Comp RICO Lawsuit. Local Law Enforcement Receives $30 Million in Grants to Fight Work Comp Fraud. Employers Holdings Cuts 161 Positions. Workers' Comp Insurers Show $1.5B Underwriting Loss in 2009. Modifications to Draft Physician Fee Schedule Posted to DWC Website for Public Comment. Best Fix For Rotator Cuff Tear Remains Uncertain.
July 5 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Clarifies "Sudden and Extraordinary" Requirement for Psychiatric Claims. Court of Appeal Clarifies Exclusive Remedy Provisions. Marina Del Rey QME Sought for Questioning In High Profile Murder Case. CHSWC Investigation Confirms DEU Delays Exceed Statutory Timeline. Work Comp Self-Insurance Pools Are Popular with Small California Employers. HISIG Approved to Expand Work Comp Membership to Other Retailers. New York and California Self Insured Pools - The Tale of Two States. City of Maywood Says It May be a Business Model for Tough Times. CNA Opens New Branch Office In Los Angeles
June 28 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Failure of Injured City Employee to Request Interactive Process Precludes FEHA Award. Court of Appeal Finds Lack of Evidence to Support RICO Case Against Employer. CWCI Data Quantifies Attorney Involvement in California Workers' Comp. Woodland Man Arrested for Allegedly Faking Injuries to Receive More Than $400,000 in Workers' Comp. Vista City Councilman Faces Charges For Failure to Have Comp Coverage. Charges Against Physicians; Assistant Dropped in Smurfit-Stone Case. Rush to Electronic Health Records Could Increase Liability Risk. U.S. Experts Weigh How to Reduce Radiation from Scans. Broadspire Launches the First Alternative Dispute Resolution Process Offered by a National TPA. Maywood City Council Votes to Lay Off All City Employees Over Loss of Comp Coverage Benefits.
June 21 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Vacates Their Prior Opinion and Grants Re-Hearing On Ex Parte QME Contact. Safeway Ex-Employee Declared to be a Vexatious Litigant by Court of Appeal. Court of Appeal Rules Workers' Comp Furloughs are Illegal. Final Defendant in AIG/Matrix Case Pleads Guilty to $1.5 Million Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud. Jury Convicts Centinela State Prison Librarian for Workers' Compensation Fraud. Smurfit-Stone Settles Workers' Comp Case for $100,000. Work Comp Judges Devine and DeWeese Discuss the L.A, Lien Unit at AHRC Luncheon. DWC Encourages External Users to Become E-Form Filers. CWCI Study Confirms Reduction in TD After S.B. 899. Maywood to Disband Police Department After Loss of Coverage
June 14 Edition Troy Slaten Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal to Review "Sudden and Extraordinary" Requirement for Psychiatric Claims. Potential Gulf Oil Claims on Heels of Settlement Proposal For WTC Workers. California Medical Board Reinstated Convicted Felons. Solano County Deputy Sheriff Arrested for Alleged Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud. California Workers' Comp Premium Volume Falls Fifth Year in a Row. No Cost-of-Living Increase for Injured Worker. Salinas Chiropractor Arrested in Connection with Workers' Comp Fraud.DWC Proposes Regulations for Spinal Hardware Pass Through Payments. JPA Cancels Comp Coverage for City Of Maywood. Octuplet Mom Settles Work Comp Claim for $23,000.
June 7 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB En Banc Decision Finds New Regulation Limiting Right to QME Panel to be Invalid. WCAB Clarifies Role of Disability Evaluation Unit. Comp Carrier Has No Duty to Call Bank to Save Injured Worker From Mistaken Arrest. Oral Arguments Presented in Schwarzenegger Furlough Case. Claims Examiner with the City and County of San Francisco Arrested. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies' Anti-Fraud Efforts Collect More Than Half a Billion Dollars in 2009. Older, Less Expensive, Antidepressants Are As Effective With Less Side Effects Than Newer Drugs. DWC Adjusts Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Section of OMFS
May 31 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.Calif. Supreme Court Clarifies Employment Relationship in IWC Wage Order. LA Fire Battalion Chief Awarded Partial Back VRMA, Bankrupt Employer With "Self-Funded Retention" Policy Provision Was Not Uninsured Employer. Jury Verdict Favors City of Oceanside in Police Office DFEH Claim Following Work Comp Injury. Defense Asks Judge to Admonish District Attorney For Pursing Fraud Case for Grant Funds. U.S. Drops Criminal Probe Against AIG Financial Products Executives. DWC Posts Revised Draft of Physician Fee Schedule. DWC Issues 15 Day Notice of Revisions to Proposed WCIS Regulations. New CWCI Study Confirms Medical Costs Higher Now Than Before S.B. 899. States' Financial Woes Squeeze Comp Systems
May 24 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Supreme Court to Review Furlough Case. California Supreme Court Allows S.B. 899 New Apportionment Rules to Apply in LeBoeuf Situations. Court of Appeal Rules On Illegal Ex Parte PQME Contact. California's Anti-SLAPP Statute Protects SCIF Attorney From Lawsuit Filed by Physician/Lien Claimant. Sacramento Roofing Business Owner Arrested for Alleged Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud. DWC Introduces Optional Medical Unit PQME Request Forms. Conservator Appointed to Manage Contractor's Access Program of California. Agency Clarifies Workers Comp Medicare Set-Aside Rules for "Off-Label" Drug Use. Association of Hearing Representatives Appoints New Officers. PacificComp Optimistic on California Workers' Compensation Market Despite RAND Study
May 17 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.Oral Argument Set for June 10 in Guzman Appeal. Calif. Insurance Guarantee Association Could Issue Bonds to 2013. Legislative Committee Claims That the California DWC is Ignoring the Law. Woman Ordered To Pay $40,000 Restitution For Insurance Fraud, Perjury And Elder Abuse. DWC Study Shows Injured Workers Getting the Care They Need. Network Physician Use Increases in California Workers' Comp Claims. Mountain View Man Charged with Work Comp Fraud. NCCI Says Workers' Comp Insurers in 'Precarious Position'. Crawford Names Laytin Vice President of Western Region Claims Operations
May 10 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Affirms PD Award Resulting From Unauthorized Self Procured Spinal Surgery. Santa Clara Bakery Founder, CEO and Accountant Arrested, Charged in Workers' Comp Fraud Scheme. Raley's to Pay $550,000 to Settle Workers' Comp Accusations. Battle Heats Up Between Nurses and Hospitals Over Proposed Law on Injury Presumption. L.A. County Hospital Audit Finds Overpayment of Work Comp and Other Benefits. Showdown Between Louisianan Legislature and California WCAB Shelved - For Now. 74% of Nation's Top Insurance Companies Are Hiring. State Fund Lowers Base Rates, Credit Threshold. Troubled Workers Comp Insurer Considers Options. Zenith Shareholders Approve Merger With Fairfax.
May 3 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. High Court Denies Quick Ruling on Calif. Furloughs. Benefits Awarded to Undocumented Immigrant Under Longshore and Harbor Workers' Act. WCIRB Reports on Analysis of Change in Experience Modification Formula. PacificComp Launches as Agency Company to Meet Long-term Needs of the California Workers' Compensation Market. Industry Opposed Workers' Comp Bills Before Calif. Appropriations Committee. Healthcare Solutions and Broadspire Partner To Lower Workers' Compensation Costs. Body's Own "Heat Messenger" Offers New Painkiller. FDA Planning More Regulation Of Drug-Infusion Pumps. Worker's Compensation Fraud Gets Auburn Man Prison Time.
April 26 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Zenith National Investors Lose Bid to Halt Buyout. Former Orange County Sheriff Pursues Workers' Comp Claim Against County. Despite Tough Times, Insurance Industry Employee Benefits Secure. Zenith Announces Net Loss for First Quarter of 2010. County of Santa Barbara Anticipates Work Comp Savings. WCIRB Report Suggest Workers' Comp Rates are Inadequate. Drug Could Stop Spinal Injuries, Researchers Say. Changing Old Habits Could Save Big on Drug Costs. NAIC, ISO, NICB Pact Simplifies Insurers' Fraud Reporting. Health Care Reform's Black Lung Provision Could Mean Red Ink for Workers' Comp Carriers
April 19 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Clarifies "Medical Necessity" in Discipline Case Against Chiropractor. Louisiana Lawmakers Target Work Comp Claims in California For Saints Football Team. San Jose Man Arrested, Charged with Felony Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud. Workers' Comp Billboards Fuel Political Campaign Debate. Employers Direct Changes Name to PacificComp. Montebello Police Officers' Lawsuit Dropped With Agreement to Pay Work Comp Claims. Claims Adjuster Hector Porrata Pleads Guilty. Judge Pamela Foust to Speak at Association of Hearing Representatives of California Friday Luncheon. Zenith Announces Craig Thomson to Lead Non-Workers' Compensation Property and Casualty Operations. Employers Promotes Barbara Giannini to Vice President of Strategy and Management Reporting.
April 12 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Grants Amicus Requests in Guzman Case. Dementia Claims Find California Home - At Van Nuys WCAB. Teams Dispute Workers' Comp Rights. Former Insurance Broker Gets 10 Years for $4.6 Million Comp Scam. Cost for W.C. Insurance Keeps Arena Football League From California.No Action Sac Doctor Arrested on Suspicion of Sexually Assaulting Patients. Taken During Court Session in Sex Club/Workers' Comp Case. Health System Bears Cost of Implants With No Warranties. X-Rays Often Inaccurate In The Diagnosis Of Hip And Pelvic Fractures. CRM Holdings Forms Strategic Alliance with AmTrust Financial Services.
April 5 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. More Federal Encroachments on Exclusive Remedy. Court Issues Stay Order in California Furlough Battle. Adjuster Cara Cruz-Thompson Pleads Guilty to Defrauding AIG of $1.4M. Newbury Park Drywall Firm Faces Fraud Charges.Oxnard Office of WCAB Moving to New Location. CWCI Estimates Workers' Comp Spinal Implant Pass-Through Payments Cost $55 Million in 2008. Last Proposed Sale of State Owned WC Insurance Companies Ends - For Now. Health Reform To Impact Workers' Comp. CWCI Elects Board of Directors For 2010. DWC Expands Customer Service Initiative to Anaheim.
March 29 Edition Troy Slaten Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Issues Writ in Duncan COLA Case. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies Benson Apportionment Math. SCIF Unpaid Premium Collection Effort Fails in Court of Appeal. Furloughs of State Workers' Comp Lawyers Illegal. Survey Ranks California's Lawsuit Climate Among Worst in the Nation. California Correctional Officer Accused of Lying About Being Shot at Sex Club. Ex-Managers Plead Guilty in Workers' Comp Case. DWC Moves Grover Beach WCAB to San Luis Obispo. DWC Opens Forum and Posts Proposed Modifications to UR Regs. SCIF Reformer was Paid a Salary of $450,000 a Year, Plus Perks.
March 22 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Proposed OSHA Recordkeeping Change Would Restore Column for MSDs. Re-Appointments Made To Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee. Pinnacol Ups Buyout Offer to Colorado Government. CWCI Scorecard Examines California's Long-Term Care Industry. AIG Issues Subpoenas Against Competitors in Workers' Comp Dispute. Rand Report: Calif. Workers' Comp Insurance Market Still Needs Improvement. E-Prescriptions Cut Medication Errors. Antidepressants Found to Help People With Physical Ills. California Workers' Comp Fund Nearly Doubles 2009 Net Income. CWCI Scorecard Examines Job Injury Claims in the California Trucking Industry.
March 15 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Proposes Amendment to Air Ambulance Fee Schedule Preempted by Federal Law. DWC Proposes Regulations for Electronic Medical Treatment Billing Standards. Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Proposed Pharmacy Benefit Network Regulations. Bill Would Limit Medicare Secondary Payer fines. Still No Deals in Potential Sales of State Workers' Compensation Companies. Ground Zero Workers Settle Injury Claims with NYC for $657.5 million. Postal Service Letter Carrier Indicted for Workers' Comp Fraud. California Attorney General Sues Farm Labor Contractor for Workers Safety Violations. Evidence Missing - In Evidence Based Medicine! Common Pain Meds Linked to Hearing Loss.
March 8 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employers Holdings Reports Full Year Income Decline. Injuries Among Public Sector Employees Increased for the First Time in Five Years. CIGA Prevails Against City of Laguna Beach in Reimbursement Case. Calif. Construction Company Sued for Misclassifying, Underpaying Workers. DWC Proposed Changes to MPN and Employee Information Regulations. CWCI Scorecard Examines Restaurant Claims in the California Workers' Comp System. Talk Therapy Reduces Back Pain? Contractor Guilty of Workers' Comp Fraud. Court Orders End to Furloughs for DWC, WCAB and Other State Workers. AIG Pumps $2.3 Billion Into "Long-Tail" Loss Reserves.
March 1 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. The Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District Grants Writ in Guzman Case. Couurt of Appeal Confirms WCAB Position on SSSOP. Court of Appeal Reviews Requirements for Independent Contractor Status. SCIF Prevails in Claim for Premiums Against Employer in Court of Appeal. Investor Lawsuit Filed Against Zenith National Insurance Corp. Board. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to Benefit Notice Regulations and Opens Discussion Forum. U.S. Study - Newer Heart CTs Deliver Far Less Radiation. Former Calif Prison Guard to Pay More Restitution. Premier Medical Owners Plead No Contest - Waive $60 Million in Liens. CMS Delays Medicare Reporting Requirement - Again.
February 22 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Fairfax To Pay $1.3 Billion to Purchase Zenith National Insurance. U.S. Crack Down on Independent Contractors May Help Stop Comp Cheats. No Contest Plea from Commerce Man in Workers' Comp Fraud Case. Woman Gets Three Years for Workers Comp Fraud, New Members Appointed to Fraud Assessment Commission. Occupation a Key Factor in Men's Lung Cancer Risk. Spine Stimulation May Not Help After Failed Surgery. California Comp Politics Becomes Focus of Attention. One Million Document Batches Successfully Processed Into EAMS. First State Fund "Sale" Getting Close in Colorado.
February 15 Edition John B. Floyd Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CMS Gets Tough in Six Year Old - Settled Tort Class Action. Illegally Uninsured Employer Prevails in Court of Appeal. OC Couple to Be Trading Their Pradas for Prison Garb. Broker Accused of $4 Million Pechanga Casino Insurance Embezzlement. Man sentenced in Marina payroll case. StrataCare, Disney and Others Implement EOB Program. DWC Attempts to "Uncork" EAMS Filing Bottleneck. Investor Class Action Filed Against CRM Holdings. Some Cash-Strapped States Raiding Workers Comp Funds. Home Improvement Self-Insured Group Announces Record Growth.
February 8 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.CIGA May Not Set Aside Stipulation Because of Change of Law. California AG Wins Suit Against Port Trucking Companies. CWCI Score Card Looks at Durable Goods Manufacturing. Apirl QME Examination Canceled. California Insurance Commissioner Says His Post Should Be Appointed. CorVel Announces Substantial Increases in Revenues and Earnings. Not All CT Scans Are Created Equal. Immune Treatment Helps Chronic Pain Patients. Zenith Income Plummets in Fiscal 2009. Fontana Man Arrested for Alleged Worker's Compensation Fraud.
January 29 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Cervantes SSSOP Procedure to Be Reviewed by Court of Appeal. CAAA Convention Draws Large Crowd. Too Many Rogue IRS Agents - Including Special Agent Suspected of Workers' Compensation Fraud. $20 Million in Restitution in Staffing Services Inc. Fraud Case. Workers' Compensation Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery.Study Reveals Predictors Of Long-term Opioid Use For Back Pain. CWCI Scorecard Examines Agriculture Claims. Travelers Sees Record Profits. State Fund Attorney Attacked at Anaheim Appeals Board. Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Trailing in Governor's Race.
January 22 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Technicolor Inc. Prevails With Exclusive Remedy Defense of Cancer Case. Clarification of Sandhagen UR Process Made by WCAB. Hollister HVAC Company Charged with WC Fraud. More State Funds May Be Up For Sale. No Big Comp Reforms This Year In Any State. WCRI Details Comp Market Post Recession. Workers Over 65 Have Lower Comp Indemnity Cost, NCCI Finds. Restaurant Self-Insured Group Wins 4th Conviction for Work Comp Fraud.
January 15 Edition Juan Naranjo, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Hands DFEH Victory to City of Los Angeles. Unfinished Appellate Backlog from 2009. Workers' Comp Research Provides Insight Into Curbing Health-Care Costs. GAO Study Shows "Extraordinary" Increases in Drug Prices. Former State Fund CEO Janet Frank to join Zenith Insurance as President. US Insurance Industry Sees Jobs Gain in December. Smoking, Low Back Pain and Apportionment? Tips on Managing Prescription Drugs in California Workers' Compensation.
January 8 Edition Darlene Ball, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CIGA Prevails Against AIG for $517 Million in Reinsurance Claims. Court of Appeal Rejects Serious and Willful Claim of Untrained Worker. Schwarzenegger's Furlough Days for Thousands of State Workers Ruled Illegal. Gang Member Pitchess Motion Cannot Discover Allegations of Police Officer False Workers Comp Claims. Lien Claims Filings Explode (Again). New NCCI Research Brief on Narcotics in Workers Compensation.Nose Treatment Cuts Hospital-Acquired Infections. DWC Publishes Guideline Clarifying Spinal Surgery Process.Fraud: Have We Really Seen it All? Long Beach Presiding Workers' Compensation Judge Retires. Employer's Fraud Task Force Conference and Awards Ceremony Next Monday January 11.
December 18 Edition Rene Thomas Folse JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Texas Court Awards Record $70 Million to Workers Comp Claimant. Health Care Reform To Have Major Impact on Mileage Rate for Travel Expenses Will Decrease on January 1. Workers' Compensation. Division of Workers' Compensation Posts Revised Benefit Notice Manual. California AG Files $2.6 Million Suit for Workers' Rights Violations. WCIRB Reports 2009 Q3 Insurer Financial Results. Court Rules on City of Los Angeles Battle with City Controller Over WC Audits. Former Prison Officer Owes CalPERS $244,400 for Workers' Comp Fraud. RAND Says California Must Address Workers' Comp Volatility. Rogue Physicians Found in Florida Pain Clinics
December 11 Edition Joel Allan Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. High Court Declines Controversial Workers' Comp Ruling. CHSWC Reports on Oversight of Self Insurance Groups. Prunedale Woman Arrested on Workers' Compensation Fraud, Elder Abuse Charges. Southern California Agent Sentenced in Workers' Comp Theft Case. Insurance Fraud Charges Filed Against CHP Dispatcher. Workers' Compensation Drug Cost Inflation is Up. California to Have Relatively Stable Workers' Comp Rates for 2010. San Francisco Saves $4 Million in Workers' Compensation Claims. Pill as Good as Steroid Injection for Tendon Problems. FDA Seeks Plan to Curb Opioid Pain Killer Abuse.
December 4 Edition Robert Nichols Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Spinal Surgery Second Opinion Process Clarified by WCAB. Multiple Amicus Briefs Filed in Ogilvie Appeal. Daly City Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty. CDI Terror Financing Probe Targets California Insurers. Harvard Study: Computers Don't Save Hospitals Money. Workers' Comp Managers Going Back-to-Basics to Manage Claims Costs. Some Comp Cost Increases Blamed on Medicare Rules. Court of Appeal Clarifies. Commencement of Cost of Living Adjustment for Life Pensions. CMS Network Lien Reps Face Sanctions for Frivolous Litigation. San Bernardino Bus Driver Convicted of Workers' Compensation Fraud.
November 20 Edition Debra Tobias Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Medicare Set Asides Hot Topic at 18th National Workers' Compensation and Disability Conference. Personal Info Jeopardized After Nebraska Workers' Comp Court Computer Hacked. Auburn Business Owner Faces Prison for Federal WC Fraud. Zenith Files 2.7% Increase in Its California Workers' Compensation Rates. Business Community Pushes for Hearing on Obama's Nominee to Head OSHA. Farmers Senior WC Examiner Loses DFEH Case. Owners of Rancho Mirage Restaurant Face Felony Charges. G.A.O. Claims Work-Related Injuries Underreported. Gelson's Supermarkets Reverses 132a Award in Court of Appeal. More AIG, Liberty Mutual, Chubb Claims and Counter Claims.
November 13 Edition Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. City of Los Angeles Has Court of Appeal Victory. Poizner Rejects Proposal for Workers' Comp Insurance Rate Hike. SCIF Files for 5% Workers' Comp Rate Increase. Texas Mutual's Dividend Payout for 2009 is $75 Million. Georgia Insurer SEUS Loaned $10 Million to CEO Before Being Liquidated. Ventura County Restaurant Worker Sentenced for WC Fraud. Redding Man Sentenced for Workers' Compensation Fraud. Nanotechnology Holds Promise for Spine Injuries. State Fund Rolls Out Pandemic Planning Seminar Series.
November 6 Edition David Weitzman Esq is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Los Angeles County Discrimination Case Remanded for Trial on Interactive Process Issue. Gas Stations Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Workers' Comp Charges. Genes May be Important in Back, Neck Pain. Sleep Disorder Research Shows High Rates in General Population. Colorado, N. Carolina, Maine lower 2010 Workers Comp Rates. ACOEM Publishes New Guidelines for Injuries to Hand, Wrist and Forearm. Working with Poultry Linked to Certain Cancers. CA Labor Commissioner Levies Nearly $1 Million in Citations. California to Update Workers Compensation Regulations. California Pizzeria Owner Pleads to Insurance Fraud.
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