Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Fraud in Federal Employment Law Case Supports Terminating Sanction. Consumer Watchdog’s DOI FAIR Plan Challenge Case May Proceed. AG Resolves Janitorial Misclassification Case for $2M. Fresno Man to Serve 7.5 Years for Opioid Prescription Fraud. Former Palmdale Insurance Agent Charged With $1.8M Fraud. CHSWC Releases California Janitor Workload Study Report. Alzheimer’s Association Now Favors Blood Tests for Diagnosis. Vizient Projects Cost Pressures Across Healthcare Supply Chain.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Appeal of California Comp Carrier Rehabilitation Plan Denied. Uber Alleges L.A. Doctors & Lawyers Filed Fraudulent Claims. Aetna Whistleblower Wins $95M FCA Claim Against Major PBM. Insurance Executive Fraud Leads to Insurance Company Collapse. DOL to Rewrite or Repeal More Than 60 “Obsolete” Rules. Cal OSHA Audit Finds Multiple Processing & Staffing Deficiencies. New California Court Rule and Standard Adopted for Use of AI. DA Investigates Toxic Hazards at Carson Medical Products Facility.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories:California Receives $4.1M From Gilead Sciences for Illegal Kickbacks. Westminster Seeks $600K in Civil Fraud Case Against Former Cop. SIBTF Now Pays More PD Than Core WorkComp System. DOI Warns State Leaders About Rising Comp Costs. OSHA Updates Penalty Guidelines to Support Small Business. Private Self-Insured Claim Counts Are Down But Losses Are Up. 70% of Cases Have Spontaneous Resorption of Herniated Disc. Liberty Mutual Releases 2025 Workplace Safety Index.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Denies Reconsideration of Psyche Claim Take Nothing. Convicted SoCal Comp Fraudster Charged in New $270M Fraud Sweep. DME Supplier Paid $227K in Kickbacks in $5.9M Fraud Case. Five No.Cal. Defendants Charged in Health Care Fraud Sweep. SoCal Healthcare Clinic Operator Sentenced for $20M Fraud. Proposed Bipartisan Law Limits Small Business Predatory ADA Claims. CWCI Finds Independent Medical Reviews Are Trending Up. Physicians Owned Malpractice Insurer Buys NYSE Listed Comp Carrier.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Plaintiff Must Hold or Desire Job at Time of ADA Discrimination. Class Action Against Employer Can be Decertified at Any Time. Case Dismissal Affirmed for PI Attorney Misconduct During Trial. Public Officials Face Arson and Insurance Fraud Charges. Ontrak CEO Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison. WCRI Study Explores Promises and Challenges of AI for WorkComp. NSC Grant Recipients Tackle Most Common Workplace Injuries. AG Claims Skilled Nursing Facility Chain Puts Patients at Risk.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Decides When and How Subrosa Can Be Sent to QME. Employer Sues Injured Worker’s Firm for Malicious Prosecution. Two Employment Contracts Must Be Read Together For Adhesion. NVIDIA Fraud Expert Charged in Health Plan Fraud scheme. Fugitive Physician Sentenced in $1.5M Health Care Fraud Scheme. Physician Pleads Guilty for Ketamine Sales to Actor Matthew Perry. DOI Launches Investigation of State Farm Fire Claim Handling. Kaiser School of Medicine adds Pepperdine MD/MBA Program.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: No Obligation to Give Notice of 5 Year Statute to Reopen Award. SCOTUS Rejects “Reverse” Employment Discrimination Standard. Employer’s Unconscionable Arbitration Agreement is Unenforceable. NorCal Doctor to Pay $125K For DEA Record Keeping Violations. Hospice CEO Faces $2.5M Six Count Fraud Indictment. Civil Unrest Closes LA WCAB as Political Turf War Begins. Long COVID Costs are 73.7% of all COVID Claim Payments. 2025 Injury Impact Report Shows Three Trends Intensify.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: W.C. Exclusivity Ends Janitor’s Intentional Injury at School Case. Home Depot Settles Overnight Overtime Wages Case for $3.35M. Court of Appeal Declines to Apply Federal FEHA Attorney Fee Scrutiny. SoCal Hospice Operators Arrested for $3.8M Fraud. Munir Uwaydah Entity Loses $2.25M Legal Malpractice Case. Reserve LAPD Officer & Brother Face Insurance Fraud Charges. Former Attorney Tom Girardi Gets 7 Years for Defrauding Clients. Sutter Health Expands California Rural Health Care Access.
