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July 21, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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July 14, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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June 30, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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June 23, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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June 16, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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June 9, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

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.

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June 2, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: $147M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson in SoCal Antitrust Case. No Retroactive Application for PAGA One Year Statute of Limitations. San Diego Dermatologist Faces 22 Charges for $1.3M Fraud. Chula Vista Man Pleads Guilty in $51M DME Kickback Scheme. Woman Arrested for Staged Carjacking and Insurance Fraud. Prominent SoCal “Rehab Riviera” Founder and Ex-CEO Arrested. WCRI Studies Variations in Hospital Outpatient Payments Growth. OSHA Updates its Inspection Program Focus.

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May 26, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB (En Banc) Limits Replacement QME Process. Admitting Evidence Not Listed at MSC Is Not “Harmless Error”. Court Finds United Indian Health Immune From WCAB Jurisdiction. PAGA Action Prevailing Employer May Not Recover Costs From LWDA. Ninth Circuit Upholds AB 5 Against Independent Truckers’ Challenge. SoCal Police Officer and Attorney Face $600K Comp Fraud Charges. Tulare Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded COVID Drugs. Security Company Owner Sentenced for $3.4 M Premium Fraud.

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May 19, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: DOI For Coverage Mandatory Arbitration is Defined by LC 5412. Jury Trial Rights Attach to Claim for Unruh Civil Rights Act Damages. Six Month Delay in Requesting Arbitration Constitutes “Waiver”. Public Insurance Adjusters Face Deceptive Practices Allegations. Fresno Health System to Pay $31.5 M to Resolve Kickback Case. Ventura County Unlicensed Physician Re-Arrested for Practicing. NCCI Report: Workers’ Comp System Remains Strong. AI Outperforms Radiologists’ Detection of Breast Cancers.

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May 12, 2025 – News Podcast

WorkCompAcademy

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Upholds Managing Partner’s Waiver of Comp Benefits. Court of Appeal Limits Exceptions to Going and Coming Rule. California FAA Preemption Battle Continues in Trial Courts. Medical Clinic Operator Admits Physician Identity Theft. California Legislators Take Steps to Clean Up “Rehab Riviera”. DOL Announces Independent Contractor Rule – Version 4.0. California DOJ Publishes 5th Edition of Disability Rights Handbook. Industry Mourns Passing of WCJ William M. Carero.

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