Category: Weekly Podcast News

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Psyche Symptoms Before Award Does Not Preclude Reopening. Waiver Signed Injured Worker on Volunteer Job Limits Liability. New WCAB Tool – “Commissioner’s Settlement Conference.” Ninth Circuit to Decide Fate of DEA 49 Year Old Cannabis Ban. Jury Convicts Chiropractor for $2.2M Health Insurance Fraud. Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of 24 Year Old for $600K EDD Fraud. Cal/OSHA Abruptly Withdraws COVID Safety Standards Phase Out. Consumer Interest in Telemedicine Increased From 11% to 76%. Merck’s COVID-19 Treatment in Phase 3 Trials.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Reversed for Ignoring Supreme Court COLA Case. Federal Judge Rejects $2B California Roundup Cancer Case Settlement. Injury by Unauthorized Homeless Person Conflict Compensable. WCAB Declines Jurisdiction Over UR/IMR Dispute. California Leads Nation in COVID Civil Litigation Claims. So.Cal. Orthopedist to Serve 15 Months for $623K In Kickbacks. DOJ COVID – Health Care Fraud Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions. Cal/OSHA Delays Changes to Emergency Temporary Standards. Foster Farms and Staffing Agencies Cited for COVID Violations. Physician Dispensed Pain Dermatologicals New Cost Driver.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Sexual Exploitation by PTP Causes New Compensable Injury. See’s Candies Wins Meal Break Class Decertification Victory. Laguna Hills Assisted Living Facility Pays $159K For Wage Theft. New CDC Relaxed Mask Mandate Frustrates and Confuses Employers. CWCI Analysis Critical of SB 335 Shortened Denial Time. WCIRB Publishes September 1, 2021 Experience Modification Estimator. NCCI Reports Insurers Have Profitable Year With 87% Combined Ratio. DWC Adds Anxiety Disorders to MTUS. WCRI Reports on Rising Hospital Outpatient Costs. Travelers Wellness Survey Shows Pandemic Resilience.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Federal Appellate Court Orders Trucking Companies to Comply AB-5. Owner Pleads Guilty for $31M Home Health Care Kickback Scheme. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to the QME Regs for Comment. DIR Publishes Annual IMR Report. DWC Posts Zoom MLFS Questions and Answers Sessions. D-I-R Launches New Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Navigation Tool. New COVID-19 Cases Fall 16% in U.S. FDA Approves New Spine Surgical Robotics. Precision Medicine Initiative Takes On Trauma Patients. NWCDC Panelists Discuss Inappropriate Use of Off-Label Drugs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: San Jose Employer Faces 20 Premium Fraud Felonies. SoCal Chiropractor Sentenced for $6.6M Comp Kickback Scheme. Residential Care Facility Owner Indicted for $1M Premium Fraud. Simi Valley Contractor Pays SCIF $152K for Premium Fraud. DFEH Publishes Guidance on Employer Mandated Vaccinations. DWC Moves Eureka Office Permanently Online. NCCI Surveys Employer Post-Pandemic Workplace Plans. WCRI Study – California Claim Costs “Mostly Stable”. CMS Publishes Section 111 Reporting Guide Version 6.3. Industry Leaders Oppose Statewide MPN for WC Treatment.