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: Lyft Employee Classification Suit Favors State Over Federal Law. WCAB Panel Allows New QME to Review Retired QME Reports. Jacoby & Meyers Referral Attorney Faces 26 Counts of Insurance Fraud. 7 Businesses Cited for $1.4M Wage Theft From 107 Workers. Owner of Construction Co. Faces $25M Premium Fraud Charge. No End in Sight to EDD Fraud Prosecutions. 7 Defendants Face $330K SJDB Fraud and Kickback Indictments. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Expand in California.
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: 9th Circuit Affirms $25M Roundup Pesticide Award in California Case. Worker’s Injury Suit Against Employer Dismissed. Flooring Co. Owners Face $3.8M Premium Fraud Charges. California Black Market Drugs Sold to Prescription Drug Customers. San Diego County Targets Employers for Labor Violations. New Medical-Legal Fee Schedule Predicted to Cost $270M. WCIRB Quarterly Report Mostly Good News Despite Pandemic. WCRI Releases 13th Edition of Medical Price Index. Alabama Becomes the 37th Medical Marijuana State. SCIF to Install 150 Solar EV Charging Stations at 7 Facilities.
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: Central Valley Employer Faces $1M Premium Fraud Charges. Bay Area Contractor Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. Santa Ana PD Officer to Serve Six Months for Comp Fraud. Pharmaceutical Company Resolves Kickback Charges for $12.6M. Claimant Caught Working as Bartender While on TTD. Newsom Reappoints Katherine Zalewski as WCAB Chair. Comp Underwriting Profitability Remains Stable During Pandemic. 3D Printed Pills on Future Pharmaceutical Landscape. NSDUH Recommends Routine Screening for Cannabis Use. NCCI Economic Briefing Predicts End of COVID Recession.
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: Former EDD Employee Pleads Guilty to $200K EDD Fraud. Farm Labor Contractors Charged for $1.42M Premium Fraud. Sacramento Welder Faces Two Felonies for Fake Head Injury. H.R. 1996 Protects Carriers From Prosecution for Pot Industry Coverage. CSU and UC Systems to Mandate COVID Vaccinations for RTW. Cal/OSHA Cites Employer $108K for Fatal Injury. Merck Drug Shows “New Hope” for COVID Treatment. RIMS LIVE 2012 to Discuss Virtual End-to-End Care. Rapid Expansion Ahead for SmartPay Pay-As-You-Go Comp. New Mitchell Comp Survey Supports Telemedicine Adoption.
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.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Employers Sued for Not Reimbursing Home COVID Expenses. Health Net Pays $97M to Resolve Inflated Charges Claim. Employers/Carriers Recover Fraud Investigative Costs. Firefigher -Iron Man Triathlete – Owes $198K Fraud Reimbursement. Even Rhode Island Fraudsters Easily Steal EDD Cash. Ojai Gardner Admits $30.5 K Comp Premium Fraud. Worker’s Comp Legislative Conflict “Heating up Again”. DWC Updates COVID MTUS Guideline. CWCI Reports IMR Request Volume at All-Time Low. Applied Underwriters Featured in New TV Series.