Tag: 2023 Podcasts

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Interpreter Must Show Evidence of Fees in Same Geographic Area. SCOTUS Rejects J&J’s Appeal of $302M Deceptive Marketing Penalty. SCOTUS Clarifies FLSA’s Salary-Basis Test for Highly Paid Worker. So. Cal. Chiropractor and NBA Players Sentenced for Healthcare Fraud. California Legislature Proposes 2,600 New Laws This Year. Section 111 Claim Reporting – Civil Monetary Penalty Rulemaking Delayed. Companies May Now Use Federal Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy. Expanded Authority for Nurse Practitioners Effective on January 1.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Retired NFL Players File Class Action Over Rejected Disability Claims. Privette Doctrine Exceptions Save Injured Worker’s Tort Action. No Total Immunity for County Hospital’s Employee PAGA Case. SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Opioid Pill Mill Doctor Criminal Convictions. Silicon Valley Online Pharmacy Startup Resolves Fraud Cases. EEOC Updates Employer Guidance on the ADA and Hearing Disabilities. NCCI Reports on Inflation and Work Comp Medical Costs. COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations Now in Effect. New Contracts Awarded as Centene Pays $596M to 13 States for Overbilling. CMS Lets Health Plans Keep Billions of Dollars in Excess Payments.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Federal Judge Enjoins Controversial California COVID Misinformation Law. Dept of Corrections Immune From Prisoner-Nurse Based FEHA Claims. Instacart Resolves City of S.F. Worker Misclassification Case for $5.25M. Santa Ana Man Convicted for $152M Tainted Prescription Drug Sales. CDI Fraud Action Against Encino Hospital was “Vast Overreach”. San Francisco Adopts Military Leave Pay ACT with PAGA Enforcement. 2023 Brings Higher OSHA – and Much Higher Cal/OSHA Penalties. Cal/OSHA Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Due on 2/1. DWC Proposes More Amendments to QME Regulations. Agile Occupational Medicine and Pinnacle HealthCare Announce Merger.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Panel Clarifies WCAB Limits for Vacating Stipulations of Parties. Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Medical Malpractice Recovery Limits. California/Illinois Attorney Generals Sue Drugmakers for Price Gouging. Major McDonald’s Franchise to Pay $2 Million to Settle EEOC Lawsuit. Girardi Lawfirm CFO Denied Bail in $10 Million Client Theft Case. SoCal Man Pleads Guilty of Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices. Owner of Home Health Care Agencies Sentenced for $31M Fraud. State Bar Streamlined Disciplinary Proposal Raises Oversight Concerns. Fatal Occupational Injuries Increased 8.9% in 2021. The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Expands Social Mission.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Orders Attorney to Identify Name of Employer per Rule 10390(a). NLRB Says USC Student Athletes are USC, Pac-12 and NCAA Employees. NLRB Reinstates Off-Duty Employee Rights to Access Employer’s Property. San Diego Pain Management Doctor and Office Manager Indicted. Fake Doctor Charged for 2nd Offense of Illegal Botox Injections. Labor Commissioner Collects $1.3M for Bakersfield Contractor Violations. WCIRB Reports Premiums Up 7% – But Combined Loss Ratio is 111%. Private Equity Firms Invest $206B In 1,400 Healthcare Acquisitions in 2021. Hospital Size and Teaching Status Produce Better Orthopedic Outcome. Factoring Decline in Life Expectancy When Reserving Lifetime Awards.