Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Nurse Anesthesiology Association Sues for Pay Equal to Physicians. California Attorney General Sues to Avoid Closures at Bay Area Hospitals. 9th Circuit Affirms Sam Solakyan’s Conviction & Reverses Restitution Order. CEO of SoCal Stem Cell Products Company Sentenced to 3 Years. California’s Addiction Treatment Regulatory System Faces State Audit. WCIRB Publishes Long COVID in the California WC System -2024 Update. 8 Technologies Drain $8 Billion in Value From Health Systems Annually. F.D.A. Appeal Successfully Shuts Down So.Cal. Stem Cell Treatment Center.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Employer’s Oversight Resulted in Arbitration Waiver. $1.7 Million Settlement Resolves Kern County Wingstop Wage Theft Case. Southern California Healthcare Provider Indicted for $60M Fraud. Governor Newsom Signs WCAB Electronic Signatures Law. DWC Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Educational Conference. WCRI Studies Impact of Attorney Representation on Workers’ Comp Payments. U.S. Healthworks Settles Unlawfully Retained Overpayments Case for $7.7M. Competitor Files Antitrust Litigation Against Largest EHR Provider – EPIC Health.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Appellate Court Expedites Injured Police Officer Through Multi-Forum Litigation. Employees Denied Attorney Fees in Employment Law Dispute. Dignity Health in Legal Battle With Orthopedic Surgeon Over His Competency. Jury Finds Treatment Center Owner Guilty of $2.9M in Body Broker Kickbacks. Newsom Signs Remote Court Reporter Technology Pilot Project. DWC Announces Closure of Virtual Eureka Office. UCSD Evaluates Surgical Use of Spatial Computing App on Apple Vision Pro. California Cannabis Industry, and State Regulator in Chaos Over Pesticides.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: After “Grant-and-Study” Order WCAB Reverses Dismissal of 1100 Liens. Court of Appeal Provides Rules for Excess Insurance Application. 9th Circuit Reverses Wage Dispute Judgment Against 353 S.F. City Nurses. DEA Takes Action After 900 Pharmacy Burglaries Across the Country. NCCI Releases WC Legislative and Regulatory Activity Report. 300 Telehealth Organization Urge 2 Year Extension of Virtual Prescribing Rule. Hospital Patient Safety Rebounds And Better Than Pre-COVID. American Medical Association Publishes 270 New CPT Codes For 2025.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court of Appeal Again Limits WCAB Jurisdiction on Reconsideration to 60 Days. Applicant Attorneys Battle Out Law Practice Sale Fee Split in En Banc Case. No Pay for Uninsured Contractor Even After Retroactive Reinstatement. After 9 Years, 3 Jury Trials, 2 Appeals – Attorney Fees are Far More Than Award. Special Shout-Out for Floyd Skeren Partner for Defense of $75M Civil Claim. Cal/OSHA Cites 9 Employers $168K For Silica Health and Safety Violations. VA Hospitals’ Quality Ratings Continue to Outperform Private Sector. American Academy of Physician Associates Calls Out AMA Turf War.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Ct. Increases Scope of Discovery Sanctions in $2.5M Example. Jury Finds Infamous Plaintiff Lawyer Tom Girardi Guilty of Defrauding Clients. Appellate Case Shows Web of Entities in Biggest Comp Fraud Schemes. SoCal Federal Whistleblower Pilot Program to Flesh Out High-Level Crimes. Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Defrauding Buyers of Medical-Grade Gloves. Fresno Acupuncturist Agrees to $850,000 Healthcare Fraud Settlement. 2,325 People Died From Heat Last Year, Mostly In The Desert Southwest. Cal/OSHA Bolsters Staff to Investigate the Most Egregious Violations.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court Ends New FTC Rule Banning Employer Non-Compete Agreements. 9th Circuit Decision Continues “Judicial Hostility” to Employer Arbitration. Workers File Class Actions Against Employers for Excessive PBM Drug Costs. Separate Public Entities Exempt From Wage Order and PAGA Claims. Former CHP Officer Arrested for Workers’ Compensation Fraud. SJDB School Owner and Counselors Face $1M Fraud & Kickback Charges. Huntington Beach Company Succeeds With First Artificial Heart Transplant. MIT Researchers Study Why Laws are Written in an Incomprehensible Style.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Carrier Prevails in Cal. Supreme Ct. on Pandemic Related Property Coverage. WCAB Rejects Earnings Calculated With Hotel and Meal Reimbursement. Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Added Against Bio-Lab Operator. Proposed Law Strengthens Review of Private Equity Healthcare Buyouts. New CIGA Board and WCIRB Governing Committee Members Announced. WCRI Study Identifies Key Factors Associated with High-Cost Claims. JOEM Study Show the Value and Cost-Savings of MSK Digital Care Program. NIH-Backed Research Finds Lab Tests Cannot Diagnose Long COVID.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Cal Supreme Ct. Limits Overlapping PAGA Claims Against Same Employer. WCAB Imposes an Additional $25 K in Sanctions Against the Garrett Team. Injured Worker’s Failure to Cite Evidence in Record Forfeits Claim on Appeal. Ex Fugitive Ringleader of Massive $6M Insurance Fraud Pleads Guilty. Owner of 10 DME Companies Guilty of Defrauding Anthem Blue Cross of $1.7M. Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report. RAND Report Paints Dismal Financial Picture for SIBTF Benefits. Non Comp Benefits Expanded for Disabled Persons in Need of Voc. Rehab.
Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Cal Supreme Court Rules Uber-Lyft Proposition 22 is Not Unconstitutional. WCAB Affirms Take-Nothing in Rare Tick Bite – Lyme Disease Case. Supreme Ct. Rules Single Racial Epithet in 14 Years Sufficient for DFEH Claim. California and Other States Restaurant Wage Mandates Cause Job Losses. Proposed Law to Fine Insurers for “Ghost” Provider Networks. California DOI Announces Changes to State’s Insurer of Last Resort. WCIRB Issues 2024 State of the Workers’ Compensation System Report. 2 SoCal Hospitals Among 8 Nationwide Leading In Antimicrobial Stewardship.