WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 11 Applicants take WCAB Illegal "Grant for Study" Problem to Supreme Court. WCAB Admonishes Applicant Attorney in Significant Panel Decision. 9th Circuit Limits Biden’s Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order. Shuttered and Defunct Bakery Agrees to Pay $1M in Unpaid Wages to Workers. Lyft Resolves Advertising Exaggerated Earnings Lawsuit For $2.1M. Employers Required to Use New DWC Form 7 Starting January 1. Two Riverside Brothers Sentenced for $2.1M Insurance Fraud. Two Generic Drug Makers Resolve Price Conspiracy Charges for $49.1M.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Well Known Los Angeles Attorney Pleads Guilty to $4M Income Tax Fraud. Newsom's Tax Credit Proposal to Bolster California’s Sagging Film Industry. California Freelance Worker Protection Act Takes Effect January 1. Audit Documents Serious Problems With Addiction Treatment Centers. Cal/OSHA Implements Translation App to Communicate With Workers. CMS Reports Success With New Acute Hospital Care at Home (AHCAH). Cedars-Sinai Establishes Multi-Discipline Health Sciences University. Grant Awarded to San Diego Children's Hospital for Genomics Innovation.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Litigation Against Kaiser for Not Updating Provider Directory to Proceed. Portions of State Prison Workers Wage/Hour Class Action Revived on Appeal. Walmart Resolves Illegal Medical Waste Disposal Litigation for $7.5M. CHP Captain Arrested For Workers' Compensation Fraud. Fresno Vocational School Owner Faces Work Comp Fraud Charges. Southern California Dentist Charged for $900K Medi-Cal Fraud. American Airlines Penalized $50M for Its Treatment of Disabled Passenger. 82% of Healthcare Leaders See AI as Vital Amid Burnout Crisis.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Twice Convicted David Fish Faces Third Fraud Case With QME Co-Defendant. Accounting Chief at Girardi Keese Law Firm Guilty of Stealing Client Money. Fake Attorney and Associates Arrested for Insurance Fraud. CWCI Reports that the SAWW Increase Bumps California WC Benefits for 2025. Study Shows California Utilization of Medical Care for Injured Workers Declines. DWC Set 2025 Profile Audit Review and Full Compliance Audit Standards. Business Group on Health 2025 Employer Health Care Strategy Survey. Researchers Say Drug Trials Funded by Manufacturers are "Massively" Biased.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Additional Notices Not Required After Timely UR Delay Notice in Denied Case. Justice Department Sues LA Fitness for Disability Discrimination at Its Gyms. Court Decides When Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act Applies. Court Again Rules that EFAA Prohibits Arbitration of Entire FEHA Claim. L.A. Pair Indicted for $54M Diagnostic Testing and Hospice Fraud. Farm Labor Contractor Cited for Heat-Related Safety Violations. Andrea Coleman to Succeed Bill Mudge as WCIRB President, CEO. Stanford Medicine Now Deploys 30 AI Tools for Diagnosis & Decision Making.

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.