Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 5814 Penalties Do Not Apply to Delay in Sheriff's Disability Retirement Advances. Kim Kardashian Target of Subrogation Lawsuit. Paraplegic Correctional Officer Sent to Jail for Fake Industrial Injury. Another Contractor Gets Sentenced for Premium Fraud. Smartphone App Created for Day Laborers to Anonymously Report Employers. WCJ Ethics Advisory Committee Issues 2015 Annual Report. WCRI Says Physician Financial Incentives Cause "Case Shifting" to Comp. Doctors Ignore CMS Opioid Over Prescribing Warning Letters. CWCI Reports Steady Decline in Comp Hospitalizations and Spine Surgeries. Death by a Thousand Cuts - Another Employer Leaves California.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Split Panel Decision Continues UR/IMR Erosion. FEHA Discrimination Claim Does Not Require Evidence of Animus. U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Liberty Mutual Over State Rights to Health Data. Relentless Pursuit - Nine Medical Fraud Settlements in Just 30 Days - Not Bad! Rehabilitation Therapists Pressured to Drag Out Treatment. Clinic Operators Convicted After Three Week Trial. Robotic Devices Improve and Simplify Complex Surgeries. Researchers Find Steep Rise in Benzodiazepine Fatal Overdoses. Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio Announce Comp Rate Reductions. DWC Hearing Calendar Now Available Online.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Issues Writ of Review in Another IMR Challenge. WCAB Sanctions and Suspends Another Lien Representative. Former Senator Yee Sentenced to Five Years in Comp Law Bribery Case. Former CHP Officer Ordered to Pay $183,000 After Comp Fraud Conviction. Owners of "Scofflaw" Marijuana Club Indicted for Comp Fraud. Sheriff's Correctional Deputy Sentenced to 120 Days for Comp Fraud. Can You Think Away Chronic Back Pain? Applicant Attorneys Encouraged to use MOVEit for IMR Documents. EMPLOYERS Names New VP of Fraud Investigations. Plumas County Safety Program Cuts Comp Costs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Little Known California Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Law Gains Attention. Feds Start Slow Crackdown on Compound Drugs. Fontana Auto Shop Worker Faces 5 Years in Fraud Case. Injured Correctional Officer Caught Playing Baseball Pleads Guilty. Study Says IMR Reviews Increased by 19%. DWC Proposes Changes to WCIS Regulations and EDI Implementation Guides. Researchers Question Effectiveness of Partial Meniscectomy. CWCI Appoints New General Counsel.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County Hospital Providing Care to Injured Worker Can Sue to Enforce Lien Rights. WCAB Clarifies MPN Access Standards for PTPs. WCAB Suspends Professional Lien Services Hearing Rep. LA Physician Gets 30 Years to Life For Pain Pill Conviction. Glendora Physician to be Sentenced for Illegal Painkiller Distribution. DWC Prepares for Drug Formulary Public Meeting. DWC Plans Target Audits in 2016 to Address UR Complaints. The DWC Proposes a New MTUS Guideline for Mental Illness Treatment. DWC Announces Recipients of 2016 Carrie Nevans Community Service Award. Former Workers' Compensation Judge Frank Kleeman Dies at 82.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Healthcare Organizations Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Limit Fraud Cases. Drugmakers Fight Over Rights to Generic OxyContin. WCAB Panel Decision Continues Erosion of UR/IMR Jurisdiction. Owner and Operator of DME Company Sent to Federal Prison. CWCI Study Shows Rising Medical-Legal Costs. Committee in Oversight and Government Reform Probes Drug Pricing. DWC Administrative Director Destie Overpeck Moves to State Bar. DWC Schedules Public Forum on Drug Formulary Regulations. MAXIMUS Reports 19% Revenue Growth and More to Come From Government Programs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 13 New San Diego Comp Fraud Indictments in "Operation Backlash". Kia Dancing Hamster Convicted of Disability Fraud. Claimant Faces Felony Fraud Charges in San Bernardino. DWC Appoints Presiding WCJ Paige S. Levy to Position of Chief Judge. DWC Distributes Audit and Enforcement Unit Annual Report. DWC Publishes Reminder to Use New QME Form 105. Big Pharma Jumps Into Cloud Based Drug Use Monitoring. Long-Acting Surgical Opioid Implant May Become Long-Term Comp Cost. Memorial Service for Barry F. Evans on Friday - Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. 9th Circuit Affirms Allstate's $8.6 Million Fraud Judgement. Court of Appeal Rejects "Daubert" Evidentiary Standard in Comp Death Case. Former PEO Operator Pleads Guilty. Owner Operator of Three LA Medical Clinics Goes to Prison. Study Finds Surgeries Under Workers Compensation Have More Than Double Time Off. List Price of Pharmaceuticals Continue Relentless Increases. DWC Adjusts OMFS (Physician/Non-Physician Practitioner Services). County of Los Angeles Claim Costs Skyrocket.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drugmaker "Pay for Delay" Deals Decline After Top Court Ruling. Say Goodbye to Some Old Legacy Liens! Nightclub Owner Faces 18 Years for Premium Fraud. Another Contractor Booked for Premium Fraud. Advance-Fee Scam Moves Into Comp Fraud Arena. California has Highest Claim Frequency in Nation. State Attorney Generals Join Health Insurance Merger Probe. Ambulance Fees Reduced in Revised OMFS. U.S. HealthWorks Expands Operations in Bay Area. Emergency Rooms Face Increasing Medication Shortages.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Pandora's Box Opens - UR Tort Liability Not Preempted by Comp. Fighting Fraud is 2016 Department of Insurance Top Priority. Happy New Year! - Introducing Cross-Industry Medical Fraud. Former Senator Calderon Corruption Trial Continued for Fifth Time. Santa Clara Correctional Deputy Pleads No Contest to Comp Fraud. Researchers Struggle to Show Effectiveness of Back Pain Exercises. The "Concussion" Movie - Fact or Fiction? Former San Jose Presiding Judge Dies of Natural Causes.