Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Rejects IMR Determination and Orders New IMR. UBER Exits Alaska Over Comp Controversy. Miss Toyota Grand Prix Sentenced for Comp Fraud. Siblings Convicted in Sacramento Comp Fraud Case. DWC Switch to ICD-10 Should Help MSP Compliance. Senate Passes Apportionment Limitation Bill. AMA Claims Mergers Will Increase Health Costs. California and Nation Faces Growing Shortage of Psychiatrists.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge Allows Uber Class Action to Proceed. Santa Barbara Physician - The "Candyman" - Convicted on 79 Counts. Orange County Corrections Officer Convicted of Comp Fraud. Probation Officer Arrested For Fraud - While on Probation!. CSLB Sting Finds Repeat Unlicensed Offenders. Additional Surgery Likely for Meniscus Transplant Patients. Study Reviews Comp Patients Postoperative Narcotic Use. Pacific Gas and Electric Again Under Safety Investigation.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Affirms Termination of Injured LAPD Officer. WCAB Indicates Intention to Suspend Lien Claimant. Implant Fraud Strikes Again! Owner of Three LA Clinics Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. CWCI Report Confirms Decade of Relentless Cost Increases. Insurer to Pay $6 Million Fine. Quoting and Binding Comp Online Grows in Popularity. Benefits of Spinal Epidural Injections Remain Controversial.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Uber Sued Over Lack of Workers' Compensation Insurance. More Major Publishers Admit to Fraudulent Journal Articles. Jury Convicts Operators of Gardena Ambulance Company. "Most Wanted" Uninsured/Unlicensed Contracts Gets 9 Year Sentence. Uninsured Trucking Company Owner Convicted. DWC Advice for Panel Requests Between Sept 3 and October 1. New Law Adds Insurance Industry Oversight. More Than Half of Comp Costs Are Now Medical Benefits. DWC Sets Drug Formulary Meeting for September 14.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Court Invalidates Unapproved Large Deductible Comp Policies. Court of Appeal Rules Unskilled Temp is Special Employee. Survivors of Deceased Firefighter Pilots Litigate Death Benefits. FBI Affidavit Alleges Comp Attorney Paid Kickbacks. Drobot Files Amended Complaint Against Colleagues. Surveillance Leads to Arrest of Monterey Cook. Former Santa Monica Pain Physician to Serve 3 Years. NAIC Sets Insurance Company Cybersecurity Standards.Bumble Bee Foods to Pay $6 Million For Industrial Death.

David L. Jimenez, Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Rules "Messelle" QME Time Limits Changed by SB 863. Failure to Timely Object Waives Defects in QME Panel. Generic Drugmakers Under International Criminal Scrutiny. Labor Commissioner Targets Wage Theft and Comp Violations.Statewide Fraud Prosecution Funding Increased by 10%. Monterey Tree Trimmer Convicted of Comp Fraud. Two of Five Defendants Plead Guilty in Money Laundering and Fraud Case. Scrutiny Focused on 17.9 Million Freelance "1099 Workers'. Insurance Commissioner Concerned About Insurance Mergers. Workers' Comp "Lien-Based" Pharmacy Companies Merge.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Costa Mesa Cop Charged With Comp Fraud. Is There Any End to Drug Maker Corruption? WCIRB Reports Comp Costs Are Climbing. CalChamber Says Ten 2015 "Job Killer" Bills Remain. DWC Reports "Impressive" Progress on SB 863 Goals. Study Says Drugmakers Fail to Report Side Effects to FDA. Another Big Merger - Anthem Buys Cigna for $48 Billion. CWCI Relocates to Oakland.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB "Insouciant" Deferral of PERS Issue in Death Case Reversed. Jury Convicts Security Officer for Faking Claim. UCLA Health Computers Hacked. Tujunga Man Gets 15 Years For Prescription Drug Conspiracy. DEA Illegally Pays Millions in Comp Benefits to Informants. DWC Ends Paper QME Panel Requests on September 3. Colorado Says No! to Cannabis for PTSD. DWC Gets Tougher On Opoids In Proposed Guideline. DWC Posts New Regs on ICD-10 Transition. Researcher Seek "Synthetic" Cannabis Pain Relief Without Euphoric High.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Excess Carrier Not Bound by WCAB Decision. Cheerleaders Cheer Over New Labor Law. Businesses Install Surveillance Cameras to Catch Comp Fraud. Pot Dispensary Owner Arrested for Comp Fraud. Cal/OSHA Fines Petaluma. Employer for Fatality. National Safety Council Targets Workplace Opioid Abuse .FDA Strengthens NSAID Label Warning. Feds Want More Pills - Faster. DWC Proposes Changes to WCIS Regs. Fear of Being Fired Adversely Effects Claim Outcomes.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Shyp Reclassifies Its On-Demand "Independent Contractors". Work Comp Doctors Arrested by Feds for Fraud.Medical Fraud - When You Think It Can't Get Worse, It Does! So Much for Evidence Based Medicine - Drug Makers Fake the Evidence. Minnesota Approves Marijuana for Use in Workers' Comp Claims. Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 Now In Effect. WCIRB Says California Has Most Prolonged Treatment in Nation. DWC Posts 2014 Annual WCJ Ethics Report. CWCI Says No Reduction in IMR Volume. CDC Says Heroin Deaths Quadrupled - 96% Abuse Prescription Drugs.