Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Comp Photocopiers Not Required to be Registered and Bonded. SCIF Loses Independent Contractor Premium Claim Against Employer. Janitorial Company Owners Face 31 Years for $3.6 Million Premium Fraud. Pharmaceutical Company Settles California and Federal Kickback Case. Broker Sentenced for Theft of Comp Premium. Orange County Landscapers Convicted of Wage Theft. Governor Brown Appoints New Cal/OSHA Deputy Chiefs. Cal/OSHA Fines Northridge Hospital $44,125 for Safety Violations. Labor Commissioner "Routinely" Finds Misclassification of Truck Drivers. 2016 OMFS Drug Testing Fee Changes Expected Cut Costs. DWC Announces 2016 Mileage Rate Decrease. Researchers Pioneer Promising Arthritis Treatment.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Trucker Not Independent Contractor Despite Contract Language. Interpreters Arrested in $24.6 Million Fraud Case. Drywall Contractor Sentenced in Premium Fraud Case. DIR Releases 2015 Legislative Digest with Overview of New Laws. DWC Adds New Form to Expand Electronic JET File Options. Cal/OSHA Fines Santa Clara Theme Park for Serious Safety Violations. Claims Involving Prescription Painkillers are Four Times More Costly. CDC Proposed Opioid Guideline Fails to Address Tapering. FDA Drug Approval for 2014 Hits All Time High. DIR Self Insurance Plans Chief to Move to Sedgwick.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Owners of San Pedro Clinic Arrested for Fraud. DWC Announces 2016 Audit Performance Standards. DWC Posts Spanish Version of Revised Benefit Notices. CWCI Reports on Medical Review and Medical Dispute Resolution. DWC Proposes More Modifications to Chronic Pain Guidelines. Employer Faces $58K Cal/OSHA Fine From Flywheel Explosion. Study Shows Doctors Still Order Too Many Unnecessary Tests. California Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative Gains Support..

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Limits Use of MPN Second/Third Opinion Process. Philip Sobol M.D. Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $5.2 Million Restitution. Mitchell Cohen, M.D. Admits Kickbacks in Plea Agreement. Newport Beach Paver Faces $5.6 Million Fraud Charges. DWC Updates SJDB Voucher Form. Cal/OSHA Fines Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $149,900. Employer Group "Welcomes" Investigation of Opt-Out Programs. ProPublica Persuades National Conference to Investigate Workers’ Comp Opt Out. More than Half of U.S. Doctors Show Symptoms of Burnout. Nations Largest Insurer "Regrets" Entering ObamaCare Marketplace.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Defines Housekeeping as "Medical Care". . Privette Doctrine Precludes Tort Claim for Cell Tower Radiation Injury. Philip Sobol M.D. and Others Face Prison for Illegal Kickbacks. Highlights of National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association Annual Conference. Hearing Rep and Interpreter Arrested for Comp Fraud. Owners of Moving Companies Convicted in $2 Million Fraud Case. High School Security Officer Booked for Comp Fraud. California Work-related Injury and Illness Rate Lowest in 13 Years. WCIRB Report Says SB 863 Saved $770 Million. FDA Approves Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdose.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Doctors Arrested in "First Wave" of $25 Million Comp Fraud Indictments. San Quentin Counselor Gets 6 Months for Comp Fraud. New Labor Law Gives Employers Some Slack. Senate Opens Investigation of Drug Price Gouging. Southern California Leads State Claim Frequency. Comp Psychosocial Risk Factors - "Elephant in the Room". Nurse Case Managers Help Home Depot Claims. Insurers Face "Sticker Shock" For Costs of New Gene Therapies. Researchers Study "Customized Physical Therapy" for Low Back Pain. Pre-Claim Nurse Triage May Reduce Claims.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court Sets December 31, Lien Activation Fee Deadline. 457 Hospitals (27 in California) Involved In Latest Fraud Settlement. Adventist Health Pays $115 Million to Settle Fraud Claims. Over Prescribing LA Physician Convicted by Jury for Murder.Orange County Weight Lifter Faces Fraud Charges. OSIP Streamlines Self Insurance Regulations. Fear of Malpractice Correlates With Medical Costs. Workers' Comp Industry Shows Solid Gains. New Benefit Notice Manual Now Available.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Says Salaried Peace Officers Not Entitled to 4458.2 Benefit Rates. IMR Survives Constitutional Challenge. Medical Expert Reports Outside of AME/QME Process are Inadmissible.Each Defendant May Seek PQME in Multi-Party Case. Worker Sues Employer For Insurance Fraud Prevention Act Violation. Another Drugmaker Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. Roseville Podiatrist Faces 10 Years for $2.8 Million Fraud. California Voters to Decide Limits on Drug Pricing. FDA Approves Abuse Resistant Opioid Patch. DIR Hosts Workplace Justice Summit.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. FEHA Does Not Mandate Shift of Duties to Other Employees. FedEx Resolves Classification Class Action for $228 Million. Jury Convicts DME Owner and Operator. CWCI Readies New Benefit Notices For January. Lawmakers Seek Workers' Compensation Federal Oversight. DWC Adds Two New Evidence Based Guidelines to MTUS. Insurance Commissioner Rebuffs Carrier for High Prices. DWC Announces Chief Judge and Medical Director Changes. Study Compares Total Knee Replacement Alternatives. 11 Percent of Americans Now on Antidepressant Meds.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. End of the Road for Lien Activation Fee Challenge. Medical Fraud, Waste and Abuse Costs $28.5 Million Per Hour. Security Officer Gets Year in Jail for Exaggerating Injury. Former Cochlear Scientist Develops Enhanced Spine Implant. CWCI Says Drug Testing "Emerging Cost Driver". Study Says U.S. Drug Costs Inflated. $300K Fine for Ignoring Cal/OSHA Stop Order. Stanford Professor Leads Protesters at Salinas WCAB Office.