David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Broadly Interprets Definition of a "Prescription" for Home Health Care. Court of Appeal Narrowly Applies Power Press Exception in Meat Packer Case. Uninsured Rapper Sued by Housekeeper. Feds Have Over 2000 Open Health Care Fraud Probes. Pacific Grove Architect Guilty of Comp Fraud. Five Accused in $4 Million Fraud Case. City of LA Employee Arrested for Double Dipping. FDA Approves Bunavail for Opioid Addiction. Simple Ice Packs Reduce Post Surgical Pain and Narcotics. Comp Costs Limit NFL Expanded Playoffs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Dancing Kia Hamster Headed to Jail. Farm Worker Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. Nurse Faces Fraud Charges For Exaggerated Claim. RAND Evaluates Impact of Expiration of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. DWC Sets Hearing on WCIS Regulations. Coventry Reports Reduction in Narcotic Medication Usage. CWCI Computes 2015 Benefit Payment Increases. California Books Off by $31 Billion in Mistakes.

Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says Privileges Apply to WCAB and Limit Discovery. Lowe's Settles Misclassification Class Action. 6th Circuit Rejects RICO in Workers' Compensation Worker Faces Five Years For Fraudulent Mileage Claims. Operation Nail Polish Nabs $7 Million Chiropractic Fraud. Surge in Drug Testing Deemed "Spigot of Money". Insurers "Shocked" by Cost of New Drugs. SCIF Announces New CEO.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Imposes 5814 Penalties and Attorney Fees for Following "Unreasonable" UR Determination. Court of Appeal Rejects Death Benefits in "Special Mission". En Banc Decision - 100% PD and COLA Starts When TD Ends. NFL Faces New Player Class Action in San Francisco. Two Business Owners Face Charges. LA Probation Officer Arrested for Comp Fraud. LAUSD Cop Arrested for Comp Fraud. DWC Issues Notice of Hearing for MTUS Regulations. DWC Schedules Public Hearing on Proposed Copy Service Fee Schedule. DIR Reduces Fees for IMR, IBR by 25 Percent.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Nationwide Fraud Bust - Eight Caught in LA. Restaurant Owner Gets 6 Years 8 Months Sentence. Paso Robles Contractor Arrested. WCAB, DWC Issue New Forms. Medical Costs Moderated Before SB 863. Governor Brown Signs Time Extension for Death Benefits. CWCI Update Study Shows Limited Reduction in Opioid Abuse. Physician Dispensed Narcotics Linked to Poor Outcomes. Study Says Minimally Invasive Spine Fusions Have Better Outcomes. Comp Combined Ratio Significantly Improved.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reopens Stipulated Award Based Upon Excusable Mistake. Corrections Officer Fraud Conviction Reversed Over Jury Instructions. Insurance Broker Faces Prison For Taking Casino Premiums. LA County Worker Arrested in 100% Disability Fraud Case. Salinas Claimant Sentenced to Eight Years, Eight Months. Claimant Arrested for Failure to Disclose Correct Medical History. DWC Posts Third Modification to MPN Regulations. SCIF Increases Premium Revenue to Over $1 Billion. Xerox Acquires StrataCare and CareSolutions. Work Comp Industry Lags Behind in Technology and Innovation.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Drobot Sentencing Hearing Set for December. Safety Officer Benefits Extension Bill in Final Legislative Stages. Katherine Zalewsk Appointed to WCAB. DWC Posts RAND Study on ASC Services and Fees. WCRI Report Says California PD Benefit Nearly Lowest in Nation. Doctors Succeed in Regenerating Muscle Tissue. Painful Injury? There's an App For That! Physician Shortage Prompts Travelers to Expand Nurse Sites. DWC and Maximus Schedule Free IBR Webinar. Toyota Headquarters Exits California - Headed for Texas.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says Failure to Sign UR Report Invalidates UR Procedure. Reconsideration Granted to Determine if Erroneous Instruction to UR Was Material Defect. Claimant Charged With Identity Theft For Using Fake ID. Surveillance Leads to Arrest of San Jose Claimant. State Senator Leland Yee Accused of Sponsoring Health Care Industry "Milker Bills". California Legislature Seeks to Regulate "Medical Marijuana". Ethics Committee to Ban Work Comp Judges From Boy Scout Membership.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Successful Comp Case May Toll Statute of Limitations in Civil Case. DWC Posts Proposed Opioid Guideline - Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back. BART Fined $210,000 For Workplace Fatality. Cal/OSHA Fines Real Estate Firm for Tree Trimming Fatality. Security Firm Head - Heads to Jail for 120 Days. Owner of Van Nuys Medical Supply Company Gets Six Years in Prison. Claimant Arrested for Working as Massage Therapist While on Comp. Trucking Company Owner Sentenced to 300 Days.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Psychiatric AME Must Separately List and Assess Each Claimed Stressful Event. Bell Gardens Police Officer Convicted in Comp Fraud Case. SF Bus Driver Charged With Felonies For Faking Robbery. Truck Driver Faces Decade In Prison After Jury Trial. DWC Changes Panel QME Process to Comply With Navarro Decision. DWC Posts More Proposed Changes to HOPD/ASC Fee Schedules. DWC Posts Adjustments to OMFS. FDA Approves Painkiller Overdose Emergency Device. Crawford Placed on Top 100 Business Technology Innovators List. California Economy Report Card - Is Comp Our Only Problem?