David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Former Cal/OSHA Official Files Whistleblower Complaint Against Agency. Drobot Guilty Plea Delayed. Azusa Massage Parlors Cited for No Comp Insurance. Feds Delay ICD-10 At Least One Year In Surprise Vote - Health Industry Enraged. Comp Payment for Medical Marijuana - 2014 CLM Annual Conference Hot Topic. National Study of Compounded Drugs Shows Five-Fold Increase. Anesthesiologists Identify Unnecessary Medical Procudures. Study Says Voluntary Disability Insurance Reduces Comp Claims.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted in FBI Corruption Case. Defense Attorney Convicted of Stealing $2 Million From MTA. Federal Jury Convicts Orthomed Owner in Fraud Case. Attorney General Says California Leads the Nation in Transnational Organized Crime. Only Two Comments Posted to DWC ICD-10 Forum. Painkiller Addiction Leads to "Lower Cost" Heroin Addiction. 3D Printed Human Implants Revolutionizing Surgeries. CDC Says 4% Acquire Infections in Hospitals and Medical Facilities. Comp Rates Continue to Climb. So. Cal Water District Faces Insurance Crisis with JPA.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Rejects Use of Figure 15-19 to Rate Cervical Impairment. Employer Loses Negligence and Bad Faith Case Against State Fund. Intoxication is No Defense to Claim Against Uninsured Employer. Truck Mechanic Faces Felonies For Fraudulent Claim. DWC Proposes Regulatory Move from ICD-9 to ICD-10. FDA Ignores Complaints About New Pain Drug. Bipartisan Agreement Raises Hopes to Avoid 24% Physician's Pay Cut. Public Service Insurance Exits California Comp Market.

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Contractors Lose Case Against Failed Construction Industry SIG Brokers. Feds Recover Record $4.3 Billion in 2013 Fraud Cases. Projected IMR Administrative Savings May Not Materialize. MIT Expert Says Comp Is "Anachronistic". Experts Predict the Dawn of the Age of Genomic Medicine. Researchers Develop New Blood Test for Sport Brain Injury. Top U.S. Scientific Misconduct Official Quits in Frustration. Sheryl Chalupa Appointed SCIF Chair.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reinstates Malpractice Claim Against Applicant Attorneys. WCAB Says SB 863 Allows Five Extra Days to Strike QME From Panel. Tenet Healthcare Investigated by FBI for Kickbacks. Woman Gets 11 Years For Second Comp Fraud Conviction. Cal Chamber Announces Job Killer Bills for 2014.CHSWC Annual Report Calls For Integrated Health Care and Medical-Legal Reform. Travelers Now Biggest National Workers' Compensation Carrier. Report Says California Losing Film Industry Dominance.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Declares QME Rule 35.3(e) is Invalid. WCAB (Not IMR) Must Decide Medical Necessity When UR Decision is "Invalid". Federal OSHA Preempts DA From Pursuit of Civil Penalties in Workplace Fatality. Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Owner Pleads Guilty to Massive Comp Fraud. Calderons Indicted On Bribery Charges Involving Workers Compensation Laws. Whilstleblowers Provide Details on Pacific Hospital Comp Fraud. S.B. 863 Reduces Ambulatory Surgery Center Charges by 28%. DWC Will End IMR "Reminder Letters" on April 1.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Reverses Case Law on Application of OMFS to Denied Cases. Glendale Residents Convicted in $20 Million "Prescription Harvesting" Fraud. Insurance Broker Arrested for Padding Work Comp Premiums. Carlsbad Company Gets FDA Clearance for Spine Implant. Study Says Healthcare Providers Easy Target for Hackers. Tenants Complain About WCAB Santa Barbara Satellite Office. DWC Announces Changes to OMFS. NSA Surveillance Targets Law Firm Communications.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says SB 863 Entitles Employer to Expedited Hearing on MPN Issues. No Jurisdiction in Federal Court Over Subrogation Money. LA Officials Say "Obscenely Ridiculous" Employment Law Will Cost $26 Million Payout for No-Nap Rule. Santa Barbara Bus Driver Convicted of Comp Fraud. Final IMR and IBR Regulations Now In Effect. Analysts Predict Obamacare Caused Comp Treatment Delays. Stress From Claims Process Makes Injuries Worse. Drug Shortages Persist. $1 Billion in Cuts to California Courts Leaves System on Life Support. Comp Premium Rates Show Steep Increase in 2014.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Reduction of Attorney Fee in Longshore Case Must State Specific Reasons. CWCI Says Los Angeles is "Hotbed" for Comp Litigation. CHP Officer and Wife Arrested for Comp Fraud. Whittier Psychologist "Apologizes" for Fraudulent Comp Claims. Monterey County Sting Grabs Illegal Contractors. New NFL Law Triggers More Than 1000 Claims. DWC Announces Hearing on Hospital and Surgical Center Fee Schedule. Expiration of Federal Terrorism Insurance Increases Comp Rates.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Applies Earnings Presumption to Volunteer Police Only. Missing Unattached Safety Device Cannot Be Used for Power Press Exception. No Reimbursement for Differential Pay to Sheriff After Return to Light Duty. Federal Case Accuses California Hospitals of $50 Million Fraud. Thirteen Indicted for Comp Premium Fraud. More Fake Doctors Prosecuted in San Diego. Conviction of Doctor and Attorney Closes $154M Orange County Fraud Prosecution. Orthopedic Surgeons Clueless As to Medical Device Costs. KKR Announces $2.4 Billion Sedgwick Acquisition. DWC Announces 2014 Carrie Nevans Community Service Award Recipients.