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.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimant Aspen Medical Charged With $36 Million Comp Fraud. Postal Worker Gets Jail Time for Comp Fraud. California Has Four Out of Top Ten Comp Fraud Cases in Nation. NICB Outlines Fraud Trends for 2014. 2014 Annual Report of Inventory Due April 1. WCIRB Launches Classification Search Tool. Next QME Examination Set for April 12. Amgen Faces Cal/OSHA Probe for Second Explosion in Last Year.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Judge Rejects NFL Settlement. National Nurses United Claims Medical Bills are Bloated with Waste. 2013 Was Record Year for Health Care Fraud. Profiteering and Fraud. Van Nuys DME Supplier Faces 30 Years After Guilty Plea. Orange County Attorney Jailed for Use of Cappers. SB 863 Roll Back Bill Dies An Early Death. Researchers Study Best Treatment for Herniated Discs. Researchers Link Chronic Back Pain and Brain Changes Causing Obesity. Analyst Predicts Third Wave of Asbestos Claims. NCCI Changes Experience Mod Rules in 36 States.

Kyle R. Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Citation to Treatment Guideline Required to Award Home Health Care. San Diego Company Settles Kickback Charges for $40 Million. Santa Barbara Doctor Known as "Candy Man" Pleads Guilty. Proposed Medicare Regs Crack Down on Over Prescribers. CWCI Study Says UR/IMR Process Working as Intended. RAND Study Says Workplace Wellness Programs Ineffective. Liberty Mutual Sells Comp Business to AFG.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employment Law Change Highlights for 2014. Court of Appeal Says Rating Need Not Be "Complex and Extraordinary" to Use Almaraz/Guzman Analogy. Foundation Names California Worst "Judicial Hellhole" in Nation. Fullerton Business Owner Gets Five Year Sentence in Fraud Case. DWC Posts RBRVS Fee Schedule Updates Effective January 1, 2014. Comp Medical Mileage Rate Decreases in 2014. CMS Publishes Notice of Proposed Rule Making Regarding Appeal Process. FIO Report Suggest Fed Involvement In State Regulation of Insurance. CMS Rolls Out Fingerprint-Based Provider Background Checks. Drugmaker Ends Payments to Doctors for Promoting Products.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Activation Fee Injunction Case Continued to January 16. Court of Appeal Reverses Death Benefits Award. LAPD Police Officers Arrested for Comp Fraud. Insurance Agent Arrested for Fake Comp Policies. California Trial Lawyers Propose Ballot Initiative to Overturn Medical Malpractice Law. 70% of California Physicians Boycotting Obamacare. States Seek Removal of New Drug 5 to 10 Times More Potent Than Hydrocodone. More Doctors Moving to Fee for Services Mode.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Limits WCAB Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over Professional Sports Injuries. Fresno Farm Labor Contractor to Pay Comp Carriers $4.2 Million Restitution. FBI Says Mob Figures Now Involved in Health Care Crime. Two Monterey County Contractors Convicted of Comp Fraud. Feds Pass New Law Regulating Drug Compounding. DIR Lien Revenue Reduces Costs of WC Revolving Fund.Researchers Measure Cost of Zero Dollar Comp Claims. 2014 WCIRB Manuals and Plans Now Available. DWC Schedules Another IMR Webinar. Researchers Say New Spinal Cord Treatment Improves Walking.