Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Sets Oral Arguments in Valdez Case. L.A. Deemed Nation's Hot Spot for Health Care Fraud. Final SB 863 Interpreter Regulations Now in Effect. OSIP Launches E-filing Portal for Self-Insured Public Agencies. Comp Industry Mulls Over Change to ICD-10. Study Says Fearful Doctors Order More Tests. Feds Advance Pay for Performance Fee Schedule. AIG Ends Stand-Alone Excess Comp Insurance.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Orthopedic Surgeon Faces Sexual Misconduct Charges. Court of Appeal Affirms Employer Fraud Conviction. DWC Posts Additional Modifications to OMFS. Legislators Propose Fed Work Comp Benefits Reduction. CWCI Says Industrial Obesity Claims On the Way. Fibromyalgia Study Finds SFPN - Nerve Fiber Damage. Scientists Investigate Cause of Arthritis Pain. WCIRB Recommends 3.4% Increase In Pure Premium Rates. California Workers Comp Bonds Get AA Rating.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Lien Claimants File Federal Suit to Invalidate SB 863 Activation Fee. Court Finds "Probability" that El Centro Regional Medical Center Adversely Risks Patient Care. Occupy Movement Plans August 13 WCAB Protest Over Cop's Psyche Claim. San Gabriel DME Supplier Gets 2 Years in Prison. Nine States Adopt Significant Comp Law in 2013. "Big and Famous" Hospitals Fall Short in Quality. Study Says Non-Guideline Back Pain Treatment Increasing. DWC Now Accepting Applications for October 19 QME Exam. EMPLOYERS® Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. LAPD Reserve Officer Not An Employee for FEHA Claims. WCAB Reverses Lakers Player Almaraz/Guzman Based Award. Navy Employee Sentenced to Two Years for Comp Fraud. Orange County Physician Gets 3.5 Year Prison Sentence. Drugmaker Settles Illegal Kickback Case for $15 Million. Feds Cut Back on Health-Care Fraud Investigations. New FDA Law Fast Tracks Breakthrough Drugs. DWC Posts Proposed Changes to WCIS Medical Data Format. Cal/OSHA Enforcing Heat Illness Prevention Regulations. Anthem Blue Cross Opts Out of Covered California Exchange.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Total Disability Award Reversed by Court of Appeal. WCAB Reverses Firefighter's "Ogilvie" Based Award. DWC 2013 Claim Audits Finds 4690 Violations and $1.2 Million in Penalties. WCAB Extends Deadline for Comments on Proposed Rules Until August 9th. DWC Posts RAND Working Papers on Proposed RVRVS Fee Schedule. New Study Shows Cell Therapy Benefits for Disc Pain. Study Says Post-Operative Checkups by Telephone is Safe and Saves Time and Money. Researchers Question Surgical Treatment for Spine Compression Injury. IRS To Review State Funds Tax Exempt Status. Pricing Survey Shows Workers' Comp Increasing.

Kyle Uebelhardt is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Injury Reported Contemporaneously With Termination Barred by LC 3600(a)(10). Former NFL Player Consolidated Action Ordered to Mediation. Bus Driver Caught Lying About Industrial Injury. Gardena DME Supplier Gets Five Years for Fraud. IMR Decisions Posted on DWC Website. Professional Athlete Bill Clears Senate Committee. WCAB Posts Notice of Additional Modifications to Rules of Practice and Procedure. FDA Approves New Drug for Opiod Addiction. Second Carrier Exits California Health Care Market. WCIRB Proceeds With STAR Rollout and Online Access.

Robert Nichols is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Video Surveillance Convicts Greenfield Woman. Illegally Uninsured Salinas Employer Convicted. DWC Obtains Extension of Emergency Regulations Until October 1. Lien Claimants Must Now Use Uniform Assigned Name. DWC Posts Third Notice of Modifications to SJDB Regulations. California Comp Surgical Costs Lower Than Group Health. SCIF Distributes $100 Million Dividend After Surge in Income. Carriers Report S.B. 866 Lien Provisions Are Reducing Costs.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. U.S. Supreme Court Rejects $21 Million Drugmaker Jury Verdict. One Lien Activation Fee Required In Multiple Injury Claim. Court of Appeal Reverses Dismissal of A Premiere Medical Lien Claimant. SCIF Files RICO Lawsuit Against Pacific Hospital of Long Beach Entities. Claimant Convicted of Comp Fraud Loses Appeal of Fines and Fees. DWC Posts Adjustments to DMEPOS Section of OMFS. Alcohol Consumption Related to Surgical Complications. Study Finds Social Issues Influence Back Pain Recovery.Comp Industry Financial Condition Set to Improve. SCIF Appoints New Chief Medical Officer.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Approves FTC Suits Against Drugmakers for "Pay for Delay Deals". En Banc WCAB Reverses Award in NFL Team Case. Former Oxnard Cop Jailed for Comp Fraud. DWC Rolls Out Proposed RBRVS Fee Schedule Regulations. Cal/OSHA Fines LAX Employer $94K For Safety Violations. CWCI Sees No Change in Opioid Use. 70% of Americans Now on Prescription Drugs. Scientists to Grow Human Organs Within One Year. U.S. Approvals of New Drugs Highest Since 1996. Growth of California Written Premium Now Double-Digit.

David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Jurisdiction May Be Raised More than 90 Days After an Injury. Employer Immunity Applies to Injury Caused by Employee Prank. Visaila Physician Indicted for Drug Trafficking. Suit Alleges IRS Seizes Millions of California Medical Records. Sylmar Chiropractor and Others Indicted in $22 Million Fraud Schemes. DWC Announces QME Panel Request Changes. Pharmacy Resolves DEA Oxycodone Probe for $80 Million Penalty. Pending Legislation Targets Overprescribing Doctors. Stem Cell Treatment for Spine Injury Approved for Human Trials. City of Upland Moves to Keenan.