David L. Jimenez is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Warns Applicant Attorneys About Inflating Attorney Fee Requests. WCAB Suspends Lien Representative From Appearing at Board. Ventura County Sheriff's Office Employee Arrested For Comp Fraud. Feds Recover Record $4.2 Billion in 2012 Health Care Fraud Efforts. New Study Questions Hip Replacement Costs. Hearings Scheduled for Electronic Document Filing and Lien Filing Fee Rules. DWC Updates Fact Sheet and Benefit Notices. DWC Scheduled Next QME Examination.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County Jail Inmate is Not an Employee While Working in Kitchen. Physician and Owner of Oceanside Medical Supply Plead Guilty in Fraud Case. NICB Report Says DME Fraud As High as $5 Billion/Year. Hemet Pool Contractor Faces 16 Years In Fraud Case. DWC Sets Public Hearings for SDJB and Interpreter Regulations. CWCI Report Says Compound Drug Costs Still Out of Control Despite Recent Legislation. Employers Must Post Annual Work-Related Injury and Illness Summary. Council Report Says Workers' Compensation Market in "Distress." CHSWC 2012 Annual Report Looks at Integrating Comp and Group Health Care. DWC Announces Recipients of the Carrie Nevans Community Service Award.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rules that Police Officer 4850 Pay is Part of 104 Week Cap. Court of Appeal Rules Against Industrial Carrier In Subrogation Case. Rising Claims and Safety Emphasis May Cause NFL Demise. Conviction of La Jolla Physician Example of Alarming "Epidemic" in Counterfeit Drugs. Cal/OSHA Issues Chevron Record $1 Million Fine. Michael McFadden New Regional VP for Patriot National Insurance. Steven E. Penman New Sedgwick Chief Operating Officer. George Burr New VP of Crum and Forster in Orange County.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Mervyn's Bankruptcy Court Defers Adjudication of Industrial Claim to California WCAB. Hip Maker Considers $2 Billion Settlement Offer With Trial Pending in Los Angeles. Vineyard Manager Gets Jail Time for Safety Violation. Task Force Issues Stop Orders for Dangerous Equipment. 2013 CAAA Convention Topics Focus on S.B. 863. WCIRB Updates Experience Rating Plan Values for 2013. Fresno County DA Investigator Guilty of Comp Fraud. Prosecutors Provide Details on International Medical Fraud Ring. Study Shows High Medical Costs for 20 Year Old Legacy Claims. Study Predicts Increase In Medical Worker Musculoskeletal Injuries. Kaiser Permanente Announces New Occupational Medicine Regional Chief.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB En Banc Decision Rejects Jurisdiction Over NFL Player's Claim. Superior Court Denies Applicant Request to Cash In Structured Settlement. Unity Surgical Outpatient Center Fraud Trial to Take Six Months. Fontana Gardener Charged With Fraud. Feds Bust $5 Million Fake Paystub Disability Fraud Scheme. Study Says Patients Rarely Told About Medication Mistakes. FDA Published Metal-on-Metal Hip Implant Warning. CWCI Says Opioid Drug Monitoring Could Save $57.2 Million. DWC Schedules MPN Regulations Public Meeting. DWC Seeks Public Input On RBRVS Fee Schedule.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. City of Milpitas Defeats Employee With Fibromyalgia FEHA Claim. Tulare County Employee Arrested for Comp Fraud. One of Ten Most Wanted Health Care Fugitives Arrested in Canada. DWC On Track With SB 863 New Regulations. Obama Signs SMART Act Expediting Medicare Settlements. Scientists Develop Objective Measurement of Pain. U.S. Government Launches Sports Related Concussion Study. CWCI Study Sees High Carpal Tunnel Injuries for Hospital Workers. Survey Confirms Concerns Over Opiod Medications. Hyatt Settles Union Instigated Cal/OSHA Probes.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Terminated Salesman With Industrial Hernia Loses FEHA Claim. Hancock Park Physician Sentenced to Year in Federal Prison. DWC Outlines SB 863 Changes for New Year. DWC Posts Changes to OMFS. SMART Act Passes Congress - Will Streamline Settlements With Medicare. WCAB Posts Proposed Changes to Rules of Practice and Procedure. RAND Studies Experience Modification Impact for Small Employers.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. County of Riverside Volunteer Mounted Posse Excluded From Employment Relationship. NFL Players Again Seek to Overturn Arbitration Rulings Against California Comp Cases. Another Drug Maker Settles Kickback Charges. Feds Convict in San Jose EZ Step Pharmacy Fraud Case. Insurance Carriers are Skeptical About S.B. 863 Savings Claims. Manager of SCIF SIU Prefers Old-Fashioned Detective Work. DWC Posts 2013 Annual Report of Inventory Advice and Form for Claims Reporting. CHSWC Publishes Experience Rating Working Paper. WCIRB Appoints New VP and Chief Operating Officer.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. U.S. Supreme Court to Hear "Pay for Delay" Generic Drug Case. Allstate Wins $7 Million Fraud Judgment Against Long Beach Chiropractor. South Lake Tahoe Skier Indicted for Comp Fraud. Security Company Owner Convicted of $10 Million Fraud Scheme. Cal/OSHA Fines Atascadero State Hospital for Patient Caused Injuries. OSIP Posts Emergency S.B. 863 Regulations for Self-Insured Employers. DWC Files Supplemental Job Displacement Benefit Emergency Regulations. CWCI Study Says Medical Costs Have "Jumped Sharply."

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. GAO Report Identifies Biggest Violators of Health Care Fraud. Insurance Commissioner Approves 2.8% Increase in Pure Premium Advisory Rate. DWC Posts Draft SB 863 Regulations to Implement the Lien Filing Fee. DWC Posts Draft SB 863 Interpreter and QME Regulations. SB 863 Architect Claims it is a "Game Changer." California Chamber of Commerce Publishes SB 863 Compliant Notices and Pamphlets. Janet Frank New PacificComp President and CEO