Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Says QME Disqualified For Aggrieved Party Only. SCIF Files Racketeering Case Against Doctors And 15 Facilities. GlaxoSmithKline Settles Criminal Charges With Feds for $3 Billion. Additional Charges Filed Against Napa Doctor. DIR Implements Alternative Security Program for Self-Insured Employers. DWC Posts New List of National Drug Codes. Cal/OSHA Fines Recycling Company Nearly $112K. Methadone Caused 30% Of Overdose Deaths.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Single Payment of TD for ML Exam Does Not Trigger 104 Week TD Cap. WCAB Panel Reviews $27K Attorney Fee Awarded for PQME Ex-Parte Communication. Burbank Lab, Radiology Company Accused of Kickbacks. Contractors Applaud Fraud Crackdown. Van Nuys Men Sentenced in Million Dollar Fraud Scheme. Report: California Insurance Regulatory Environment Nearly Failing. Feds Launch Pilot Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. WCIRB Report Says Comp Carriers Lost $2.3 Billion in 2011. Spanish Version of New DWC Fact Sheet Now Available.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Approves Online Verification of DFEC Complaint Witout Actual Signature. Seven Doctors and Chiropractors Face Fraud Indictment by Grand Jury. Bar Owner Faces Six Felonies For Fraud and Tax Evasion. Owners of Engineering Company Face Fraud Charges. Study Says Obesity Increases Comp Costs. District Attorneys Receive $32 Million to Fight Fraud. OSIP Streamlines Testing for Claims Administrators. DWC Posts Updated QME/AME Fact Sheet For Use After July 15. WCJ Ellen Flynn Promoted to Associate Chief Judge.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CHP Officer Accused of Comp Fraud. Historic Brookdale Inn and Spa Owners Face Fraud Charges. Burger King Worker Faces Fraud Charges. DWC Officially Confirms 2013 Compensation Rates. DIR and DWC Team Up For Better Health Care Access. Governor Brown Announces CHSWC Appointments. W.C. Public Forum Comments Now Available for Download. W.C. Has Worst Combined Ratio In Past 10 Years. Napa Valley USD Joins Joint Powers Authority.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. NFL Concussion Lawsuits Now Involve 2000 Players. Failure to File DOR Does Not Invalidate Notice of Appeal. Filing S and W Application Tolls Statute of Limitations. Employer's DBA Does Not Limit Exclusive Remedy. L.A. Physician Assistant Faces 72 Years In Prison After Two Week Trial. Business Owner and Insurance Broker Arrested for Premium Fraud. Spinal Implant Loophole Costs $67M. AIG Settles Comp Dispute with 50 States for $146.5M. DWC Director Rosa Moran Visits Claim Department. Floyd, Skeren and Kelly, LLP Announce New Office.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reverses Valdez Case. QME Immune From Suit for Alleged Malicious and False Report. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies Ogilvie III Standards. Jury Awards $520K For Post Injury Discrimination. Study Says Interpreters Shorten Hospital Stay. Dave Jones Recommends 8.26% Rate Hike. WCRI Reports on Escalating Medical Costs. DWC Invites Online Stakeholder Input on Copy Services. Last Day for CCWC Conference Early Bird Registration. Labor Enforcement Task Force Creates Hotline.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Sides With NFL Over Jurisdiction Clause. Injured City of L.A. Helicopter Pilot Loses FEHA Claim. Allstate Continues Assault Against Fraud. Investigators Concerned About Counterfeit Prescriptions. Cal/OSHA Cites L.A. Recycling Company. WCRI Reports on Escalating Medical Costs. CWCI Study Shows Huge Spike in Drug Testing Expenses. California Restaurant SIG Seeks $42 Million From Members. Labor Enforcement Task Force Creates Hotline. Steven V. Festa Named CIGA Chairman.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Dispute Between Comp Carrier and Insured Not Subject to Arbitration. Pebble Beach Couple Plead Guilty. Level 1 Trauma Centers Reduce Risk of Death and Disability. Comp Physicians Say Fees Declining Nationwide. Study Finds Questionable Billing Practices in 4 Percent of American Pharmacies. DWC Appoints New Medical Director. Paint Company Fined $158K for Closed Space Fatality. DWC Changes Performance Audit Standards for 2011 Audits. Study Says Inspection Improve Workplace Safety Without High Cost. DWC Proposes Administrative Penalties for WCIS Violations.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Decision Approves Late Correction of MPN Notices. San Jose Business Owners Arrested. CHP Officer Loses Appeal of Fraud Conviction. Beverly Hills Dentist Arrested for Insurance Fraud. U.S. Senate Probes Painkiller Makers. American Psychiatric Association Schedules Final Public Comments for DSM-5. NCCI Says Combined Ratios Unsustainably High. Industry Organizations Push Comp Ebilling. DWC Launches New Website for Injured Workers. CompWest Selects Valen Technologies for Predictive Modeling.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Limits WCJ Pre-Trial Authority to Develop Medical Record. Panel Decision Limits WCAB Jurisdiction in NFL Case. Former NFL Linebacker Sues Attorney for Botching Comp Case. Tulare Woman Faces Five Year Jail Sentence. Feds File Charges Against 107 Medical Providers. Family Members Charged with Comp Fraud. Amusement Park Owner Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. GAO Report Says Federal Comp Wastes Millions. DIR Opens Small Business Portal. Senate Rules Committee Confirms DIR and DWC Directors.