Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Sacramento Bee Employee Convicted of WC Fraud. Illegal Contractor Gets Jail Time for Third Offense. Berkeley City Council Startled by Workers' Compensation Costs. DWC Increases Ambulance Fee Schedule by 2.4%. DWC is Changing Some E-filing Rules. DWC Plans Open Forums for Stakeholder Input. DWC Announces 2012 Carrie Nevans Community Service Awards. Redding Applicant Attorney Appointed to WCAB. American Specialty Launches Workers' Comp Program.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says Lien Collection Company is Administrator not Assignee. Chiropractor Sentenced for Workers' Comp Fraud. Claimant Guilty in Fraud Case After Three Week Jury Trial. Man Sentenced to 77 Months in Jail and $10.8 Million Restitution for Fraud. WSJ Investigation of WC Spinal Surgery Marketers and Distributors. Proposed Fifth Edition of Psychiatric Diagnostic Manual Mired in Controversy. DEA Takes Aim At Mainstream Pharmacies. Job Site Death Leads to License Suspension. Workplace Homicides Decline.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Serious and Willful Misconduct Award Upheld. Exclusive Remedy Does Not Bar Emotional Distress in Sexual Harassment Case. Providers' Suit Against UR Vendor Survives AntiSLAPP Motion. Contractor Faces 57 Felony Counts. San Francisco Factory Fined $700K For Ammonia Leak. Funding Bill Seeks to Address Drug Shortages. DWC Posts Report on Alternative Dispute Resolution/Carve Out Program. DWC Disability Accommodation Regulations Are Effective Feb. 18. California Workers' Comp Insurers Returns Improved in 2010. Liberty Mutual Annual Workplace Safety Index Shows Lower Costs.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Firefighter Loses Post Injury Discrimination Case Against LA County. No Subrogation When Employer Has Exclusive Possession Of Accident Site. Hearing Representative Escamila Continues Battle Against Suspension. Man Convicted on Five Fraud Counts in Yolo County. Probe Finds City Workers' Compensation Settlements are "Exceedingly Large." New Federal Regulations Will Require Employers to Demonstrate Compliance With Safety Laws, Wage and Hour Laws and Anti-Discrimination Laws. Warehouse Gets $256K in Cal-OSHA Citations. WC Cost Increases Due to Recession. Guidewire Software Closes $115M IPO.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Panel Decision Allows Judicial Notice of AD Website to Prove Valid MPN. Physician Sentenced to 8 Years for $5 Million Scam. DWC Bulletin on "First Fill" Pharmacy Situation. DWC Clarifies Policy on QME Billing Requirements. Carriers Report Combined Premium Increase of 2.8 Percent for 2012. CHSWC Study: California Injury and Illness Prevention Program is Ineffective. CSHWC Study Discusses Impact of AMA Guides Adoption. CHSWC Released the "Construction Case Study Training Guide."

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Reverses Dismissal of Petition to Reopen Filed at Wrong Office. Santa Barbara Physician Arrested for Drug Trafficking. Los Angeles Woman Sentenced in $6.2 Million Medical Fraud Case. Turlock Postal Worker Sentenced to One Year for Comp Fraud. Unlicensed Contractor to Serve 90 Days. LAPD Sergeant Arrested for Comp Fraud. Redlands Man Charged With Fraud. Stronger Pain Medications Cause Concern. CDI Forms Insurance Diversity Task Force.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employer Prevails in Malicious Prosecution Action Against Injured Worker. WCAB Continues to Pursue Suspension of Lien Rep Daniel Escamilla. 25% of DME Suppliers Face CMS Enforcement Actions. Many Doctors Claim They Are Going Broke. Medication Shortages Set New Record. Workers' Comp Costs For Older Workers Less Than Expected. 971 SCIF Workers Take Severance Package. Jose Gonzalez New President O.C. Bar Association.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.Supreme Court Rules Against Adjusters in Overtime Class Action. Injury to Firefighter While Trimming Bushes at Home Found Compensable. Convicted Worker Need Only Repay Portion of Benefits Obtained by Fraud. Fake Companies Hide Organized Medical Crime. Meat Packer Fined by Cal-OSHA in Death Case. DIR Launches Labor Enforcement Task Force. Study: Washington COHE Program Improves Medical Outcomes. AIG Settles Longstanding Premium Dispute for $450 Million.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Clarifies 5th Amendment Rights. Second DCA Approves Settlement of AIG Claim Adjuster's Class Action. School District Industrial Leave Benefit is Unconditional. Panel of Federal Judges to Consider Consolidation of NFL Lawsuits. Employee Misclassification Class Action Filed Against Apple. Federal Health Care Fraud Cases Reach All Time High. County of LA Workers' Compensation Costs $1 Million a Day. CDI Says Workers Compensation is Stable. 2012 Mileage Rate Unchanged. Defense Attorney Randal Klein Dies at age 54.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Sets Briefing Schedule on Healthcare Law. Medtronic Resolves Illegal Kickback Case for $23.5 Million. LAUSD Police Officer Gets 5 Year Sentence for Shooting Hoax. Fontana Man Arrested For Comp Fraud. Owner of Milpitas Landscaping Company Faces Charges. Study Says Back Pain MRI Unnecessary. WCIRB 3rd Quarter Report Shows Premium Increases With Record High Loss Ratios. SCIF Changes Policy on Distribution of $50 Million Dividend. New OSIP Audit Procedures for 2012. William J. Mudge New President and CEO of WCIRB.