Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Grants Reconsideration of Their En Banc Valdez Decision. DME Company Owners Convicted for $20 Million Fraud Scheme. LabCorp to Pay $49.5M to Settle Fraud Suit. WCJ Rosa Moran Appointed DWC Administrative Director. California Seeks Medicare Secondary Payer Law Reforms. New E-Billing Regulations Seminar Set for August. Medical Errors Down at U.S. Veterans' Hospitals.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employer Must Find a Physician Who Will Treat the Injured Worker. Three Doctors Convicted of Fraud. Pharmacy Owner Charged With Fraud. Veteran LAPD Officer Indicted in Prescription Drug Case. Doctors Take Aim at State Fund Contract. New Law Limits State Fund Directors and Officers. House Committee. Approves Federal Workers' Compensation Reforms. Majestic Insurance Rehabilitation Plan Now Finalized. Workers' Comp Rates Lead Market. California Seeks Turnaround of Employer Hostile Business Climate Perceptions.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court to Hear Work Comp Loss of Consortium Case. Controversial Cases Nearing Conclusion. LAPD Officer Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. Navy Employee Sentenced in $300K Fraud Case. Salinas Man Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. $32 Million in Grants to Local Law Enforcement Announced. Surge of NFL Claims Under California Legislative Scrutiny. Upsurge in L. A. County Claims Triggers Probe.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Medicare Rules Keep Comp Cases Open. Bay Area Business Owner to Serve Four Years for Fraud. Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases to 55.5 Cents Per Mile. Public Hearing Set for Proposed New QME Regulations. CHSWC Report Discusses EAMS Shortcomings. DWC Launches the JET File Option. Governor Brown Surprises Democrats With Veto of Union Sponsored Bill. Government Study on Chronic Pain Treatment Released.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Hockey Player Awarded 100% PD under 1997 Schedule. Termination of LAUSD Teacher for WC Fraud Upheld. Employers Sued For Lack of "Suitable Seating" for Employees. California Dept of Corrections Employee Arrested for Fraud. California Medical Supply Firm Manager Sentenced. California Tops Chief Executive Magazine's Worst States for Business List. WCIRB Releases 2010 Annual Cost Report. Obesity and Lack of Exercise Linked to Chronic Pain. Debates Rage Over SCIF Out of State Proposal. CHSWC Publishes Uninsured Employer Booklet.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Rejects SCIF Petition in Almaraz case. Attorney Fee Awarded Out of Medicare Set Aside Funds. Indictments Unsealed in $17M Workers' Comp Fraud Case. Oxnard Police Officer Charged with Work Comp Fraud. Whittier Psychologist Arrested on Fraud Charges. Santa Cruz Sting Operation Nets Seven. Study Says Physician Overprescribing Rampant. Information on 300,000 Workers Comp Cases Exposed on Internet.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Attorney Fee Calculation in COLA Case Clarified by WCAB. Court Approves Rehab Plan for Majestic Insurance. Comp Insurance Coverage Issues Add to NFL Team Woes. Top Health Care Fraud Attorney - Changes Sides. Drug Company Pleads Guilty in Federal Criminal Case. Healthcare Fraud Perpetrated by Biggest Healthcare Industry Players. ACOEM Publishes Guidelines for Chronic Use of Opioids. SCIF Seeks to Offer Workers' Comp in Other States. TTD Rates to Increase Next Year. DWC Compounding Pharmaceutical Pricing Error Discovered.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Narrows Definition of Medical Treatment. Excessive Adjuster Workload Does Not Violate Public Policy. Compounding Pharmaceutical Law Passes in Assembly. Florida Governor Expected to Sign Law Limiting California Comp Jurisdiction. Illinois Legislature Passes Work Comp Reform. Sedgwick CMS Acquires Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc. Crump Purchases Self Funded Alternatives LLC. WCIRB President to Retire.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Disability Must be "New" and "Further" to Support Petition to Reopen. Ralphs Grocery Defeats Employee's Fraudulent Concealment Claim. Sim Carlisle Hoffman M.D. to Face Criminal Charges. Couple Arrested on Premium Fraud Charges. California Chamber of Commerce Lists 2011 Job Killer Bills. Employers Holdings Expands In Four More States. Workers Compensation Premium Total Rises. Common Pain Pills Increase Heart Risks.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Court Enjoins Medicare Collection Practices. Air Ambulance Multi Million Dollars Cases Thrown Out. Quest Diagnostics Settles Illegal Kickback Case for $241 Million. Orange County Couple Charged in $2 Million Fraud Case. Valley Springs Contractor Sentenced. Assembly Passes Apportionment Law Redux. Many States Plan Work Comp Cutbacks. After 173 Years,Titanic Insurer Atlantic Mutual - Sinks!