Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Claim Adjusters Lose Class Action Bid for Overtime Pay. Couple Arrested for Failing to Report Estimated $15 Million in Payroll. Daly City Councilwoman Heads for Trial. Sacramento Postal Worker Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. DWC Issues Second 15-Day Notice of Revisions to Electronic and Paper Medical Billing Regs. RAND Study: Use of Compound Drugs, Medical Foods, and Co- Packs. Los Angeles DWC Office Launches E-Billboard. Comp Ethics Advisory Committee Reviews 20 Complaints Against WCALJs. DWC Audit Unit 2010 Report Now Available. More States Propose Ban on Work Comp For Illegal Immigrants.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. $1.5 Million WCAB Award for Attendant Care Services Overturned. $72,000 Civil Penalty for Employer's Misclassification of Employees Upheld. Self Insured Group Funding Levels Report Shows Problems. Division of Workers' Compensation Posts New Time of Hire Pamphlet. Calif. Contractors Board Cracking Down on Those Who Skirt Workers' Comp Regs. CHSWC Announces the 2011 Young Worker Leadership Academy in Northern California. Bill Precluding Illegal Immigrant Comp Claims Clears Montana House. Medical Costs Drive Up Calif. Municipalities' Workers' Comp.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Coachella Valley Physician Convicted of Work Comp Fraud. Owner of Brookdale Inn and Spa Faces Four Years in Prison. NCIS Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Comp Fraud. Back Surgery Does Not End Careers for NFL Linemen. Study: Generic Drug Could Save Lives of Many Trauma Victims. Chartis CEO: Company Exited $2 Billion in Workers' Comp Business. Study: U.S. Tort Costs Decline in 2009. Employment Law Conference Set for February 16.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. San Diego Federal Judge Orders NFL Work Comp Case to Proceed Under Tennessee Law. Court of Appeal Orders Apportionment When AME Opinion Meets State Standards. WCAB Panel Decision Suggests VR Expert Should Provide Written Report to Support Ogilvie Claim. RAND Study: Workers' Compensation Return to Work Rates Improved Over Last Decade. Insurance Industry Sees Slight Uptick In Employment. Surgical Checklists That Prevent Medical Errors Are Not Often Used. California Man Arrested for Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft. American Claims Management Promotes Three to Senior VP.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Public Comments About the CSHWC Lien Report Show a Variety of Views About the "Lien Problem." CHSWC Study Wants More Workers' Compensation System Monitoring. DWC Publishes New Proposed Electronic Billing Regulations. Federal Workers' Comp Beats Retirement Benefits. Affiliate of Sedgwick CMS Acquires a Controlling Stake in Progressive Medical. Cunningham Lindsey Acquires Loss Adjusting Unit of GAB Robins NA. MRI Can't Tell Whether Knee Cartilage Can Be Fixed. Mulryan to Replace Cain on California State Fund Board.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. AIG to Pay $146M Over Workers' Compensation Lawsuit. Owner of Los Angeles Janitorial Company Arrested for Premium Fraud. Are Doctors Getting Rich With Unnecessary Fusion Surgeries? Patients Knowingly Taking Placebo Medications Got Better. Unusual Coalition Pushes for Restrictions on Compounded Drugs. Montana Could Be First State to Withhold Workers' Comp. From Illegals. San Jose Work Comp Software Company Thrives. Decline in Comp Claims Coming to an End?

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Affirms Sentence of 53 Years to Life for Claimant's Murder of Comp Attorney. Court Ordered Restitution by Fraudulent Claimant Not Reduced by Possible Valid Benefits. CHSWC 70 Page Report Finds Liens are "Choking" the Comp System. State Fund Probe Is Very Quiet. DWC Proposes More Changes to the Official Medical Fee Schedule. EAMS Launches Public Information Case Search Tool. The Hartford Expands Pay As You Go Comp Insurance to Large Employers. Sedgwick CMS to Acquire SRS Nationwide.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.Court of Appeal Defines General Contractor Duty of Care. Longshore Case: Last Employer Responsible for Asbestos Exposure. Workers’ Comp Conditions Risky For Reinsurers. WCIRB: California Workers' Comp Indemnity Claim Costs Significantly Higher. Former Riverside Police Chief May get Workers/ Comp Pay. Governor Schwarzenegger Announced More Comp Related Appointments. State Fund to Cut Back Operations. Retired Judge David O'Brien Speaks at AHRC Luncheon.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Third District Court of Appeal Disagrees with the Duncan COLA Case. Neuropsychologist Not Always Qualified to Testify About Causation of Brain Injury. Farm Owner Not Special Employer of Contract Farm Worker an Not Protected by Exclusive Remedy. California Employers See Lower Ex-Mods With New Rating Formula. DWC Names Appointees to Ethics Advisory Committee. Mileage Rate Increases to 51 Cents Per Mile in 2011. Cal/OSHA Issues New Regulations for Diacetyl Food Flavoring. Insurance Industry Outlook Improving, Slightly. New Research Offers Hope for Chronic Pain Treatment. E-Comp Offers Pay-As-You-Go Workers' Comp Program.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Carrier's Denial of Claim Does Not Limit Exclusive Remedy Doctrine. Concrete Company Owners Accused of Tax Evasion and Insurance Fraud. Drug Makers Cut Tens of Thousands of Jobs. Fireman's Fund Insurance Rating Lowered To 'A+,' Outlook Stable. County of Los Angeles Distributes Annual Risk Management Report. Workers’ Compensation Information System Regulations Approved. 2011 Workers' Comp Assessment Rates Announced. Report Questions OSHA Effectiveness. Former DWC Administrative Director Appointed to Court of Appeal. State Fund Names Tom Clark as COO.