Brad Hutchins, MPT, CEA, CIEE is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Insurers Report 24% Rise in Suspicious Claims Since 2008. Employer to Serve 10 Years for Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud and Tax Evasion."Maki Maki" Owners Sentenced in Million Dollar Fraud Case. Daly City Councilwoman Pleads No Contest in Fraud Case. Fourth Hacienda La Puente School District Employee Fraud Case This Year. DWC Posts Updated Utilization Review FAQs. Study Says Widely Read Free Medical Journals Hype Drugs. CWCI Continues Case Law Series With 2011 Update.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Johnny Depp Stunt Double Loses Civil Case After Industrial Injury. U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Comp Death Case. Carrier Seeking Contribution Not Bound by Their Stipulations. President of R J Haas Construction Convicted For Fraud. Feds Critical of State Workers' Compensation Systems. Defensive Medicine Common in Orthopedics. Fremont Indemnity Company Former Employees Enjoy Reunion. DWC Announces 2011 Community Service Awards. Recipients.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Panel Decision Denies Apportionment in Conclusive Presumption Case. Another Federal Judge Asked to Rule on NFL Player's Injury Case. Over 100 Charged In Massive Medicare Fraud Sweep. Three School District Employees Charged With Fraud. The Impact of an Aging Workforce on Occupational Injury and Illness Costs. A.B. 11 May Help California Small Business With Comp Costs. Fusion Surgery Provides Worse Outcomes in Workers' Compensation Patients. Several States Seek Aggressive Comp Reform This Year. WCIRB Recognizes Employers Compensation Insurance For Excellence.

David L. Jimenez Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Examines General Special Employment Relationship. Whittier Railroad Switchman Awarded $4.9 Million for Industrial Ankle Injury. Statewide Sting Nets Unlicensed Contractors and Workers' Compensation Violators. Employers Reminded to Post Work-Related Injury and Illness Summary. Healthcare Industry Has the Highest Rates of Workplace Violence. Not All Treatment Guidelines are Based on Good Science. 25% of People On Antidepressant Medication Lack Appropriate Psychiatric Diagnosis. Chartis Boosts Reserves by $4.1 Billion. Berkshire Hathaway Expands Comp Coverage to 44 States. DWC Acting Director Carrie Nevans Dies of Kidney Failure.

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?