Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Proposed OSHA Recordkeeping Change Would Restore Column for MSDs. Re-Appointments Made To Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee. Pinnacol Ups Buyout Offer to Colorado Government. CWCI Scorecard Examines California's Long-Term Care Industry. AIG Issues Subpoenas Against Competitors in Workers' Comp Dispute. Rand Report: Calif. Workers' Comp Insurance Market Still Needs Improvement. E-Prescriptions Cut Medication Errors. Antidepressants Found to Help People With Physical Ills. California Workers' Comp Fund Nearly Doubles 2009 Net Income. CWCI Scorecard Examines Job Injury Claims in the California Trucking Industry.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. DWC Proposes Amendment to Air Ambulance Fee Schedule Preempted by Federal Law. DWC Proposes Regulations for Electronic Medical Treatment Billing Standards. Division of Workers’ Compensation Posts Proposed Pharmacy Benefit Network Regulations. Bill Would Limit Medicare Secondary Payer fines. Still No Deals in Potential Sales of State Workers' Compensation Companies. Ground Zero Workers Settle Injury Claims with NYC for $657.5 million. Postal Service Letter Carrier Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud. California Attorney General Sues Farm Labor Contractor for Workers Safety Violations. Evidence Missing - In Evidence Based Medicine! Common Pain Meds Linked to Hearing Loss.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Employers Holdings Reports Full Year Income Decline. Injuries Among Public Sector Employees Increased for the First Time in Five Years. CIGA Prevails Against City of Laguna Beach in Reimbursement Case. Calif. Construction Company Sued for Misclassifying, Underpaying Workers. DWC Proposed Changes to MPN and Employee Information Regulations. CWCI Scorecard Examines Restaurant Claims in the California Workers' Comp System. Talk Therapy Reduces Back Pain? Contractor Guilty of Workers' Comp Fraud. Court Orders End to Furloughs for DWC, WCAB and Other State Workers. AIG Pumps $2.3 Billion Into "Long-Tail" Loss Reserves.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. The Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District Grants Writ in Guzman Case. Couurt of Appeal Confirms WCAB Position on SSSOP. Court of Appeal Reviews Requirements for Independent Contractor Status. SCIF Prevails in Claim for Premiums Against Employer in Court of Appeal. Investor Lawsuit Filed Against Zenith National Insurance Corp. Board. DWC Posts Proposed Amendments to Benefit Notice Regulations and Opens Discussion Forum. U.S. Study - Newer Heart CTs Deliver Far Less Radiation. Former Calif Prison Guard to Pay More Restitution. Premier Medical Owners Plead No Contest - Waive $60 Million in Liens. CMS Delays Medicare Reporting Requirement - Again.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Fairfax To Pay $1.3 Billion to Purchase Zenith National Insurance. U.S. Crack Down on Independent Contractors May Help Stop Comp Cheats. No Contest Plea from Commerce Man in Workers' Comp Fraud Case. Woman Gets Three Years for Workers Comp Fraud, New Members Appointed to Fraud Assessment Commission. Occupation a Key Factor in Men's Lung Cancer Risk. Spine Stimulation May Not Help After Failed Surgery. California Comp Politics Becomes Focus of Attention. One Million Document Batches Successfully Processed Into EAMS. First State Fund "Sale" Getting Close in Colorado.

John B. Floyd Esq. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. CMS Gets Tough in Six Year Old - Settled Tort Class Action. Illegally Uninsured Employer Prevails in Court of Appeal. OC Couple to Be Trading Their Pradas for Prison Garb. Broker Accused of $4 Million Pechanga Casino Insurance Embezzlement. Man sentenced in Marina payroll case. StrataCare, Disney and Others Implement EOB Program. DWC Attempts to "Uncork" EAMS Filing Bottleneck. Investor Class Action Filed Against CRM Holdings. Some Cash-Strapped States Raiding Workers Comp Funds. Home Improvement Self-Insured Group Announces Record Growth.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories.CIGA May Not Set Aside Stipulation Because of Change of Law. California AG Wins Suit Against Port Trucking Companies. CWCI Score Card Looks at Durable Goods Manufacturing. Apirl QME Examination Canceled. California Insurance Commissioner Says His Post Should Be Appointed. CorVel Announces Substantial Increases in Revenues and Earnings. Not All CT Scans Are Created Equal. Immune Treatment Helps Chronic Pain Patients. Zenith Income Plummets in Fiscal 2009. Fontana Man Arrested for Alleged Worker's Compensation Fraud.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Cervantes SSSOP Procedure to Be Reviewed by Court of Appeal. CAAA Convention Draws Large Crowd. Too Many Rogue IRS Agents - Including Special Agent Suspected of Workers' Compensation Fraud. $20 Million in Restitution in Staffing Services Inc. Fraud Case. Workers' Compensation Patients Get Less Benefit from Back Surgery.Study Reveals Predictors Of Long-term Opioid Use For Back Pain. CWCI Scorecard Examines Agriculture Claims. Travelers Sees Record Profits. State Fund Attorney Attacked at Anaheim Appeals Board. Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Trailing in Governor's Race.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Technicolor Inc. Prevails With Exclusive Remedy Defense of Cancer Case. Clarification of Sandhagen UR Process Made by WCAB. Hollister HVAC Company Charged with WC Fraud. More State Funds May Be Up For Sale. No Big Comp Reforms This Year In Any State. WCRI Details Comp Market Post Recession. Workers Over 65 Have Lower Comp Indemnity Cost, NCCI Finds. Restaurant Self-Insured Group Wins 4th Conviction for Work Comp Fraud.

Juan Naranjo, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Supreme Court Hands DFEH Victory to City of Los Angeles. Unfinished Appellate Backlog from 2009. Workers' Comp Research Provides Insight Into Curbing Health-Care Costs. GAO Study Shows "Extraordinary" Increases in Drug Prices. Former State Fund CEO Janet Frank to join Zenith Insurance as President. US Insurance Industry Sees Jobs Gain in December. Smoking, Low Back Pain and Apportionment? Tips on Managing Prescription Drugs in California Workers' Compensation.