Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Cal Supreme Ct. Limits Overlapping PAGA Claims Against Same Employer. WCAB Imposes an Additional $25 K in Sanctions Against the Garrett Team. Injured Worker's Failure to Cite Evidence in Record Forfeits Claim on Appeal. Ex Fugitive Ringleader of Massive $6M Insurance Fraud Pleads Guilty. Owner of 10 DME Companies Guilty of Defrauding Anthem Blue Cross of $1.7M. Travelers Publishes 2024 Injury Impact Report. RAND Report Paints Dismal Financial Picture for SIBTF Benefits. Non Comp Benefits Expanded for Disabled Persons in Need of Voc. Rehab.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Cal Supreme Court Rules Uber-Lyft Proposition 22 is Not Unconstitutional. WCAB Affirms Take-Nothing in Rare Tick Bite - Lyme Disease Case. Supreme Ct. Rules Single Racial Epithet in 14 Years Sufficient for DFEH Claim. California and Other States Restaurant Wage Mandates Cause Job Losses. Proposed Law to Fine Insurers for "Ghost" Provider Networks. California DOI Announces Changes to State’s Insurer of Last Resort. WCIRB Issues 2024 State of the Workers’ Compensation System Report. 2 SoCal Hospitals Among 8 Nationwide Leading In Antimicrobial Stewardship.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court of Appeal Affirms Worker's Fraud Conviction Based on Sub Rosa. Guidelines Specified for Severability of Unconscionable Arbitration Provisions. Biopharmaceutical Company Resolves Kickback Case for $5.5 Million. Santa Paula Doctor Pleads Guilty to $3 Million Fraud. DaVita Dialysis to Pay $34M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks. Riverside Chiropractor Agrees to Pay $180K to Resolve Fraud Allegations. DOI Calls for WCIRB Study of Workers' Compensation Silicosis Claims. Ransomware Takes LA Superior Court 36 Office Internal Systems Down.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: SIBTF Has Burden of Proof For L.C. 4753 Benefit Reductions. SCOTUS Rules Insurers May Participate in Insured Bankruptcy Proceedings. $500 Million Severance Pay Lawsuit Against Elon Musk Dismissed. S.F. Zen Center Worker Meets ADA Discrimination Ministerial Exception. Privette Doctrine Applies to Injury Working Inside Jet Tank. Guardant Health, Inc. Agrees to Pay $914K to Resolve FCA Charges. Federal Judiciary Has Systemic Sexual Harassment Protection Failures. Doctors Face Another Medicare Pay Cut - 2.8% in 2025.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Small Claims Case Bars Injured Worker's Later Claims Against Employer. Microsoft Resolves California Leave Discrimination Claim for $14.4M. Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Rule to Face Legal Challenges. CWCI Reports Private Self-Insureds Have Fewer Claims But Higher Losses. FTC Releases Interim Staff Report Criticizing Prescription Drug Middlemen. DWC Schedules Next QME Exams for October 4 and 10, 2024. NCCI Labor Market Insights Report Shows Solid Employment Growth.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Sub-Rosa Justifies City of Downey's Termination of Injured Police Officer. DLSE Imposition of Labor Code Penalties on Contractor Affirmed on Appeal. 193 Defendants Charged for Over $2.75 Billion in Fraudulent Health Care Claims. American Labor Alliance Executives Convicted of $2.4M Worker's Comp Fraud. Pharmacist Charged with Submitting Over $300M in Fraudulent Claims. Former Camarillo Insurance Agent Sentenced to 16 Years for $1.2M Scam. Newsom's Budget Woes Delay Start of Healthcare Minimum Wage Hike. Cal/OSHA Adopts Indoor Heat Protection Standard With Prison Exemptions. Per-Page Fees Under New Fee Schedule Drive Med-Legal Costs Up Sharply. Workers' Comp is in a "Total System Breakdown" - For California Firefighters.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Cal. Supreme Ct. Clarifies Vertical v Horizontal Integration of Excess Insurance. Court of Appeal Reinstates COVID-19 Wrongful Death Case Against Employer. After Imposing $40K in Sanctions WCAB Seeks More Against Garretts. Amazon Cited $6M for Violating California’s Warehouse Quotas Law. CEO and President of ADHD Telehealth Company Arrested for $100M Fraud. Newsom and Business Leaders Announce PAGA Reform Agreement. CWCI Examines California's Proposed Agricultural Heat Injuries Presumption.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB En Banc Clarifies Confusion on Use of "Kite" Based CVC Rebuttal. AB 5 Survives Uber and Postmates' Constitutional Challenge. The EEOC Sued 15 Employers for Failure to File EEO-1 Report. Coalition of 36 State Attorney Generals Urge SCOTUS to Limit PBMs. Farm Labor Contracting Companies Face $30M Payroll Fraud Charges. California Chamber of Commerce "Job Killer Bills" Miss Key Deadline. DWC Sets Public Hearing for Proposed UR Regulation Changes. Watchdog Group Says Trailer Bill Insurance Rate Provisions Will Cost Billions.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Affirms WCJ's Apportionment in Psyche Case. WCAB Rescinds WCJ Order to Compel Answers to Interrogatories. No Discovery of Attorney Work Product in Carrier's Subrogation Case. New Trial Ordered in Employers' Class Action Against Sutter Health. Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl. Growing Number of Female Minority Doctors in California Report Burnout. FDA Approves Traumatic Brain Injury. Rapid Test Using One Drop of Blood. Data from MRI Can Detect Who Will Get Alzheimer’s and When.

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Affirms Sanctions Against Monrovia Memorial Hospital. Cal/STERS/PERS & WC Carriers Subrogation Rights in MedMal Cases. Court Proceeding Must be Stayed (Not Dismissed) When Arbitration is Ordered. Patient Coordinator for O.C. Sober Living Home Arrested for Kickbacks. 17 Prosecutors Awarded $8.55 Million to Prosecute Wage Theft. New DOL Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment. OSHA Announces Changes to the Structure of Regional Operations. WCRI Study Compares Hospital Outpatient Payments in 36 States.