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WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News

Work Comp Academy

The WorkCompAcademy is a full featured online learning experience. Our faculty includes the leading practitioners in the California Workers" Compensation Community. Our online curriculum covers all aspects of Workers" Compensation Claims, from basic concepts to advanced topics of value to experienced practitioners such as senior claims executives, attorneys, and Qualified Medical Evaluators. Students can access classes any time, from any internet connected computer. Courses can be completed at an

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24:29

WorkCompAcademy News - January 27, 2025

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2025/01/30

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Orders Retroactive Application of 4903.05(c)(1) Lien Declaration. Employee Awarded Attorney Fees After Appeal of "Berman" Hearing. Imprisoned SoCal Doctor Must Forfeit All Proceeds of Fraud. Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Alleges Cedars-Sinai Conspiracy.2024 Was Another Bad Year For US Health Care Cyberattacks. P/C Insurance Market Profitability Improves in 2024.

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24:56

WorkCompAcademy News - January 20, 2025

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2025/01/29

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: FDA Continues Resisting Production of Pfizer Vaccine Documents. Legislators Propose Law to Help Finance Insurance Fire Losses. Palisades Firefighters Participate in First-of-its-Kind Cancer Study. Sutter Health to Invest $1B in AI Imaging With GE HealthCare. Dermatologicals Now Most Expensive WorkComp Drug Group. NSC MSD Solutions Index Reveals Workplace Safety Progress. Public Self-Insured Paid &

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WorkCompAcademy News - January 13, 2025

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2025/01/27

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB to Sanction Attorney After Admonishments in 5 Cases. California Staffing Company Starts Gig Economy Legal Battle. Court Rules on FEHA Fees After Trip to Supreme Ct and Settlement. EEOC Says Wearable Technologies May Violate Employment Law. Two New Federal Laws Reduce Employer Administrative Burdens. New Law Limits Use of AI Alone in Making UR Determinations. Cal/OSHA Issues Safeway a $182K

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WorkCompAcademy News - January 6, 2025

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2025/01/14

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Limits ER Price Disclosure Obligations to Patients. New L.C. Whistleblower Attorney Fee Law Applies to Pending Cases. Physician Admits $3M SIBTF Fraud Naming O.C. Judge as Co-Conspirator. Ventura County Physician to Serve 2 Years for $3M Healthcare Fraud. First Pharmaceutical "Consultant" Based Opioid Criminal Case Settles for $650M. Cal/OSHA Cites City of Los Angeles Animal Services

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WorkCompAcademy News - December 16, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/12/23

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: CEO of Large Vocational Center Faces 23 Counts of SJDB Insurance Fraud. Oroville Hospital Resolves Kickbacks and False Billing Claim for $10.25M. Former Insurance Agent Arraigned in $900K Long-Term Care Fraud Scheme. Bay Area Home Health Company Owner to Serve 2 Years for Fraud. Subminimum Wage For Disabled Workers Ends in California on January 1st. WCIRB Geostudy Shows LA Basin Most Costly Area

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WorkCompAcademy News - December 9, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/12/22

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Equitable Estopple Compels Arbitration With Non-Signatory Affiliated Employers. Late Arbitration Fee Penalties Not Applicable to Post Dispute Agreement. Massive Increases in Payroll Taxes Needed to Fix "Broken" UI System. Safety National Announces Winners of the 2024 Safety First Grant Program. DWC Seeks Public Input on Update to SJDB/RTW Rules. DWC Announces Transition to CourtCall Video Platform

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WorkCompAcademy News - December 2, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/12/11

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Court Rejected Long Standing Rule in Carrier Subrogation Case. Jury Awards Injured Walmart Truck Driver $34M For Subrosa Based Discharge. SoCal School District Joins 200 Self-Funded Employers Suing Drugmakers. Fresno Pharmacist to Serve 7 Years for Trafficking 450,000 Opiate Pills. Pharmaceutical Company and Its CEO Pay $47M to Resolve Kickback Case. U-S Framing West Faces 31 Wage Theft

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WorkCompAcademy News - November 18, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/11/25

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 2nd and 4th District Courts of Appeal Diverge on Arbitration/Preclusion Doctrine. Arbitrator's Award is Not Final or Appealable Until it Resolves All Issues. Four SoCal Residents Arrested for Faked Bear Attacks and Insurance Fraud. Fresno County Man Indicted for Falsified Disability Insurance Claims. Farmer and Owner of Fruit Packing Company Convicted of Insurance Fraud. NCCI's Annual Comp Carrier

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WorkCompAcademy News - November 11, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/11/23

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: 11 Applicants take WCAB Illegal "Grant for Study" Problem to Supreme Court. WCAB Admonishes Applicant Attorney in Significant Panel Decision. 9th Circuit Limits Biden’s Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order. Shuttered and Defunct Bakery Agrees to Pay $1M in Unpaid Wages to Workers. Lyft Resolves Advertising Exaggerated Earnings Lawsuit For $2.1M. Employers Required to Use New DWC Form 7 Starting

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WorkCompAcademy News - November 4, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/11/13

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Well Known Los Angeles Attorney Pleads Guilty to $4M Income Tax Fraud. Newsom's Tax Credit Proposal to Bolster California’s Sagging Film Industry. California Freelance Worker Protection Act Takes Effect January 1. Audit Documents Serious Problems With Addiction Treatment Centers. Cal/OSHA Implements Translation App to Communicate With Workers. CMS Reports Success With New Acute Hospital Care at

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WorkCompAcademy News - October 28, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/11/05

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Litigation Against Kaiser for Not Updating Provider Directory to Proceed. Portions of State Prison Workers Wage/Hour Class Action Revived on Appeal. Walmart Resolves Illegal Medical Waste Disposal Litigation for $7.5M. CHP Captain Arrested For Workers' Compensation Fraud. Fresno Vocational School Owner Faces Work Comp Fraud Charges. Southern California Dentist Charged for $900K Medi-Cal Fraud

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WorkCompAcademy News - October 21, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/10/29

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Twice Convicted David Fish Faces Third Fraud Case With QME Co-Defendant. Accounting Chief at Girardi Keese Law Firm Guilty of Stealing Client Money. Fake Attorney and Associates Arrested for Insurance Fraud. CWCI Reports that the SAWW Increase Bumps California WC Benefits for 2025. Study Shows California Utilization of Medical Care for Injured Workers Declines. DWC Set 2025 Profile Audit Review and

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WorkCompAcademy News - October 14, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/10/29

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Additional Notices Not Required After Timely UR Delay Notice in Denied Case. Justice Department Sues LA Fitness for Disability Discrimination at Its Gyms. Court Decides When Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault Act Applies. Court Again Rules that EFAA Prohibits Arbitration of Entire FEHA Claim. L.A. Pair Indicted for $54M Diagnostic Testing and Hospice Fraud. Farm Labor Contractor Cited for

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WorkCompAcademy News - October 7, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/10/18

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Nurse Anesthesiology Association Sues for Pay Equal to Physicians. California Attorney General Sues to Avoid Closures at Bay Area Hospitals. 9th Circuit Affirms Sam Solakyan's Conviction & Reverses Restitution Order. CEO of SoCal Stem Cell Products Company Sentenced to 3 Years. California’s Addiction Treatment Regulatory System Faces State Audit. WCIRB Publishes Long COVID in the California WC

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WorkCompAcademy News - September 30, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/10/09

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Employer's Oversight Resulted in Arbitration Waiver. $1.7 Million Settlement Resolves Kern County Wingstop Wage Theft Case. Southern California Healthcare Provider Indicted for $60M Fraud. Governor Newsom Signs WCAB Electronic Signatures Law. DWC Opens Registration for 32nd Annual Educational Conference. WCRI Studies Impact of Attorney Representation on Workers’ Comp Payments. U.S. Healthworks

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WorkCompAcademy News - September 23, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/10/04

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Appellate Court Expedites Injured Police Officer Through Multi-Forum Litigation. Employees Denied Attorney Fees in Employment Law Dispute. Dignity Health in Legal Battle With Orthopedic Surgeon Over His Competency. Jury Finds Treatment Center Owner Guilty of $2.9M in Body Broker Kickbacks. Newsom Signs Remote Court Reporter Technology Pilot Project. DWC Announces Closure of Virtual Eureka Office

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WorkCompAcademy News - September 16, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/09/25

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: After "Grant-and-Study" Order WCAB Reverses Dismissal of 1100 Liens. Court of Appeal Provides Rules for Excess Insurance Application. 9th Circuit Reverses Wage Dispute Judgment Against 353 S.F. City Nurses. DEA Takes Action After 900 Pharmacy Burglaries Across the Country. NCCI Releases WC Legislative and Regulatory Activity Report. 300 Telehealth Organization Urge 2 Year Extension of Virtual

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WorkCompAcademy News - September 9, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/09/13

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court of Appeal Again Limits WCAB Jurisdiction on Reconsideration to 60 Days. Applicant Attorneys Battle Out Law Practice Sale Fee Split in En Banc Case. No Pay for Uninsured Contractor Even After Retroactive Reinstatement. After 9 Years, 3 Jury Trials, 2 Appeals - Attorney Fees are Far More Than Award. Special Shout-Out for Floyd Skeren Partner for Defense of $75M Civil Claim. Cal/OSHA Cites 9

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WorkCompAcademy News - September 2, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/09/11

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Supreme Ct. Increases Scope of Discovery Sanctions in $2.5M Example. Jury Finds Infamous Plaintiff Lawyer Tom Girardi Guilty of Defrauding Clients. Appellate Case Shows Web of Entities in Biggest Comp Fraud Schemes. SoCal Federal Whistleblower Pilot Program to Flesh Out High-Level Crimes. Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Defrauding Buyers of Medical-Grade Gloves. Fresno Acupuncturist Agrees to $850,000

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WorkCompAcademy News - August 26, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/30

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court Ends New FTC Rule Banning Employer Non-Compete Agreements. 9th Circuit Decision Continues "Judicial Hostility" to Employer Arbitration. Workers File Class Actions Against Employers for Excessive PBM Drug Costs. Separate Public Entities Exempt From Wage Order and PAGA Claims. Former CHP Officer Arrested for Workers' Compensation Fraud. SJDB School Owner and Counselors Face $1M Fraud & Kickback

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