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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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31:42

WorkCompAcademy News - August 19, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/23

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Carrier Prevails in Cal. Supreme Ct. on Pandemic Related Property Coverage. WCAB Rejects Earnings Calculated With Hotel and Meal Reimbursement. Conspiracy and Fraud Charges Added Against Bio-Lab Operator. Proposed Law Strengthens Review of Private Equity Healthcare Buyouts. New CIGA Board and WCIRB Governing Committee Members Announced. WCRI Study Identifies Key Factors Associated with High-Cost

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WorkCompAcademy News - August 12, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/22

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - August 5, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/14

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - July 29, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/05

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - July 22, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/08/02

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - July 15, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/07/30

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - July 8, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/07/15

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - June 25, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/07/09

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - June 17, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/06/26

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - June 10, 2024

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2024/06/21

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - June 3, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/06/13

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

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WorkCompAcademy News - May 27, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/06/01

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Declines Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over NBA Player's Claim. WCAB En Banc Imposes Sanctions and Costs on Applicant Attorney. California Supreme Court Resolves Pandemic Insurance Coverage Dispute. L.A. Jury Awards Over $58M to Injured Palmdale Train Yard Worker. 9th Circuit Judges Hotly Divided Over Termination of Stockton Fire Chief. Janitorial Company Owners Arraigned for $2.4M Payroll

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WorkCompAcademy News - May 20, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/05/25

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: CHP Employee and Fourteen Others Charged in Insurance Fraud Ring. Employee Death Leads to Alleged $2M Premium Fraud Prosecution. County DA's Office Probes Internal Theft of Insurance Fraud Grant Funds. Cal/OSHA Proposes to Extend and Modify Temporary Silica Safety Standard. WCIRB Releases Fourth Quarter 2023 Experience Report. NCCI 2023 Metrics Show Continued Strength of Workers Comp System. DWC to

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WorkCompAcademy News - May 13, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/05/20

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Jury Awards $971K to Female L.A. County Sheriff Captain for Discrimination. Good Faith Belief of Compliance Precludes Penalties & Attorney Fees. Failure to Object to Extended Time for Arbitration Fees is Not an "Agreement". Seeking Attorney Fees in Bad Faith Action Waives Attorney-Client Privilege. County DA Sues Major Carriers for Illegal Claim Evaluation Scheme. Physician and Owner of Bellflower

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WorkCompAcademy News - May 6, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/05/10

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Resolving Contested 5500.5 Election Requires Evidentiary Record. Business Owner to Pay $688K in Restitution for Comp Insurance Fraud. Nursing Home Chain and Executives to Pay Over $7 Million. San Diego Pharmacy Pays $350,000 for Mishandling Controlled Substances. Sober Living Homes Owner Indicted for $175,000 in Kickback Fraud. 15 Telehealth Legislative Proposals Under Congressional Legislative

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WorkCompAcademy News - April 29, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/05/07

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Court of Appeal Affirms WCAB Application of Commercial Traveler Rule. Appellate Court Reduces Interest on Workers Attorney Fee Award. PAGA Plaintiff No Longer Required to Have an Individual Claim. Tustin Man to Serve 15 Months in Prison for Patient Brokering. DWC Updates and Posts Time of Hire Notice. Cal/OSHA Cites Construction Company $371K for Fatal Trench Collapse. Cal Hospital Association Sues

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WorkCompAcademy News - April 22, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/04/23

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Managing Personnel Not Outrageous Conduct to Avoid Work Comp Exclusivity. EEOC Discrimination Form Facts Must Match Lawsuit Facts. SCOTUS Revisits Scope of Arbitration Exemption for Transportation Workers. Chiropractor Peyman Heidary to Serve 54 Years for $150M Comp Fraud. Solano County Contractor Pleads Guilty to $382K SCIF Premium Fraud. Final Defendants Sentenced in $65 Million Tricare Fraud

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WorkCompAcademy News - April 15, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/04/22

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: WCAB Reverses WCJ’s Rejection of Parties Stipulation to Electronic Testimony. Two Year Statute of Limitations Bars Workers Fraudulent Concealment Claim. COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Publishes 2024 Report.WCAB Issues en bank Notice of Intent to Sanction Applicant Firm. Restaurant SIG Endorses WCIRB September 1st Rating Changes. New California Audited Financials Show EDD Financial Disaster

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WorkCompAcademy News - April 8, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/04/15

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: Failure to Comply With WCAB Rules Precludes Newly Discovered Evidence. Federal Judge Vacates New NLRB Joint Employer Rule. Arbitration Agreement Does Not Extend to Re-Employment Case. Emergency Ambulance Employees May Remain On-Call During Rest Breaks. Tesla-Freemont to Face Hostile Work Environment Claims in Multiple Forum. Bakersfield Sting Operation Cites 12 Unlicensed Contractors. More SoCal

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WorkCompAcademy News - April 1, 2024

WorkCompAcademy | Weekly News ·

2024/04/05

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D. is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories: California Supreme Court Clarifies "Hours Worked" in Wage Order 16. Significant Panel Decision Clarifies Rules on "Timely" Petition for Recon. Worker Entitled to Attorney Fees Irrespective of Amount Recovered. Fresno Restaurant Resolves Wage-Hour Case for $2 Million. U.S. DOJ Sues California Dept. of Corrections for Employment Discrimination. Well Known Los Angeles Attorney Charged in $2.4 Million

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