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WorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - February 9, 2015Eric L. Law, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Publishes Case Mandating Cross Examination of Worker. Applicability of Bunkhouse Rule to Voluntary Rental Housing is Triable Issue. Stipulation Binds Employer to Non-MPN Physician. Immigration Status Irrelevant in Injured Workers' Tort Case. Up to 80 Million Anthem Accounts Hacked. Tissue Preservation System a 'Game-Changer' for Joint Damage. SCIF Increases Comp Premiums by 9%. DWC Posts Third Revision to Copy Service Fee Schedule.2015-02-1325 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - February 2, 2015Eric L. Law, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Comp Award Precludes Sheriff's Case Against Restaurant. WCAB Warns Against Arbitrary Cycle of UR Review. US Supreme Court Rules on Drug Patent Cases. Encino Physician Gets Jail Time. Employers Reminded to Post Injury Summaries. Office of Self Insurance Plans Opens E-Filing Portal. DWC Announces Winners of Carrie Nevans Award. RAND Publishes Report on Home Health Care Fee Schedule. Additions to Saline Solution Reduce Risk of Osteoarthritis. Traditional Insurance Distribution Networks Challenged.2015-02-0627 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - January 26, 2015Eric L. Law, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Calderon Corruption Trial Postponed to August. Feds Say Los Angeles Major Source of Diverted Illegal Drugs. Insurance Agent Sentenced to Three Years. LA County Probation Officer Faces Fraud Charges. Santa Barbara Contractor Faces 43 Felonies. Portable X-ray More Common But Quality Questions Remain. Growth in Outcome Based Medical Networks Predicted for 2015. WCJ Pamela A. Pulley Appointed PJ in Santa Ana.2015-01-3114 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - January 5, 2015Eric L. Law, Esq., is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says IBR Applies Prospectively. Judge Dismisses Painkiller Class Action Against NFL. Alleged Malpractice and WCAB "Fraud" Does Not Toll Statute of Limitation. Jury Convicts Former CHP Officer. Kitchen Worker Arrested for Working on TTD. TRIA Expiration Seen as Non Event for Comp Industry. Rating Agencies Say Healthcare Sector Has "Grim" 2015 Outlook. Mileage Rate Increases to 57.5 Cents Per Mile in January. DWC Posts IMR Progress Report. Interpreters Must State Qualifications In Deposition Transcript. DWC Posts Example "End of MPN Coverage" Notice...2015-01-0824 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - October 27, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. SCIF Obtains Terminating Sanctions in Discovery Dispute With Employer.Two Dozen Civil Suits Filed Against Drobot Related Local Hospitals. Pacific Hospital CEO Sues Plaintiff Attorneys in $50 Million Defamation Case. Orders For Witness "Hits" Adds 10 Counts to 50 Count Fraud Case. Security Firm With Statewide Government Contracts Fakes Comp Insurance. LA Probation Officer Arrested for Altering RTW Slip. Feds Now Target Executives in Healthcare Fraud Cases. Report Claims Ebola Pandemic Poses Low Risk For Comp Carriers. DWC Seeks Nominations for Community Service Award.2014-10-3121 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - September 15, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. "Medical Marijuana" Creeps Into New Mexico Comp System. Conviction is Good Example of Identity Theft in Pursuit of Pain Pills. Pacioma Insurance Broker Arrested for Premium Theft. Clinical Laboratories Under Scrutiny for Kickbacks to Doctors. Uninsured Seaside Contractor Convicted Again. What to Shop For in Hip and Knee Implants. From Nose to Knee: Engineered Cartilage Regenerates Joints. DIR Schedules Meeting to Review Cal/OSHA PSM Standards. Pharmacy Board Requests Comments on Proposed Compounding Regulations. York Risk Services Acquires Sams and Associates.2014-09-1923 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - September 8, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. United Health and Insurance Commissioner Battle Over $10 Billion Fines. Professional and Collegiate Athletic Concussion Cases Report Settlements."Disabled" Berkeley Psychologist Convicted of $1 Million Income Tax Fraud. Riverside Attorney and Chiropractor Face $50 Million Comp Fraud Charges. Feds Say Senator Yee Involved in Bribes for NFL Comp Law. House Passes Wasserman Schultz Longshore Clarification Act. DWC Posts Ambulance Fee Schedule Update. Proposed DWC Rule To Delay ICD-10 Implementation. WCJ Jane Madsen Moves to Eureka Office.2014-09-1120 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - August 4, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. UnitedHealth and Insurance Commissioner Battle Over $10 Billion Fines. Professional and Collegiate Athletic Concussion Cases Report Settlements."Disabled" Berkeley Psychologist Convicted of $1 Million Income Tax Fraud. Riverside Attorney and Chiropractor Face $50 Million Comp Fraud Charges. Feds Say Senator Yee Involved in Bribes for NFL Comp Law. House Passes Wasserman Schultz Longshore Clarification Act. DWC Posts Ambulance Fee Schedule Update. Proposed DWC Rule To Delay ICD-10 Implementation. WCJ Jane Madsen Moves to Eureka Office.2014-08-0720 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - June 30, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Federal Class Action Concludes Delivery Truck Drivers Are Employees. Omnicare Settles Kickback Case for $124 Million. Baby's Death Allegedly Linked to Compound Drug Fraud Scheme. Politics and Medical Fraud Strange Bedfellows. Owner of Plumbing Company Faces 18 Years for Comp Fraud. California 20th State to Legislatively Restrict Football. California Launches Health Care Transparency Project. Study Shows Wide Differences in ASC Costs Across States. DWC Posts Updated Time of Hire Pamphlet. Jaw Dropping Vote Count For Secretary of State.2014-07-0324 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - June 23, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Publishes Case on WCAB Privilege. Court of Appeal Remands Case to Consider 22 Non MPN Reports. Task Force Issues 60 Citations to Illegally Uninsured Contractors. 15 Indicted In Alleged Compound Drug Fraud Scheme. Outpatient and ASC Fee Schedules Now Final. Health Insurers Balk at Genetic Sequencing. WCIRB Submits January 1, 2015 Regulatory and Pure Premium Rate Filing. Superior Court System Still Under Funded. WCIRB CEO Says Comp Vital Signs Are "Mixed". WCRI Study Identifies Predictors Of Injury Outcomes.2014-06-2721 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - June 2, 2014Eric Law is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Says Privileges Apply to WCAB and Limit Discovery. Lowe's Settles Misclassification Class Action. 6th Circuit Rejects RICO in Workers' Compensation Worker Faces Five Years For Fraudulent Mileage Claims. Operation Nail Polish Nabs $7 Million Chiropractic Fraud. Surge in Drug Testing Deemed "Spigot of Money". Insurers "Shocked" by Cost of New Drugs. SCIF Announces New CEO.2014-06-0624 minWorkCompAcademy | Weekly NewsWorkCompAcademy News - September 6, 2010Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. Court of Appeal Clarifies Standard for Proving Causation of Valley Fever.Los Angeles WCAB Schedules Conference to Discuss Consolidation of Compound Pharmacy Liens. Several Comp Bills Await Governor’s Signature While Major Issues Remain Unresolved. The Politics of California Workers' Compensation. CWCI Study Confirms Concern Over Compounded Pharmaceuticals. Couple Arrested for Forging Work Comp Insurance. Sacramento Physician Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges. AG Eric Holder Speaks at Los Angeles Health Care Fraud Summit. U.S. Risk Acquires Workers’ Compensation Wholesaler – Unisou...2010-09-0718 min