California DIR’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) Suspends Five More Medical Providers for Fraud By Lonce LaMon with DIR's Newsline - August 16, 2017 The California DWC has suspended five more medical providers from participating in California’s workers’ compensation system, bringing the total number of suspended providers to 32. The DWC Acting Administrative Director, George Parisotto, issued Orders of Suspension against the following providers: Leovigildo Sayat, a physical therapist in Lompoc who in October 2015 pled guilty in US District Court for the Central District of California as a co-conspirator in a $15 million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for physical therapy services never provided. Read More

Tips to reduce workers’ comp claims in restaurants: Property Casualty 360  August 1, 2017 It’s the beginning of August, which means that summer is winding down for some, but in many parts of the United States, summer and warm weather continue well into October.   It’s especially true for many restaurant owners that try to extend the season with outdoor patios and heaters.   Summer conditions have an impact on customer experience and traffic, and they also have a significant impact on workers’ compensation claims and costs. For many restaurants, in addition to experienced staff, they hire seasonal workers who may not have the same experience as year-round employees

Lyme disease insurance claims show disease rise, rural-urban divide: CIDRAP  July 27, 2017 Grenfell Tower Insurance Claims Expected to Reach $65 Million: Reuters  July 7, 2017 British Airways ruined our holiday but it won’t pay out: The Guardian  June 24, 2017

Michael Charles Young, King Pin of Sacramento Auto Insurance Fraud Ring, Sentenced To Ten Plus Years In State Prison. DOI Investigators Reach Out To Locate Three At Large Suspects By Lonce LaMon with the California Department of Insurance - August 15, 2017 Michael Charles Young, age 30, who pled guilty in April of 2017 to three counts of insurance fraud Sec... Read More

Tomorrow, August 15th 2017, the California Department of Workers’ Compensation Will Dismiss More Than 292,000 Unresolved Liens By Lonce LaMon with information drawn from the News Release from The California Department Of Industrial Relations - August 14, 2017 The Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) tomorrow will dismiss more than 292,000 unresolved liens... Read More

California Department of Industrial Relations and Division of Workers’ Compensation Suspend Fermin Iglesias, Steven Rigler for Fraud By Lonce Lamonte and the California DIR Newsline - August 8, 2017 The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Workers’ Compensation (D... Read More

Work Comp’s Retrospective Medical Bill Review And Payment Models Are Costing Payers, Providers And Injured Workers By Kenneth Farnham and Lonce LaMon, editor - May 4, 2017 To better illustrate the absurdity of the current, inefficient, misguided Workers’ Compensation bill... Read More

Christine Harris Moves To AIMs In Sacramento. She embarks on handling the claims for the judicial branch of the California workers' compensation program. By Lonce LaMon - June 1, 2017 Last month Christine Harris joined AIMs in Sacramento, California as a senior workers’ compensation ... Read More