WorkCompAcademy News - September 1, 2014

Rene Thomas Folse, JD, Ph.D.is the host for this edition which reports on the following news stories. WCAB Gives Applicants Second Chance at IMR Appeal. Claimant/Restaurant Owner Gets 120 Days For Collecting TTD While Working. Task Force Issues 81 Citations and $135K in Penalties for Labor Law Violations. Convicted DME Owners Sentenced for Fraud and Kickbacks. Southern California Physician Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case. Medical Marijuana States Report 25% Reduction in Opioid Fatalities. Retired Workers' Compensation Judge Samuel L. Sosna Jr. Dies of Cancer. Jack Paul Koszdin, Founding Partner of Koszdin, Fields, Sherry and Katz Passed Away August 24, 2014. Judge Dennis Stach of the Riverside WCAB Passed Away August 7, 2014.