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2009- November 23, 2009 -- Julius Young's "WorkersComp Zone" blog wins Top Blog of the Year 2009 award
- October 14, 2009 -- Taneka's Law signed by Governor
- September 4, 2009 -- Taneka’s Law goes to Governor
- July 9, 2009 -- “Taneka’s Law” Passes to Senate Floor for vote.
- June 1, 2009 -- Assembly Bill 1093, "Taneka's Law," passes off Assembly floor.
- February 27, 2009 -- Boxer & Gerson’s work on behalf of the son of Taneka Talley, who was initially denied death benefits because of a racially motivated crime, has prompted legislation sponsored by State Assemblymember Mariko Yamada to clarify workers’ compensation law. The bill is currently headed to the floor of the Assembly.
- February 4, 2009 -- Attorney Michael Gerson filed a request with the State Workers’ Compensation Board for a hearing on behalf of the family of a BART worker killed on the job after the family had waited nearly four months. Gerson’s actions and the media attention it generated resulted in a quick resolution of the case.
- January 4, 2009 -- The family of an African American woman who was stabbed to death at a Dollar Tree store in Fairfield settled a workers' compensation claim against the retailer, which initially refused to pay benefits because the killing was allegedly racially motivated. The family was represented by Boxer & Gerson attorney Moira Stagliano.
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media coverage
2009- October 17, 2009 --
Racial killing leads to new law - S.F. Chronicle
- October 14, 2009 --
Governor Signs Workers' Comp Law –
The Daily Journal
- October 12, 2009 -- Taneka’s Law Eliminates Ambiguity Over Definition of Personal Relationship as Basis for Denying Workers’ Comp Claim — Workers' Compensation Law Center
- September 2, 2009 -- Yamada's Workers' Comp Bill Clears Assembly
- June 1, 2009 -- Calif. Assemblymember Mariko
Yamada on "Taneka's Law."
- March 4, 2009 -- Workers Comp Insider: Taneka's Law Back in December we blogged the sad story of Taneka Talley, who was stabbed to death while working as a clerk for Dollar Tree. Her assailant, Tommy Joe Thompson, singled her out simply and solely because she was black.
- February 5, 2009 -- BART to pay death benefits to worker's family CONCORD -- After months of insisting it needed more documentation, BART agreed Wednesday to pay death benefits to the widow and son of a safety inspector who was hit from behind by a train in October, 2008 as he walked along the tracks in Concord.
- February 4, 2009 -- S.F. Chronicle: BART widow waits, and waits, for benefits. CONCORD -- It's still unclear why a BART train struck James Strickland from behind as the safety inspector walked down the tracks in Concord in October. But no one disputes that he died of work-related injuries.
- January 12, 2009 -- Workers Comp Zone: One of the more embarrassing recent episodes in California workers' comp has come to a close. Dollar Tree Stores has agreed to pay the death claim in the case of Taneka Talley.
- January 10, 2009 -- S.F. Chronicle: Dollar Tree settles with family over benefits for slain worker. FAIRFIELD -- The family of an African American woman who was stabbed to death at a Dollar Tree store in Fairfield has settled a workers' compensation claim against the retailer, which initially refused to pay benefits because the killing was allegedly racially motivated.
20082006- October 16, 2006 -- Doubling down on workers’ comp, The Recorder. Matt Hirsch
- October 16, 2006 -- Wager on workers’ comp: Oakland firm doubles down on core area, The Recorder. Matt Hirsch
- August 17, 2006 -- Fewer claims prompt workers’ comp lawyers to diversify, Los Angeles Daily Journal. Anne Marie Ruff
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