Workers Comp Zone

A Partner at Boxer & Gerson LLP, Julius Young has practiced worker’s compensation law and social security disability law since 1979. He has represented thousands of individuals who have sustained life-changing injuries or illnesses while on the job. In every case, his goal is to secure the medical treatments his clients need.

February 29, 2024

CALIFORNIA TROUBLE

The California workers’ compensation system has significant issues. But over the past few years problems at the California Division of Workers’ Compensation have been dwarfed by problems at other Department of Industrial Relations units. Let’s review some of those problems and consider their impact on California workers. Cal/OSHA has a leadership and staffing crisis. Despite […]


January 12, 2024

THE 2024 CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION QUIZ

What lies in store for the California workers’ compensation system in 2024? Test your workers’ comp chops by taking the yearly Workers Comp Zone quiz below.  In some instances there may be more than one plausible answer. If you’re a lousy soothsayer, we won’t tell. 1.By the end of 2024 we’ll find that: a) California’s […]


December 17, 2023

TOP 2023 CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMP DEVELOPMENTS

As 2023 rolls to a close, it’s time to take stock of the California workers’ compensation system in 2023. Among things that did and didn’t happen, what stood out? What issues or trends rose to the forefront? Here’s an assessment of noteworthy developments, in no particular order: 1.Few workers’ comp bills were signed into law, […]


October 26, 2023

CALIFORNIA WORKERS’ COMP 2023 WINNERS AND LOSERS

At the California legislature in 2023, who were winners and who were losers? Before the year fades, a recap is in order. Overall, it was not a year for big workers’ comp bills. The workers’ comp bills that passed and were signed are largely niche bills. For non-workers’ comp bill affecting California workers, union-sponsored bills […]


October 9, 2023

NEWSOM VETOES CAAA SPONSORED BILL AB-1213

Governor Newsom has vetoed AB-1213 (D-Liz Ortega). This is a bitter pill for the applicant bar. CAAA, on behalf of the applicant bar, had sought to exclude the period of TD indemnity paid during the period of a successful UR/IMR appeal from calculation of the 104 week temporary disability cap. Had Newsom signed AB-1213, an […]


October 7, 2023

NEWSOM SIGNS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR ANTI-FRAUD BILL

Governor Newsom has signed AB-336 (Cervantes) (D-Riverside), a bill which may help address employer premium fraud in the California construction industry. Previously, contractor license applicants were required as a condition of initial licensure, reinstatement, reactivation, renewal or continued maintenance of a license to provide a valid current certificate of workers compensation insurance or Self-Insurance coverage […]


October 4, 2023

NEWSOM SIGNS SB 553

Governor Newsom signed SB 553 on September 30, 2023. SB 553 (Cortese) is designed to address the rising problem of workplace violence incidents. In a blog entry earlier this year I noted that California is experiencing an epidemic of workplace violence: https://www.boxerlaw.com/workerscompzone/an-epidemic-of-violence-against-california-workers/ We see egregious examples every day on the local news. Last week in […]