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.

January 26, 2017

OK TO ADVOCATE

It’s OK to advocate. Lawyers can be lawyers. Within limits, of course. That’s my take-away from the recently unveiled WCAB “en banc” decision in Bradley Maxham v. California Department of Corrections and SCIF (see link to the case below). State Fund apparently got worked up about letters that Mr. Maxham’s counsel sent to three AMEs in […]


January 17, 2017

2017 CALIFORNIA WORKERS' COMP QUIZ

Each year since I started the blog I’ve kicked the new year off with a quiz on the likely happenings in California workers’ comp. Take this year’s quiz and see how good a prognosticator you are. Note that in some instances there may be more than one likely correct answer. 1. From a legislative standpoint, […]


January 4, 2017

2016 CALIFORNIA WORKERS' COMP TOP 10 LIST

2016 is done, so its time to look at the Top 10 developments in California workers’ comp during 2016. This post updates my July 2016 list of top 2016 developments and reflects events through the close of the year.  Here are the events and trends that stood out in 2016: 1. DWC regulatory activity continued, although […]