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.
Welcome to workerscompzone’s 2015 California workers’ comp quiz. What does 2015 hold for the workers’ comp world? Each year the blog features a quiz where you can test your ability to gauge future events. I’ve set aside a bottle of good Pinot for anyone who aces this year’s quiz. Here is a list of 10 […]
The California courts may be on the verge of clarifying the required standard for using vocational expert testimony to rebut the California permanent disability rating schedule under the Ogilvie case. Around a year ago Contra Costa County filed a Petition for a Writ of Review in the Doreen Dahl v. Contra Costa County case. In January […]
The announcement that Senator Barbara Boxer won’t run for re-election has set in motion a game of political musical chairs. On a personal level, it’s hard to imagine that Senator Boxer has already served in the Senate for about 23 years. When I started at Boxer & Gerson in the mid-1980s she held a seat […]
At each year end workerscompzone features a post on the most prominent workers’ comp happenings during the year. In California workers’ compensation, what were the top developments during 2014? Here, in no particular order, are my what caught my eye as choices for the top 10 events and trends in California workers’ comp in 2014. I’ve […]
Dear Santa: You, your elves and your reindeer troupe must be very busy. Hope you aren’t having any near-miss collisions with the prototype Drones that Amazon is testing to use for its deliveries. I’m getting started late on my wish-list. But here goes. I have a big wish list of items I’d like to see changed. But […]
In case you missed it, a recent segment on “60 Minutes” examined problems with utilization review of mental health treatment, albeit in a non-workers’ comp setting. The program’s focus was on treatment denials by doctors doing utilization reviews for Anthem Health. A number of young adults who were at risk for suicide or violent behavior […]
Could the California courts finally be ready to rule on the constitutionality of Independent Medical Review? We may be on the verge of seeing that issue decided. On December 3, 2014, the California Court of Appeal First Appellate District Division One granted the petition for writ of review filed San Francisco attorney Joseph Waxman on […]
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