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.
One of the ironies of the California workers’ comp system is the lack of education treating and evaluating doctors have. The AMA Guidelines, 5th Edition became the touchstone of disability evaluations in 2005. But QMEs were not required to be schooled in use of those guidelines. Many QMEs have by now delved deeply into the […]
Judges and attorneys know it as a frequent scenario. An injured worker, frustrated with the delays and treatment denials in the system, simply wishes to cash out their case. As part of a buyout they usually take a negotiated amount of money in exchange for releasing the insurer from liability for future medical treatment. Perhaps […]
Each year workerscompzone features a New Years quiz. At the bottom of this post you can find a link to some of the past quizzes. What will happen in California workers’ comp in 2013? Try your hand as a soothsayer. Here, in no particular order, are some choices: 1. CLEAN-UP LEGISLATION During 2013 the legislature […]
As 2012 come to a close, it’s time to look back with perspective on the most significant events and trends in California’s workers’ compensation system in 2012. Here, in no particular order, is workerscompzone’s list: 1. THE LISTENING TOUR In the Spring of 2012, Department of Industrial Relations director Christine Baker and then-DWC Administrative Director […]
In the next few weeks I’ll focus on the Top 10 Developments in California Workers’ Comp in 2012 as well as featuring my annual quiz on the likely issues for 2013. And I’ll be taking an in-depth look at the recently unveiled post-SB 863 “emergency” regulations which are currently under consideration with the Office of […]
California’s Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation met on December 14 in Oakland. New CHSWC appointee Martin Brady was elected CHSWC chair for 2013.Brady has served as Executive Director of Schools Insurance Authority since 1988, so to say he knows his way around the California comp system is an understatement. Brady succeeds outgoing […]
We’re in an in-between phase in California workers’ comp. Draft emergency regulations were posted by the DWC several weeks ago.This included regs on the following subjects: -Independent Medical Review -Certification of interpreters -Supplemental Job Displacement Vouchers -Chiropractors as Primary Treating Physicians -QMEs -Independent Bill Review -Predesignation The DWC online forums elicited a large number of […]
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