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.
Now that the 2024 California legislative session is over, what did we learn this year about workers’ comp at the capitol? What follows are some takeaways and reference to some of the bills that were passed and others that died. Applicant attorneys and labor advocates received legislative support for some of their proposals. But the […]
Governor Newsom has vetoed SB 636 (Cortese). The bill would have required that beginning 7/1/2026, for private employers, only a physician licensed pursuant to California state law could modify or deny requests for authorization of medical treatment under California’s workers’ compensation system. Newsom’s September 20, 2024 veto message is as follows: “To the Members of […]
California’s legislature went into recess on August 31. Governor Newsom has until September 30, 2024 to sign or veto various workers’ comp bills. Here is a quick list of the status of noteworthy California workers’ comp bills (with links to the bills and legislative analyses): • SB 1299 (Cortese) passed and will be heading to […]
Yesterday two California workers’ compensation bills survived the August legislative suspense file graveyard. SB 1299 (Cortese) and SB 1205 (Laird) cleared the California Assembly Appropriations committee. SB 1299 (Cortese) creates a disputable heat illness presumption applicable to the agricultural industry: The Legislative Counsel’s Digest summarizes the bill as follows: “This bill would create a disputable […]
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash have won a big victory for their business models. On July 25 the California Supreme Court issued its ruling in Hector Castellanos v. State of California (see pdf of the opinion below), rejecting arguments that Prop 22 is unconstitutional. The outcome was not unexpected, as observers of the oral argument before […]
What developments in California workers’ compensation stood out in the first half of 2024? Imagine just returned after an extended holiday from California workers’ comp and wanted to separate the wheat from the chaff. What recent developments would stand out? Here are my picks for the top developments through mid-2024, in no particular order: 1. […]
The most significant 2024 workers’ comp bills are currently in the California Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees. That includes SB 1205 (Laird) (temporary disability and expenses while missing work to attend medical treatment), SB 1346 (Durazo) (TD from date of UR denial to date of IMR reversal to be excluded from 104 week TD cap), AB […]
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