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.
The old saying is that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Safe construction and working practices are key to worker health. Workerscompzone has been traveling recently in Taiwan and Japan. Readers may find it interesting to see how workers in those places are reminded about safe working practices. Here are some […]
This month I’ve been looking at 2019 California workers’ comp bills that became law, as well as some that failed to secure legislative passage or were vetoed. But as they say in infomercials: wait, there’s more. There are a number of other notable measures that that will affect workers in California. Here is a list […]
Governor Newsom signed SB 537 (Hill) into law on October 8, 2019. This legislation sailed through the California Senate and Assembly with no dissenting votes, although there was clearly hard bargaining regarding the terms of the bill. Several late amendments which changed the bill’s scope. What does SB 537 do, and why should you care […]
Governor Newsom has vetoed his first workers’ comp bill, AB 346 (Cooper). AB 346 would have expanded fully paid leaves of absence due to occupational injury to police officers employed by a school district, community college or county office of education. They would have been eligible for up to a year of Labor Code 4850 […]
Governor Newsom has now signed SB 542, a bill which creates a rebuttable presumption that firefighters and certain peace officers diagnosed with PTSD have incurred an industrial injury. The billed sailed through the California legislature, receiving a 33-3 vote in the California Senate and then a September 10 77-0 vote in the California Assembly. Opposition […]
Many people are counting the days. To the next election. To the December holidays. To vacations. To retirement. But in California workers’ comp we often count days for other things. For things like QME requests. And for UR validity. The Labor Code and California regulations require utilization review to be undertaken within certain timeframes. For […]
Governor Newsom has already signed several 2019 bills that will impact California workers’ comp, and a raft of other bills await his attention. But now seems a good time to take stock of what did not make the grade this legislative session. Here’s a quick list for the workers’ comp junkies out there: • AB […]
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