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.
Most of the focus of various workers’ comp studies are on the “back end” of workers’ comp. By that, I mean studies on medical costs, the litigation process, indemnity cost trends, loss adjustment and medical cost containment expense, prescribing practices, provider abuse and the litany of other topics that I cover in this blog from time […]
We’re starting to get more input from the California WCAB on what constitutes a “violent act”. In May 2016 the WCAB addressed the issue in Deborah Larsen v. Securitas Security Services (2016 Cal.Wrk.Comp.P.D.LEXIS 237). Larsen was in a parking lot doing her walking patrol as a security guard when she was hit from behind by […]
Another attack on the constitutionality of independent medical review in California workers’ comp has failed. A second California Court of Appeal district has now ruled that independent medical review (IMR) is constitutional. That’s the bottom line in the March 29, 2017 California Court of Appeal Third Appellate District case of Daniel Ramirez v. WCAB (see […]
A California Superior Court judge has now dismissed an attempt to sue the California Division of Workers’ Compensation on theories of gender discrimination. The decision came on a demurrer to the various alleged causes of action. Currently it is unknown whether an appeal will be filed. Here is the decision filed March 21, 2017 by […]
My last post looked at some of the ways the current House proposal for Obamacare repeal/replace (dubbed Ryancare) might affect workers’ comp. A day in politics can be an eternity. But the vote in the House tomorrow looks to be very close . As of this morning, Politico has an article indicating that current vote […]
The $120 million “Return-to-Work Fund” has been troubled since its inception. Designed to compensate workers who have disproportionate earnings losses, the RTW Fund has been underutilized since its inception after the 2012 reforms. One of the problems was that many workers who might qualify had no knowledge of the RTW Fund. The California Applicants Attorneys […]
Paul Ryan’s plan to gut and amend Obamacare is now on the table. What are the implications for California workers’ comp? The American Health Care Act, aka AHCA or Ryancare, faces political hurdles in the next few weeks. Today it did survive a vote in the House Budget Committee, but it faces uncertain support in […]
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