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.
We in the workers’ comp community are a talented bunch aren’t we? Comp’s got talent. We’ve had winemakers (Fred Zanotto), pro football players (Ron Mix) and novelists (John Peak and Bob Levin). But it’s music where the comp community shines brightest. From time to time I’ll focus on some of those musicians. In today’s spotlight […]
I’m engaged in a new venture. I hope you’ll check it out. It’s a video-based series called “Julius and Jake: The Comp Guys”. You’ll be able to find the video segments on You Tube as well as on a dedicated site. Joining me for the video talk-show format will be Richard Jacobsmeyer of Shaw, Jacobsmeyer, […]
The Schwarzenegger Administration is beginning to wind down, but the folks over at the DWC must be plenty busy. Consider their project list….Revise schedule for payment of doctors, the RBVS…..revise the QME regs to plug the loophole that permits traveling docs to dominate the system…..change reimbursement for spinal surgery hardware….devise E-billing regs….. unveil ambulatory service […]
The teetertotter has been shifting for over a year now. Furloughs were on, then they were off, then they were on. State workers, including folks at the WCAB and the DWC, held out hope for back pay they might recoup. Now we know that the furloughs are legal. There will be no back pay.The California […]
There’s word coming out of Sacramento that California’s longest budget impasse is resolved with a budget deal among the Big 5. If the deal can pass muster with both houses of the legislature, that will be good news for some workers’ comp claimants. This week Susan Gard of the DWC noted that California was quickly […]
Here’s what I’d like to know….. Did Meg Whitman pay for workers’ comp coverage on Nicky Diaz Santillian, her domestic employee? Santillian served Whitman (and her neurosurgeon husband Griffith Harsh IV) for nine years. It appears that Harsh blew off a Social Security “no match” letter. Did they blow off the requirement to carry California […]
Does California really have too much regulation, or not enough? Meg Whitman’s talking points claim that she will reduce regulations. But which ones? The idea of a nanny state is unpopular. But many regulations were developed for a purpose. To promote health and safety. To prevent abusive conduct. To set standards for fair competition. Buzz […]
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