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.
Political junkies love ads that highlight the machinations of politicians who reverse field. You know, the ” I was against it before I was for it before I decided to oppose it” variety. Sometimes the politician has truly seen the light in a thoughtful way. But sometimes naked hypocrisy is exposed. As a lawyer I […]
This will be Harry’s baby. Harry Reid, former boxer, denizen of the tiny town of Searchlight, Nevada.Now the Senate majority leader, it falls on Reid to corral the votes to get a healthcare package to the Senate floor. With a vote scheduled tomorrow (Saturday) evening, the whole reform enterprise could move forward or fail. If […]
Going Dutch….. Is that where we’re headed? I’m not talking about that ritual which occurs as two friends fight for the check at dinner. And though my office is a block from Oakland’s “Oaksterdam University” , where there are classes on how to grow better marijuana, I’m not talking about those Amsterdam coffeeshops……. And I’m […]
Recently I did a post on the controversial “regulations study” recently unveiled by the Governor’s “Small Business Advocate”:http://workerscompzone.com/index.php?en … 923-222650 Today there’s a fascinating article by John Howard in the Capitol Weekly on the back story behind the regulations study, “Smoke and Mirrors: OneBill’s Path in the Capitol’s Labyrinth”:http://www.capitolweekly.net/article.ph … eglc1h1rz7 Stay tuned. Julius Youngwww.boxerlaw.com […]
There’s mounting evidence showing that football players are at increased risk for dementia. Today comes word in the New York Times that the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social research has completed a study of former NFL players.Further studies will be undertaken, but the Michigan study is said to document a vastly higher rate of […]
One large problem in California workers’ comp has been the inability of the WCIRB to accurately assess workers’ comp cost trends. The WCIRB (Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau) collects data from insurers and makes recommendations on rates to California’s Insurance Commissioner who, in turn, makes a recommendation to the industry. With the industry deregulated, none […]
Back to more workers’ comp meat and potatoes this week.. but first a few items lingering around the drawer…. Coming back from my Croatia vacation last week, I picked up a book I’ve been meaning to read. It’s “The Shadow Factory”, by James Bamford. Bamford’s career has focused on the ultra-secret National Security Agency. Prior […]
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