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.
Some things just seem destined to shuffle. Madonna looks for a marriage that will stick. The San Francisco Forty Niners look for a quarterback who can provide some offense and reclaim the glory days of Montana and Young. The Federal Reserve and the Treasury look for the policy that will restore confidence in the banking […]
A couple weeks ago I did a post on Gov. Schwarzenegger’s veto of most of the workers’ comp bills that made it to his desk. Exactly what insurance-related bills did he sign? In the workers’ comp arena, the only bills of significance that he signed had to do with governance of SCIF, the State Compensation […]
As we sit on the economic precipice, It appears that for lack of better alternatives we’re headed toward a different model of capitalism. Today’s Washington Post piece by Anthony Faiola poses the question: the end of American capitalism?http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co … 25_pf.html What will the model be when the current crisis recedes? The government may have large […]
If you’ve never visited the Ritz-Carlton at Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo coast, you’ve missed a beautiful spot. Perched on a serene bluff over the Pacific, the resort reeks of privilege, pampering, and calm. Got to give them credit where it’s due. Those AIG executives have good taste in resorts. The Ritz was […]
When the going gets tough, the tough get themselves to the spa. A couple of weeks seems like an eternity. Remember back to mid September, when AIG was failing and the government stepped in with guarantees to prevent bankruptcy? That near-death experience didn’t seem to deter the “let the good times roll” approach of a […]
Injured workers and the “comp community” should be rejoicing that-so far, at least-the economic crisis of 2008 hasn’t been reflected in the California workers’ comp world. Whether that will remain the case isn’t yet clear. The Hartford Insurance is having some trouble. More about that in a minute. The U.S. economy is beginning to reach […]
California is running out of money to pay its bills. The state can’t get loan funding to float its operations. Yesterday Governor Schwarzenegger advised Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that California may need a $7 billion loan within the coming weeks. It seems likely that we will be looking at some state layoffs. But with “user […]
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