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.
2008 promises to be an active year in California workers’ comp. Here is my subjective list (in no particular order) of the top things to watch for in 2008. I’ll include links to prior posts I’ve done on some of these issues. 1. APPOINTMENT OF NEW WCAB MEMBERS The statewide Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board currently […]
In California, 2007 was generally a year of transition in California workers’ comp. Some old cases are being played out under a mixture of old and new rules. But for many workers, the 2003 and 2004 reforms are controlling. Insurers are very happy with the results, as are most large employers and self-insured groups. Meanwhile, […]
Lacking lawyers, justice is denied. That’s the title of a major piece by Daniel Costello in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times. Costello examines the effects of the 1975 cap on California medical malpractice awards known as MICRA. MICRA (the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act) puts a $250,000 limit on awards for non-economic damages (such as pain […]
In an advisory rate finding decision sure to please California employers, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner yesterday rejected the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau’s recommendation that insurers increase comp rates. You can see the decision here:http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0 … /Decision_ The WCIRB’s forecasts have often been way off the mark. They’re a gang that can’t shoot straight. Once […]
SCIF’s Monday announcement that it will not be increasing its comp rates at this time puts added focus and pressure on Steve Poizner. The State Compensation Insurance Fund announcement follows rate filings by a number of insurers (including Chubb) who plan to reduce comp insurance rates even further. The Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has […]
Human behavior is a fascinating thing. People lining up in the dead of night outside electronics stores for a chance to stampede for teaser deals. Long haul truckers taking philosophy classes downloaded into their iPods off of iTunes. We’re all writers and editors now. There’s an encyclopedia-Wikipedia.org-that everyone, everywhere is free to create and edit. […]
It’s Thanksgiving. Being a lawyer has been good to me and most of my colleagues in the workers’ comp field. But perks? The workers’ comp industry doesn’t have many perks. Yes, the occasional A’s game ticket. And periodic educational junkets and forums. Not much else. You can only use so many pens and hi-liters from […]
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