Workers' Compensation News
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Young: A Better Report Card
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08/12/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1457 | 0
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According to a recently released U.S. Department of Labor report, Cal/OSHA is making progress in satisfying federal standards in a number of areas.
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Young: More on the Uber Class Action
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08/05/2016
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 618 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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One of the more interesting issues on the horizon that has implications for workers’ comp is the question of whether “gig economy” workers will have rights as employees. In various posts I’ve been commenting on the Lyft and Uber class actions, since those seem to be t...Read More
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Young: Proving 100%
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07/28/2016
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 839 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Is a vocational expert necessary to prove that a worker is 100% disabled, or can medical expert evidence establish a total permanent disability?
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Young: The California Conundrum
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06/29/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 727 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Interest in the difference between California workers’ comp as practiced in Northern vs. Southern California continues to build.
This was the topic at the 2016 Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau's Annual Workers’ Compensation Conference in San Francisco, fra...Read More
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Young: Getting Serious About Fraud
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06/09/2016
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By: Julius Young
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 605 | 0 | Popular with Medical
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Provider fraud cases continue to generate big headlines in California workers’ comp.
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Young: Training the Docs
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05/27/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1867 | 0 | Popular with Vendor
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Recently I had the pleasure of speaking to a large QME training course, sponsored by the California Orthopedic Association. Joined by WCJ Noah Tempkin and defense attorney William Tappin, the focus of my segment of the training panel, held at Orange County’s Ritz-Carlton Resort at Lagu...Read More
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Young: Appealing IMR
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05/17/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 1175 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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Under what circumstances can a Maximus Independent Medical Review Determination be appealed?
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Young: Shifting Tides
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05/12/2016
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State: CA | Segment: Top | 733 | 0 | Popular with Legal
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The tides of the California’s workers’ comp system always come and go.
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Young: The Supreme Court Steps In
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04/27/2016
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By: Julius Young
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State: NA | Segment: Top | 577 | 0
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Could utilization review physicians and UR provider companies face liability lawsuits filed by injured workers alleging they were damaged by the administration of the UR process?
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