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  • State: California
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Southern California applicants' attorney Elliot Berkowitz died Sunday at the age of 76.

He is survived by his two daughters, Dayna and Allison.

Berkowitz, who was a

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  • State: Colorado
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The chairwoman of the board of directors for Colorado's Pinnacol Assurance penned an op-ed for the Denver Post saying changes are needed for the quasi-public insurer to

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  • State: Arizona
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The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of a worker’s claim of a left knee injury following an injury to his right knee.

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  • State: Oregon
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The Oregon Workers' Compensation Board announced that it is performing a periodic review of rules governing fees for attorneys who represent insurers and self-insured employers.

In addition to

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  • State: California
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara reappointed Mitch Steiger and C. Bryan Little to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Committee.

Mitch Steiger

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  • State: Washington
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The Washington Senate passed a bill that would extend the duty of good faith and fair dealing to all self-insured employers and third-party administrators.

The

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  • State: California
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Bills that would require cost-of-living adjustments for permanent partial disability benefits and periodic updates to the Medical-Legal Fee Schedule, along with measures proposing a presumption

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  • State: Washington
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The Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill that would revise the schedule of permanent total disability and temporary total disability benefits.

The House

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  • State: New Mexico
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The New Mexico Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Heather Jordan as director for the Workers' Compensation Administration.

Heather Jordan

Gov.

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  • State: Oregon
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An Oregon lawmaker introduced legislation that would force the state to relinquish its oversight of workplace safety issues in the state and hand off that

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