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

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

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

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

A California lawmaker recently amended a bill to propose adding firefighters at airports and other federal facilities to seven different presumptions covering everything from hernias