Sweethome, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) – It’s not often one hears of a sheep herder applying for workers’ compensation benefits. And one rarely hears of an employee collecting benefits because his appendicitis occurred on the job. But […]

Oregon—Exclusive Remedy On July 7, 2023, the Supreme Court of Oregon, in Bundy v. NuStar GP, LLC, clarified that Oregon statute 656.019 does not create an exception to workers compensation (WC) exclusive remedy. Oregon statute […]

Salem, OR (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When it comes to self-insured employers, states often carve out special rules focused on that category, and Oregon is one such place. Once such rule involves excess insurance requirements, which are […]