Workers' Compensation Blog

People suffer workplace injuries with alarming frequency in Oregon. According to the state Department of Consumer and Business Services, nearly 50,000 people were hurt on the job in one recent year alone. In 63 percent of those cases, the injured person...

If you have filed for workers’ compensation benefits after a workplace injury, you may find yourself wondering, “How many days until workers’ comp pays?” Dealing with a painful work-related injury is stressful enough, but the added uncertainty of the claims...

When a job-related injury prevents you from working in Oregon, workers’ compensation benefits can cover your medical bills and replace some of your lost wages. This no-fault system gives many workers the time and financial support to recover and return...

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division (WCD) provides benefits to eligible employees who need help with medical expenses and lost wages after sustaining workplace injuries. However, the process of applying for and receiving workers’ compensation can be frustrating, especially when long...

Workers in Portland’s maritime shipping industry who are injured on the job need to understand their legal rights and options for seeking financial compensation for their injury – including whether they have the option to file a claim for workers’...

While workers’ compensation normally provides financial benefits to employees who suffer physical injuries like broken bones or torn ligaments, an employee may wonder whether they can receive workers’ compensation benefits for a work-related mental health condition, such as PTSD. Keep...

Filing a workplace injury workers’ compensation claim can be confusing under the best of circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic is adding a new dimension of complexity to an already complicated and overwhelmed system. States are responding to COVID-19 in different ways,...

If you suffer an injury on the job or come down with an illness or other medical condition due to your work, you may be entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits through your employer or its workers’ compensation insurer. However,...

As the coronavirus rapidly spread throughout Oregon and the rest of the country, thousands of employees found themselves working from home. Working from home can help protect you and your loved ones from unnecessary exposure to COVID-19. However, that does...

If you did not report your injury to your supervisor or employer within the 90 days allowed by Oregon to file a claim for injury, it is possible to extend the time to file your claim to one year, but...