Workers' Compensation Blog

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...

Oregon has no time limit on how long a worker can collect compensation, or what is more frequently referred to as lost wages, time loss, or temporary disability payments.  There are requirements to obtain such compensation. A worker is eligible...

You should always report any on-the-job injury immediately to your direct supervisor.  It is best to report your injury in writing including the date, place, a brief description of what happened, and what body part was injured. Oregon law allows...

Indemnity is not a concept that is usually associated with workers’ compensation coverage in Oregon because all employers are required to have workers’ compensation insurance.  If your employer does not have workers’ compensation insurance, they are considered a non-complying employer. ...

When you suffer what you believe was a work-related injury or occupational illness and you file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, you expect that you will get the benefits you need for your medical treatment and to replace the...