Section 656.990 – Penalties.
(1) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or representation to the Workers’ Compensation Board or its employees, the Workers’ Compensation Board chairperson, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or employees of the director, the insurer or self-insured employer for the purpose of obtaining any benefit or payment under this […]
Section 656.802 – Occupational disease; mental disorder; presumptions as to stress disorders; proof.
(1)(a) As used in this chapter, “occupational disease” means any disease or infection arising out of and in the course of employment caused by substances or activities to which an employee is not ordinarily subjected or exposed other than during a period of regular actual employment therein, and which requires medical services or results in […]
Section 656.752 – State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation; purpose and functions.
(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is created for the purpose of transacting workers’ compensation insurance and reinsurance business. The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation also may insure an Oregon employer against any liability such employer may have on account of bodily injury to a worker of the employer arising out of and in […]
Section 656.804 – Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law.
Subject to ORS 656.005 (24) and 656.266 (2), an occupational disease, as defined in ORS 656.802, is considered an injury for employees of employers who have come under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in ORS 656.802 to 656.807. [Amended by 1965 c.285 §87; 1973 c.543 §2; 2001 c.865 §4]
Section 656.753 – State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation exempt from certain financial administration laws; contracts with state agencies for services.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of ORS 279.835 to 279.855 and 283.085 to 283.092 and ORS chapters 240, 276, 279A, 279B, 279C, 282, 283, 291, 292 and 293 do not apply to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. (2) In carrying out the duties, functions and powers imposed by law upon […]
Section 656.807 – Time for filing of claims for occupational disease; procedure.
(1) All occupational disease claims shall be void unless a claim is filed with the insurer or self-insured employer by whichever is the later of the following dates: (a) One year from the date the worker first discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, the occupational disease; or (b) One year […]
Section 656.754 – Manager; appointment; functions.
(1) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation is under the direct supervision of a manager appointed by the board of directors of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation. The manager serves at the pleasure of the board of directors. The manager shall qualify in the manner provided for board members in ORS 656.716 except that […]
Section 656.850 – License; compliance with workers’ compensation and safety laws.
(1) As used in this section and ORS 656.018, 656.403, 656.855 and 737.270: (a) “Worker leasing company” means a person who provides workers, by contract and for a fee, to work for a client but does not include a person who provides workers to a client on a temporary basis. (b) “Temporary basis” means providing […]
Section 656.758 – Inspection of books, records and payrolls; statement of employment data; civil penalty for misrepresentation; failure to submit books for inspection and refusal to keep correct payroll.
(1) The books, records and payrolls of any employer pertinent to the administration of this chapter shall always be open to inspection by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or its agent for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the payroll, the persons employed, and such other information as may be necessary in the […]
Section 656.855 – Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received.
(1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall establish a licensing system for worker leasing companies. Such system shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting […]