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Section 659A.043 – Reinstatement of injured worker to former position; certificate evidencing ability to work; effect of collective bargaining agreement; termination of right to reinstatement; when reinstatement right terminates.

(1) A worker who has sustained a compensable injury shall be reinstated by the worker’s employer to the worker’s former position of employment upon demand for such reinstatement, if the position exists and is available and the worker is not disabled from performing the duties of such position. A worker’s former position is available even […]

Section 659A.046 – Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work; termination of right to reemployment; effect of collective bargaining agreement.

(1) A worker who has sustained a compensable injury and is disabled from performing the duties of the worker’s former regular employment shall, upon demand, be reemployed by the worker’s employer at employment which is available and suitable. (2) A certificate of the worker’s attending physician or a nurse practitioner authorized to provide compensable medical […]

Section 659A.049 – Rights of reinstatement and reemployment protected.

The rights of reinstatement afforded by ORS 659A.043 and 659A.046 shall not be forfeited if the worker refuses to return to the worker’s regular or other offered employment without release to such employment by the worker’s attending physician or a nurse practitioner authorized to provide compensable medical services under ORS 656.245. [Formerly 659.417; 2003 c.811 […]

Section 659A.052 – Reemployment rights of injured state workers; rules.

(1) In addition to the rights provided to injured workers under ORS 659A.043 and 659A.046, if all permanent restrictions of an injured worker are known and: (a) The injured worker was employed at the time of injury by any agency in the legislative department of the government of this state, the injured worker shall have […]

Section 659A.060 – Definitions for ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069.

As used in ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Group health benefits” means that form of health benefits provided by the State of Oregon to cover groups of employees, with or without one or more members of their families or one or more dependents. The group health benefits which are continued […]