No. Alternatively, you may file a Workers’ Compensation claim through your doctor using Oregon Form 827. With the help of your physician, the form is completed jointly. The physician, clinic or hospital is then obligated to report job-related injuries to the Workers’ Compensation insurance company within 3 business days.

Legally, the employer is not allowed to pressure you to not file, to say you were injured elsewhere, or to force you to take money out of pocket in lieu of filing a claim.

First, notify your employer immediately of your injury. While you are not required to file a claim, if you choose to do so, ask your employer for Oregon form 801, and complete it. Once notified of the injury, the employer is obligated to file the form with the Workers’ Compensation insurer within 5 days.

Generally speaking, the following are provided as benefits of Workers’ Compensation insurance: Medical Expenses related to the covered injury; Loss of Wages incurred due to the job related injury; Payment for the complete loss of an extremity (or use thereof), hearing, or sight; and vocational rehabilitation.

Any subject employee who has been injured while in the course of his or her employment.

In Oregon there are approximately 30 exemptions, ranging from domestic employees to firefighters to interstate transporters. (For more detailed information, see ORS 656.027.) However, any employer who has one or more “subject” workers (including minors) who completes services for remuneration, who are subject to the direction and control of the employer must have Workers’ Compensation [...]

Workers’ Compensation is a no-fault insurance designed to provide benefits to employees who are injured while in the course of their work duties. In the state of Oregon, nearly all employers are required to carry the insurance.

1. Under most circumstances, a person should consult with an attorney following being injured at work. Why? Obtaining legal assistance on a Workers’ Compensation injury costs you nothing. Therefore, it is to your benefit to have an attorney serve as your representative, overseeing the equity of your claim benefits. 2. You should especially seek assistance [...]