US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

Chapter 656 — Workers’ Compensation

 

2007 EDITION

 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

 

LABOR, EMPLOYMENT; UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

656.001     Short title

 

656.003     Application of definitions to construction of chapter

 

656.005     Definitions

 

656.006     Effect on employers’ liability law

 

656.008     Extension of laws relating to workers’ compensation to federal lands and projects within state

 

656.010     Treatment by spiritual means

 

656.012     Findings and policy

 

COVERAGE

 

656.017     Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties; state not authorized to be direct responsibility employer

 

656.018     Effect of providing coverage; exclusive remedy

 

656.019     Civil negligence action for claim denied on basis of failure to meet major contributing cause standard; statute of limitations

 

656.020     Damage actions by workers against noncomplying employers; defenses outlawed

 

656.021     Person performing work under ORS chapter 701 as subject employer

 

656.023     Who are subject employers

 

656.025     Individuals engaged in commuter ridesharing not subject workers; conditions

 

656.027     Who are subject workers

 

656.029     Obligation of person awarding contract to provide coverage for workers under contract; exceptions; effect of failure to provide coverage

 

656.031     Coverage for municipal volunteer personnel

 

656.033     Coverage for participants in work experience or school directed professional training programs

 

656.035     Status of workers in separate occupations of employer

 

656.037     Exemption from coverage for persons engaged in certain real estate activities

 

656.039     Election of coverage for workers not subject to law; procedure; cancellation; election of coverage for home health care workers employed by clients of Department of Human Services

 

656.041     City or county may elect to provide coverage for jail inmates

 

656.043     Governmental agency paying wages responsible for providing coverage

 

656.044     State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may insure liability under Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act; procedure; cancellation

 

656.046     Coverage of persons in college work experience and professional education programs

 

656.052     Prohibition against employment without coverage; proposed order declaring noncomplying employer; effect of failure to comply

 

656.054     Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer; procedure for disputing acceptance of claim; recovery of costs from noncomplying employer; restrictions

 

656.056     Subject employers must post notice of manner of compliance

 

656.070     Definitions for ORS 656.027, 656.070 and 656.075

 

656.075     Exemption from coverage for newspaper carriers; casualty insurance and other requirements

 

656.126     Coverage while temporarily in or out of state; judicial notice of other state’s laws; agreements between states relating to conflicts of jurisdiction; limitation on compensation for claims in this state and other jurisdictions

 

656.128     Sole proprietors, limited liability company members, partners, independent contractors may elect coverage by insurer; cancellation

 

656.132     Coverage of minors

 

656.135     Coverage of deaf school, blind school work experience trainees

 

656.138     Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes

 

656.140     Coverage of persons operating equipment for hire

 

656.154     Injury due to negligence or wrong of a person not in the same employ as injured worker; remedy against such person

 

656.156     Intentional injuries

 

656.160     Effect of incarceration on receipt of compensation

 

656.170     Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements; alternative dispute resolution systems; exclusive medical service provider lists; authority of director

 

656.172     Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170

 

656.174     Rules

 

APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS

 

656.202     Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury; exceptions; notice regarding payment

 

Note          Implementation of 1990 Laws

 

Note          Implementation of 1995 Laws

 

Note          Implementation of 1997 Laws

 

Note          Implementation of 2001 Laws

 

Note          Implementation of 2003 Laws