2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 657
657.295 Witness fees; disputed claim expenses; counsel; fees.

(1) Witnesses other than parties subpoenaed in proceedings involving ORS 657.265, 657.266 to 657.269, 657.270 to 657.280 or 657.290 shall be allowed fees at a rate fixed by the Director of the Employment Department. Fees and all expenses of proceedings before the director or the Employment Appeals Board involving disputed claims, excepting charge for services rendered by counsel or other agent representing the claimant, employer or other interested person, are deemed a part of the expense of administering this chapter, and an individual claiming benefits may not be charged fees of any kind in any proceedings under this chapter by the director or representatives of the director.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, a person in any proceeding before the director or Employment Appeals Board may be represented by counsel or other agent authorized by such person. No counsel or agent representing an individual who is claiming benefits shall charge or receive for the services more than an amount approved by the director. As used in this subsection, person has the meaning defined in ORS 174.100 and also includes this state and all political subdivisions of this state. [Amended by 1959 c.583 21; 1969 c.161 1; 1983 c.147 1; 1993 c.778 14; 2011 c.22 4]