SBH Legal is a litigation firm emphasizing representation of employers, insurers and claims administrators in all matters relating to employment including workers’ compensation, Longshore, OSHA, wage and hour, discrimination and related litigation.
The votes are in! For the third year in a row, SBH is on the Oregonian Top Workplaces list! The 2025 Top Workplaces of Oregon and Southwestern Washington are based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey. As in years past, the survey measures culture drivers in engagement, connection, alignment, and more.
More DetailsJanuary 11th, 2026
A new United States Postal Service (USPS) rule which went into effect on December 24, 2025, formally defines the meaning of a postmark and seeks to clarify the relationship between postmarks and the date of mailing. The rule, which added section 608.22, “Postmarks and Postal Possession,” to the Domestic Mail…
December 31st, 2025
You have done it! You have finally mastered calculating the worker’s average weekly wage calculation for both regular and irregular pay. Time loss payments are issuing, claim processing is moving along, and then, you see the dreaded piece of mail: a request for hearing generically marking the issue as “temporary…
December 18th, 2025
In recent years, the Department of Labor and Industries has increased its scrutiny of how self-insured employers schedule and send notice for Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs). Failure to follow the rules can result in cancellation of examinations, penalties, and delayed claim processing. RCW 51.36.070 outlines when the self-insured employer may…
