Author: Hayley Porter

May 19, 2025
by Hayley Porter

In Oregon, Medical Dispute Denials Are Now a Valid Basis for a WRME Request

In Cheri L. Goss, 77 Van Natta 159 (2025), the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board reversed an Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision to uphold the Workers’…

September 24, 2024
by Hayley Porter

Oregon WCB clarifies carrier’s obligation to accept or deny encompassed conditions

A WCB Order on Review, Collin Stringer, 76 Van Natta 462 (2024), distinguished conditions encompassed within previously accepted conditions are not new or omitted conditions….