In a case decided last year, a worker was awarded benefits for his hearing loss that was partially due to diabetes brought on by exposure to Agent Orange while in the military service.  Under Oregon workers’ compensation law, the percentage of hearing loss due to military service may be considered a work-related factor.  This is based…

If you have more than one job at the time you suffer an on-the-job injury,  you may be eligible for supplemental disability benefits.  If you are off work and losing money from both your jobs, you are entitled to be compensated for lost wages from both jobs.   You must let the insurer know at…

If you cannot go back to your regular work because of your work injury, you are entitled to a greater award for “work disability.”  The Court of Appeals recently said that your regular work includes the overtime you work.  An injured worker who is unable to work the overtime hours he or she worked before…

In a recent Court of Appeals case, the Court talked about the general rule that a worker who is coming or going from work or from a break is not covered under workers’ compensation unless there is an exception to the rule.  One of the exceptions is if you are injured in an area controlled…

Having a hard time remembering all your prior medical treatment and injuries?  You are not alone.  In a recent case, the employer argued that because the worker forgot to tell his doctor about a prior motor vehicle accident (MVA), he should not be believed about his current accident.  The Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) disagreed, noting…

More good news for working men and women!  A recent Workers’ Compensation case clarified that, for injured workers working out of a union hall, the rate of temporary disability benefits/time loss is based on a five-day work week at 40 hours per week, regardless of the number of days actually worked on the current job. …

In a recent case, the employer tried to claim that a worker intentionally injured himself on the job, which would have made the injured worker ineligible for workers compensation benefits.  According to witnesses, the injured worker was walking back to the job site as a co-worker was driving a forklift in the same direction.  The…

Marge of the Garrow Law office recently attended a seminar on what is new in Oregon workers’ compensation law.  A new case holds  that if you work for your employer out of your house, you may still be covered by workers’ compensation for hazards you encounter at your home. In the recent case, the worker,…

In another important decision for injured workers, the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board decided that if workers injured on the job who have short-term disability benefits through your work, may still receive time loss (temporary disability) benefit paid by the workers’ compensation insurance company, as well as short-term disability benefits.  These benefits are not the same…

The Garrow law office won another important case before the Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board.  The injured worker, a middle school teacher and track coach who suffered a wrist injury while demonstrating throwing a discus to his track team, received an increase in his permanent disability, and a work disability award, because he could not go…