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Can my Hillsboro employee sue me after a defective stroller collapsed at our pumpkin patch?
File Form 801, the Employer's Report of Job Injury or Illness, with your workers' comp insurer within 5 days of...
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How much does Oregon workers comp pay for light-duty wage loss?
Submit Form 801 to your employer and make sure the clinic sends Form 827; give notice within 90 days of the injury,...
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Can I sue my Corvallis apartment complex after falling on icy stairs?
The biggest mistake is waiting until the ice melts, the bruising fades, and the apartment complex "looks into it"...
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I used my insurance for PTSD after a Salem work crash, did I ruin it?
$0 is the worker cost for accepted Oregon workers' compensation medical treatment, so using private insurance first...
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Can my Corvallis employer cut my hours if I file a work injury claim?
Form 801 - the Worker's and Employer's Report of Occupational Injury or Disease - should be filed as soon as...
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I waited months to report repetitive strain in Portland, did I ruin it?
You generally have 90 days to give notice in Oregon, and up to 1 year to file a workers' comp claim before rights...
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Is my boss saving money by making me use my insurance?
Form 801 should be completed after the injury and your doctor should send Form 827; in Oregon, you generally must...
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I crashed driving between Bend clinics on black ice what do I do now?
The police report may say "loss of control on ice," but that is not what makes or breaks your claim. What matters in...
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What happens after an injury claim starts in Oregon?
Unlike Washington, Oregon usually splits the process by what caused the injury. A Bend crash on US-97 over Memorial...
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Is a Beaverton PTSD claim worth fighting if my employee looks fine?
The adjuster is about to ask, "What objective proof is there besides your employee saying they're anxious?" Your...
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My brother got burned by a vape in Gresham, what mistakes ruin his claim?
As of 2024, Oregon hospitals face tighter rules before sending some medical debt to collections, but that does not...
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My coworker said VA care kills my Oregon injury claim, true?
No. Using VA care does not kill an Oregon injury claim. What the insurance company will tell you is simpler and...
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Semi hit me near Salem and I'm undocumented do I report it right now?
Everyone says stay quiet if you're undocumented, but actually you should report a Salem truck crash right away. What...
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Can I file against both drivers after a Bend black ice crash?
The biggest money mistake is waiting while the insurance companies blame each other. Yes - in Oregon, you can make...
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Key Terms

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whiplash
Miss this word after a crash or hard jolt, and a neck injury can be brushed off as "just soreness" until the pain...
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cervical strain
Like a rope that has been pulled too hard and left frayed, the muscles and tendons in the neck can stretch beyond...
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traumatic brain injury
Insurance companies and defense lawyers often try to shrink these cases by calling them a "mild concussion," blaming...
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compound fracture
A broken bone that pierces the skin. "Broken bone" means the bone has cracked, split, or snapped enough to lose its...
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meniscus tear
A meniscus tear is a rip in the rubbery cartilage inside the knee that cushions the joint and helps keep the...
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soft tissue injury
Why does everything hurt when the X-ray looks "normal"? Usually because the damage is in the body's soft tissues -...
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Glasgow Coma Scale
A low score here can change the value of an injury claim fast, because insurers and defense lawyers often treat it...
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closed head injury
Insurance companies and defense lawyers often use this label to make a head injury sound minor: no skull fracture,...
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fibromyalgia after trauma
The part that trips people up most is that severe, ongoing pain can be real even when an X-ray, MRI, or blood test...
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occupational disease
Recent Oregon workers' compensation updates have not changed the basic rule: this is not just any sickness or...
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left-turn accident
You'll usually see it in a crash report, insurance letter, or lawyer email as something like: "Vehicle 1 made a left...
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PTSD
Why am I still reacting like the danger is happening right now? PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental...
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functional capacity evaluation
What can you actually do after an injury, and what are you just saying you can do? A functional capacity evaluation...
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internal fixation
Miss this phrase in your records after a bad fracture, and you may underestimate how serious the injury was, what...
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herniated disc
You just got a letter that says an MRI showed a herniated disc after a crash or lifting injury. That means one of...
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post-concussion syndrome
You may have seen this phrase in an ER discharge note, a neurologist's report, a workers' comp letter, or after...
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MRI vs CT scan
Getting the right scan can affect both your medical bills and how strong your injury claim looks. If a doctor orders...
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CRPS
You might see this in a medical chart, an IME report, or a letter from an insurer: "possible CRPS," "rule out CRPS,"...
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subluxation
Not a full dislocation. That is the mistake people make most often. A subluxation is a partial loss of normal joint...
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