Fromme v. Fred Meyer, Inc.

In 1987, the legislature amended ORS 656.236(2) to prohibit charging workers’ compensation claimants with costs on judicial review. The law in effect before the 1987 amendment allowed employers to recover court costs from claimants. The principal issue is which law applies in this case, where judicial review was pending on the effective date of the 1987 amendment. We hold that the 1987 amendment applies and that the Court of Appeals erred in charging costs to the claimant.

The claimant petitioned for judicial review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board on December 5, 1986. At that…