SAIF Corp. v. Leland

Employer Reedsport School District 105 and SAIF Corporation seek review of a final order in which the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services (the Director) determined that surgery performed on claimant’s back was appropriate treatment for her condition. On review, employer contends that the Director either misunderstood or misapplied the substantial evidence standard in setting aside the order of the medical review unit (MRU) that held that claimant’s back surgery was not appropriate medical treatment. We conclude that the Director properly applied the substantial…