SAIF Corp. v. Hansen

SAIF seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that SAIF is barred from denying claimant’s claim on the ground that claimant was not a subject worker at the time of his injury.

The facts are not in dispute. In 1987, claimant was part owner, director and president of Hansen Floor Covering. The law did not require that he be covered by workers’ compensation insurance, and he did not elect coverage under ORS 656.039. In March, 1987, claimant injured his knee on the job, and filed a claim with SAIF. SAIF’s records show that, in April, 1987, SAIF had concluded that…