Intel Corp. v. Batchler

This workers’ compensation case involves a dispute over how long claimant is eligible to receive temporary disability compensation benefits while participating in vocational training programs. Resolving that dispute requires us to interpret two statutes. Under ORS 656.268(10), claimants who participate in vocational training are eligible to receive temporary disability compensation. Another statute, ORS 656.340(12), sets out a maximum of 16 months — which may be extended to a maximum of 21 months at the option of the insurer (or self-insured employer) — for the receipt of such benefits. At…