SAIF Corp. v. Valencia

SAIF seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that awarded claimant a penalty under ORS 656.268(4)(g), on the ground that claimant’s permanent partial disability (PPD) was increased on reconsideration by the Department of Consumer and Business Services. We reverse and remand for reconsideration.

The pertinent statute here, ORS 656.268(4)(g), provides:

“If, upon reconsideration of a claim closed by an insurer or self-insured employer, the department orders an increase by 25 percent or more of the amount of compensation to be paid to the worker for either a scheduled or…