Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Fillmore

In this workers’ compensation case, claimant petitions for judicial review of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s attorney fees award. ORS 656.298. We affirm.

The referee found that claimant’s chiropractic care was compensable and set aside employer’s denial of payment. 1 The referee awarded claimant $2,000 in attorney fees. ORS 656.386(1). On employer’s request for review, the Board affirmed the referee’s determination of compensability but awarded only $1,000 in attorney fees for the proceeding before the referee. ORS 656.382(2). The Board awarded an additional $600 in attorney fees for the…