Suchi v. SAIF Corp.

At issue in this workers’ compensation case is whether claimant’s award of permanent partial disability should include awards for both impairment and “work disability.” Employer awarded only impairment because the relevant statute provides that, when a worker’s employment “is terminated for cause unrelated to the injury,” ORS 656.726(4)(i)(E)(iii), 1 that is the only factor to be considered and, in this case, claimant was laid off for reasons unrelated to his injury. The Workers’ Compensation Board agreed. Claimant now seeks review, arguing that the board erred because the statutory reference…