Morales v. SAIF Corp.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board holding that, pursuant to ORS 656.325(5)(b), Bring Recycling (employer) was entitled to cease paying benefits for temporary total disability and begin paying benefits for temporary partial disability. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed. In 1997, claimant suffered a shoulder injury at work, which employer accepted as non-disabling. Claimant returned to his job without time loss. In 1998, employer terminated claimant’s employment for a violation of work rules. Claimant began working for a different employer, Foss Furniture…