Fincham v. Wendt

The sole issue in this case is whether a worker engaged in remodeling a cold storage room in a building located on a “hobby farm” is subject to workers’ compensation coverage. Claimant seeks judicial review of a determination by the Workers’ Compensation Board that he is a nonsubject worker under the householder exemption. ORS 656.027 provides in relevant part:

“All workers are subject to ORS 656.001 to 656.794 except those nonsubject workers described in the following subsections:

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“(2) A worker employed to do gardening, maintenance, repair, remodeling or similar work in or about the…