Oliver v. Norstar, Inc.

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that affirmed the referee’s award of a penalty under ORS 656.262(10), as amended by Or Laws 1990 (Spec Sess), ch 2, § 15, for employer’s failure to pay temporary total disability, but reversed the referee’s decision that claimant is entitled to attorney fees under ORS 656.382.

While working for employer, claimant, a veterinary technician, contracted psittacosis, a disease carried in parrot feces. The claim was accepted, and medical benefits and time loss were paid. The claim was closed.

Claimant’s symptoms returned, and she…