Bono v. State Accident Insurance

In this workers’ compensation case, “interim compensation” 1 under ORS 656.262(4) is at issue. The question is whether a worker who has not demonstrated absence from work is entitled to receive interim compensation during the time between the claim and acceptance or denial of the claim. We hold that interim compensation need not be paid to such a worker.

Claimant was injured on October 9, 1978, in an automobile accident within the course and scope of his employment. Neither claimant nor employer, who had immediate notice of the accident, considered the accident to be the basis for a workers’…