Vsetecka v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

In this workers’ compensation case, the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) ruled that claimant had failed to give his employer sufficient written notice of a workplace injury and therefore did not reach the question whether the injury caused claimant’s condition. The Court of Appeals agreed that the notice was insufficient and affirmed. Vsetecka v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 183 Or App 239, 51 P3d 688 (2002). We hold that the board and the Court of Appeals read the notice statute too narrowly and that claimant’s notice was sufficient. We reverse the Court of Appeals decision and the board’s order…