Wayne-Dalton Corp. v. Mulford

Employer challenges a ruling by the Workers’ Compensation Board that claimant was not time barred from pursuing his claim and that his claim is therefore compensable. In this case, we review under ORS 183.482 for errors of law. We conclude that the board’s ruling was based on the wrong legal standard and therefore reverse and remand to allow the board to reconsider its ruling based on the appropriate legal standard.

Claimant began working for employer in 1992. Since that time, he has worked as a welder, welding tracks for residential and commercial garage doors. Claimant asserts that his…