Bob Wilkes Falling, Inc. v. Filings of the National Council on Compensation Insurance

SAIF Corporation seeks review of an order of the Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF)1 that disallowed premiums for workers’ compensation coverage that SAIF charged to Bob Wilkes Falling, Inc. (Wilkes) for two timber cutters associated with Wilkes.2 SAIF argues that DIF erred in concluding that the timber cutters were nonsubject workers who were exempt from workers’ compensation coverage by Wilkes under ORS 656.027(7).3 Because we conclude that the timber cutters were not “workers” and, therefore, not subject to workers’ compensation coverage, we affirm.

The basic facts are undisputed.…