Pilgrim v. Clatskanie People's Utility District

I agree with much of what the majority has said in its partial resolution of this appeal. Through a slightly different analysis, I too conclude that elected officials “may” be workers under OAR 839-06-105(4)(a). Because the right to reinstatement provided by ORS 659.415 applies only to a worker who has sustained a compensable injury under the *242terms of the Workers’ Compensation Law, ORS chapter 656, I too conclude that the statutory definition, the cases interpreting it, and its legislative history provide context for the BOLI administrative rule. Ultimately, I too conclude that the…