Lankford v. Copeland

Claimant seeks review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board that held that she was not a worker subject to the Act because her employment with Copeland was casual. ORS 656.027(3). Copeland cross-petitions, contending that the Board erred in holding that claimant was a “casual worker” because, he contends, claimant was not a worker, ORS 656.005(30), and, therefore, was not covered by the workers’ compensation law. The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS), in its respondent’s brief, asserts two cross-assignments of error. The first is the same as Copeland’s, that…