Liberty Northwest Insurance v. Olvera-Chavez

In this workers’ compensation case, insurer Liberty-Northwest Insurance Corp. (Liberty), and employer Hallmark Inns and Resorts seek review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board (board) upholding a determination by an administrative law judge (ALJ) that Liberty prematurely closed claimant’s low back claim after claimant finished an authorized training program (ATP), and that claimant is entitled to additional benefits for temporary disability, a penalty under ORS 656.268(5)(d), and attorney fees. On judicial review, Liberty asserts that the board erred in setting aside its notice of…