SAIF Corp. v. Beswick

Employer seeks review of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s decision affirming the referee’s order that granted claimant permanent total disability. We reverse and remand.

Employer contends that the case should be remanded, because the Board failed to make a finding about whether claimant was willing to seek employment. ORS 656.206(3) provides:

“The worker has the burden of proving permanent total disability status and must establish that the worker is willing to seek regular gainful employment and that the worker has made reasonable efforts to obtain such employment.”

In SAIF v. Stephen, 308 Or…