Montez v. Roloff Farms, Inc.

While picking cherries at Roloff Farms, Inc. (employer), claimant fell from a ladder and fractured a finger. She applied for workers’ compensation. Employer’s insurer, SAIF, found that she was not employed by employer at the time of the injury and denied her claim. At the hearing on that denial, the sole issue was whether employer had “engaged [claimant] to furnish services for remuneration” under ORS 656.005(30). The administrative law judge (ALJ) and subsequently the Workers’ Compensation Board affirmed SAIF’s denial. We reverse and remand.

The parties presented conflicting testimony before…