Gwin v. Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp.

The ultimate inquiry is whether “the relationship between the injury and the employment [is] sufficient [so] that the injury should be compensablef.]” Rogers v. SAIF, 289 Or 633, 642, 616 P2d 485 (1980). In determining whether an injury is sufficiently work related, several factors are to be considered, including: (1) whether the activity was for the benefit of the employer; (2) whether the activity was contemplated by the employer and employee at the time of hiring or later; (3) whether the activity was an ordinary risk of, and incidental to, the employment; (4) whether the employee was paid…