Your Rights Returning to Work after an Oregon Wokplace Injury or Illness.

My previous blog posts in this ongoing series about workers’ compensation in the state of Oregon covered the following topics: How to file an Oregon workers’ compensation claim. Obtaining medical treatment in your Oregon workers’ compensation claim. Recovering lost wages in your Oregon workers’ compensation claim. Acceptance or denial of your claim and the “interim … Read More

Recovering Lost Wages in an Oregon Workers’ Compensation Claim

This is the third post in my series on Oregon workers’ compensation law.  My first post discussed how to file an Oregon workers’ compensation claim, and my second one explained how to obtain medical treatment after sustaining a workplace injury in the state of Oregon. This post concerns how to recover lost wages in your … Read More

Obtaining Medical Treatment in Your Oregon Workers’ Compensation Claim

My last blog post was the first in a series that I’ll be posting this month on workers’ compensation in the state of Oregon.  In that post, I discussed how you go about filing an Oregon workers’ compensation claim when you have been injured in the workplace or doing something work-related. The next issue that … Read More

How to File an Oregon Workers’ Compensation Claim

I have decided to spend some time this month blogging about workers’ compensation law in the state of Oregon.  I’ll explain your benefits, rights, and responsibilities if you have been hurt on the job.  The first issue to address, which clients need to know and which they often ask about right off the bat, is … Read More

Insurer Settles with Oregon Woman Injured in Slip and Fall Accident

Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Personal Injury Attorneys just settled a premises liability case on behalf of a young woman who was injured in a slip and fall accident several months ago.  The details of this case are as follows. Our Oregonian client was taking an early morning walk on her way to meet a friend for … Read More