Oregon Workers' Compensation Attorneys

A denial isn’t the end of your case. Oregon law gives you the right to appeal — but strict deadlines apply and missing one can permanently end your ability to recover benefits.

Not every problem starts with a denial — many workers contact us because their wage-replacement (“time-loss”) payments are delayed, inconsistent, or miscalculated. Common issues:

• Your first check never arrives
• Payments stop with no explanation
• Your average weekly wage is calculated incorrectly
• Light-duty work cuts your pay more than it should
• The insurer claims you’re “medically stationary” too soon

An accepted claim doesn’t guarantee full medical care. Insurers may deny recommended surgery, refuse physical therapy or diagnostic testing, limit specialist referrals, dispute whether treatment is “related” to your injury, or lean on an Independent Medical Examination (IME) that contradicts your treating physician.

Oregon law entitles injured workers to reasonable and necessary treatment for a compensable injury — and there are formal processes to challenge a denial. We evaluate your medical records, your attending physician’s opinion, IME findings, causation disputes, and the specific authorization denial.

We review the circumstances of your injury, your treatment, your communications with your employer and insurer, and any decisions or deadlines affecting your claim. We assess the legal merits — whether your injury clearly arose from your employment, whether reporting and filing requirements were met, and what benefits you should be receiving — and flag anything time-sensitive that needs action right away.

Good questions to bring: the attorney’s experience with cases like yours, the likely timeline for your claim, and how you’ll be kept informed as it moves forward.