Oregon Labor Codes 656.230
From Wcc
§ 656.230 Lump sum award payments with approval of director.
| (1) Where a worker has been awarded compensation for permanent partial disability, and the award has become final by operation of law or waiver of the right to appeal its adequacy, the insurer shall upon the worker's application pay all or any part of the remaining unpaid award to the worker in a lump sum, unless the insurer disagrees with payment, in which case the insurer, within 14 days, will refer the matter to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to determine whether all or part of the lump sum should be paid. The director's decision shall be final and not subject to review. Any remaining balance shall be paid pursuant to ORS 656.216.
(2) In all cases where the award for permanent partial disability does not exceed $6,000, the insurer or the self-insured employer shall pay all of the award to the worker in a lump sum. [Amended by 1957 c.574 §4; 1959 c.449 §1; 1965 c.285 §23a; 1973 c.221 §1; 1981 c.854 §13; 1983 c.816 §15; 1995 c.332 §22] |
