Penalty Imposition Is Within Agency Director's Authority

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has jurisdiction to impose certain penalties. Case: Hibbs v. Sedgwick CMS, No. 421, 05/14/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: Sedgwick CMS manages a workers' compensation claim by James Hibbs. In June 2021, Hibbs’ attending physician recommended that he be seen by Robert Schneider, a psychologist, for a closing examination and evaluation of permanent impairment. Sedgwick protested that it was entitled to select who would perform the closing examination. Hibbs th...