The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Board had the authority to consider a worker’s request for an attorney fee award following a remand from the Court of Appeals directing the board to issue an award of penalties.
Case: Walker v. Providence Health System, No. 555, 11/15/2017, published.
Facts and procedural history: Joy Walker worked as a nursing assistant in an elder-care facility owned by Providence Health System. She filed a workers' compensation claim for acute anxiety in April 2004. Her employer denied the claim, but the courts set aside...
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