The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a worker’s belief that he would be fired for filing a comp claim provided good cause for his delay in reporting the injury, if his belief was based on an “actual occurrence.”
Case: Kuralt v. SAIF Corp., No. A159415, 02/28/2018, published.
Facts: Andrew Kuralt worked for the Northwest Control Co. as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning service technician.
He allegedly experienced intense pain in his right shoulder while reaching for some tools after he finished installing an air conditioner for a Northwest customer.
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