WCB to Discuss Attorney Fee Rules During Tuesday Meeting

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Board will discuss issues relating to attorney fees during a meeting Tuesday. WCB members will review a proposal that would require consideration of a claimants’ attorney’s contingent hourly rate when determining what constitutes a reasonable fee. Another proposed rule would require reasonable fees to be calculated with a “contingency multiplier” to account for cases where the lawyer does not win and is not entitled to payment. Board members will also review rules for separating attorney fee determinations from the underlying cl...