DCBS Director Has Jurisdiction Over Worker's Request for Hearing

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has jurisdiction over a worker’s request for a hearing on whether his employer’s claims-servicing agent had improperly requested an independent medical examination. Case: Hibbs v. Sedgwick CMS, No. 422, 05/14/2025, published. Facts and procedural history: James Hibbs has an established workers’ compensation claim as a result of a 2016 injury. Sedgwick CMS managed the case. In November 2021, Sedgwick sent Hibbs a letter indicating that an independent medical exa...