WCD to Remove SSN Field From Injury and Illness Reports

The Oregon Workers’ Compensation Division on Wednesday announced a new rule that eliminates a field for including workers' Social Security numbers on the form used to report work-related injuries or illnesses. The new rule, which takes effect Jan. 1, comes in response to privacy concerns raised during Management-Labor Advisory Committee meetings over the summer. In July, MLAC members reached a consensus recommendation that the Department of Consumer and Business Services should contact stakeholders about the use of Social Security numbers on Form 801 because including such&nbs...