Oregon Revises Bulletin on Translations

The Oregon Workers' Compensation Division (DWC) issued a revised version of its Bulletin 315, "Spanish translations available for correspondence with injured workers," and posted it to the division's Web site.' "Use of these translations is optional," DWC noted. "The Workers' Compensation Division encourages insurers and self-insured employers to include them in notices whenever workers may benefit from information presented in Spanish. "Spanish-language notice should be 'in addition to' and not 'instead of' the English-language paragraphs, in order to promote understanding for those who ...