Except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this chapter govern its construction.
ORS 656.003
Known as the Workers’ Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 656–656 (348 sections).
Applied in 29 court decisions — leading case Drews v. EBI Companies (1990)
Most recently applied in 325 Or. App. 184 - Cantu v. Progressive Classic Ins. Co. (April 2023)
1975 c.556 §2 (enacted in lieu of 656.002)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.