As used in ORS 656.578 to 656.595, “paying agency” means the self-insured employer or insurer paying benefits to the worker or beneficiaries.
ORS 656.576
Known as the Workers’ Compensation Law
The act spans §§ 656–656 (348 sections).
Applied in 26 court decisions — leading case Ore-Ida Foods, Inc. v. Indian Head Cattle Co. (1981)
Most recently applied in 318 Or. App. 38 - Sedgwick CMS, Inc. v. Dover (March 2022)
1965 c.285 §44a; 1981 c.854 §42
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.