Oregon Return to Work (RTW) programs data. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

The data covers the Employer-at-Injury Program (EAIP), Preferred Worker Program (PWP), and Vocational Assistance Program (Voc).

Workers’ compensation indemnity benefits are cash benefits paid to injured workers. This table shows the amounts paid for settlements between workers and insurers. Claim disposition agreements (CDAs) and disputed claim settlements (DCSs) are the two forms of settlements.

The data in this table are subject to revision. All dollars are shown in millions of dollars.

Oregon Workers' Compensation Board disputes data. This contains statistics for the Hearings Division, Board Review, and Oregon Court of Appeals. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

Oregon workers' compensation data attorney fees paid. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

There are two types of claimant attorney fees: assessed fees and out-of-compensation fees. Assessed fees are amounts paid to the attorney that are in addition to any claimant award; they are assessed against the insurer. Out-of-compensation fees are a portion of the claimant’s award that is paid to the claimant’s attorney.

Workers’ compensation indemnity benefits are cash benefits paid to injured workers. These benefits include benefits for temporary disability (time loss), permanent partial disability, permanent total disability, and death. Indemnity benefits also include vocational assistance benefits paid on behalf of severely disabled workers to get them back to work. The data in this table show the vocational assistance benefits paid by the date of the claim resolution.

The data in this table include estimated figures and are subject to revision. All dollars are shown in millions of dollars.

Oregon Workers' Compensation Board disputes data. This contains statistics for the Hearings Division, Board Review, and Oregon Court of Appeals. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

Oregon Workers' Compensation Board disputes data. This contains statistics for the Hearings Division, Board Review, and Oregon Court of Appeals. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

Oregon workers' compensation administrative dispute data. The data is presented in the Department of Consumer and Business Services report at https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/compensation/Pages/index.aspx. The attached pdf provides definitions of the data.

Workers' Compensation Division (WCD) workers' compensation claim disputes. The dataset covers Reconsideration, Medical disputes, and Vocational assistance disputes. These represent the first level of WC claim disputes.

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