OREGON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, CHAPTER 438
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD

RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASES
UNDER THE OREGON SAFE EMPLOYMENT ACT

DIVISION 085

effective 3/1/98
TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCOPE; POLICY; DEFINITIONS

  • 438-085-0006--
  • 438-085-0010--
  • 438-085-0017--
  • 438-085-0021--
  • 438-085-0026--
    		• Scope; Authority
    Effective Date; Applicability
    Board Policy; Liberal Construction
    Number
    Definitions

    FILING REQUESTS FOR HEARING

  • 438-085-0111--
  • 438-085-0116--
  • 438-085-0131--
  • 438-085-0141--
    		• Form and Content of Request for Hearing
    Where to File a Request for Hearing
    Computing Time Periods
    Untimely Requests for Hearing

    MEDIATION

  • 438-085-0200--
  • 438-085-0210--
  • 438-085-0220--
  • 438-085-0240--
  • 438-085-0250--
  • 438-085-0260--
    		• Special Definitions
    Mediator Qualifications
    Standards of Mediator Conduct
    Standards of Conduct for Representatives and Parties
    Requests for Mediation
    Mediation Agreements

    PROCEDURES IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FOR HEARING

  • 438-085-0305--
  • 438-085-0306--
    		• Transmittal of Documents to Hearings Division
    Hearings Division Response to Request for Hearing

    PARTIES & REPRESENTATIVES

  • 438-085-0406--
  • 438-085-0411--
  • 438-085-0426--
  • 438-085-0431--
  • 438-085-0436--
    		• Necessary Parties; Adding Parties
    Employee Rights
    Intervention
    Representatives of Parties
    Access to Documents

    CAPTIONS; FORM OF DOCUMENTS;
    AMENDMENTS; SERVICE

  • 438-085-0506--
  • 438-085-0511--
  • 438-085-0526--
  • 438-085-0531--
  • 438-085-0541--
  • 438-085-0545--
  • 438-085-0550--
    		• Captions of Cases
    Form of Documents
    Amendments as of Right
    Correction of Defective Request for Hearing
    Service of Documents on Other Parties
    Proof of Service
    Ex-Parte Communications

    CLOSING CASES WITHOUT A HEARING

  • 438-085-0606--
  • 438-085-0611--

  • 438-085-0616--
  • 438-085-0621--
  • 438-085-0631--
    		• Withdrawal of Request for Hearing
    Withdrawal by Affected Employee, Authorized Representative, or Intervenor
    Withdrawal by OR-OSHA
    Settlement
    Sanctions for Failure to File Documents

    PRE-HEARING PROCEDURES

  • 438-085-0710--
  • 438-085-0715--
  • 438-085-0718--
  • 438-085-0720--
  • 438-085-0725--
  • 438-085-0730--
  • 438-085-0735--
  • 438-085-0740--
  • 438-085-0745--
  • 438-085-0750--
  • 438-085-0755--
    		• Setting & Notice of Hearing
    Place of Hearing
    Hearing Security
    Postponement or Continuance of Hearing
    Statement of Issues; Pre-Hearing Conference
    Consolidation or Separation
    Motions
    Discovery
    Subpoenas
    Change of Administrative Law Judge
    Extensions of Time

    HEARINGS

  • 438-085-0800--
  • 438-085-0805--
  • 438-085-0810--
  • 438-085-0815--
  • 438-085-0820--
  • 438-085-0825--
  • 438-085-0835--
  • 438-085-0840--
  • 438-085-0845--
  • 438-085-0850--
  • 438-085-0855--
  • 438-085-0860--
  • 438-085-0865--
  • 438-085-0870--
    		• Decision of Administrative Law Judge Without Hearing
    Duties and Powers of Administrative Law Judge
    Failure to Appear
    Record and Transcript of Hearing
    Burden of Proof
    Conduct of Hearing
    Exclusion of Witness From Hearing Room
    Rule of Evidence
    Official Notice
    Offers of Proof
    Exhibits
    View of Premises
    Opinion & Order of Administrative Law Judge
    Reconsideration

     
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