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Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.745 (2026)

Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims; limits on penalty amounts; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure

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      656.745 Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims; limits on penalty amounts; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure. (1)(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall assess a civil penalty against an employer or insurer that intentionally or repeatedly induces claimants for compensation to fail to report accidental injuries, causes employees to collect accidental injury claims as off-the-job injury claims, persuades claimants to accept less than the compensation due or makes it necessary for claimants to resort to proceedings against the employer to secure compensation due.

      (b) The director may not assess under this subsection more than $2,000 for each violation or more than $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

      (2)(a) The director may assess a civil penalty against an employer, self-insured employer, insurer, managed care organization or service company that:

      (A) Fails to pay assessments or other payments due to the director under this chapter and is in default; or

      (B) Fails to comply with statutes, rules or orders of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

      (b) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against a self-insured employer, insurer or service company that exceeds $4,000 for each violation or $180,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

      (c) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against an employer, except a self-insured employer, or managed care organization that exceeds $2,000 for each violation or $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

      (3) Except as specified in ORS 656.780, the director may assess a penalty under subsection (2) of this section against a service company only for claims processing performance deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance. The director may assess only one penalty for each separate violation by an employer, insurer or service company for deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance.

      (4) ORS 656.735 (4) to (6) and 656.740 also apply to orders and penalties assessed under this section. [1975 c.556 §38; 1979 c.839 §31; 1987 c.233 §2; 1987 c.884 §46; 2003 c.170 §13; 2005 c.221 §3; 2007 c.270 §9; 2015 c.194 §1; 2019 c.7 §1]

 

      656.750 [1975 c.585 §9; 1983 c.696 §24; 1987 c.233 §3; 1987 c.884 §60; 1991 c.640 §3; 2003 c.170 §14; repealed by 2021 c.21 §4]

 

(State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2015 · leading case: Schlecht v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 653 P.2d 1284 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
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Schlecht v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 653 P.2d 1284 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “740(3), which provides for a referee’s hearing on a proposed order declaring a person to be a noncomplying employer, and ORS 656.745(3), which relates to penalties and assessments.”
Sather v. Saif Corp., 347 P.3d 326 (Or. 2015). “Second, SAIF points out that the director of the Department of Business and Consumer Services has authority under ORS 656.745(2)(b) to assess a civil penalty against an insurer that “[flails to comply with statutes * * * or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes…”
Mayfly Grp., Inc. v. Ruiz, 250 P.3d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “419 or OAR 436-160 may result in civil penalties under ORS 656.745. “(2) The director may assess a civil penalty against an employer who fails to respond to requests for information and fails to meet the requirements of OAR 436-050-0470.”
State Accident Ins. Fund Corp. v. Broadway Cab Co., 629 P.2d 829 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “740(3), which provides for a referee’s hearing on a proposed order declaring a person to be a noncomplying employer, and ORS 656.745(3), which relates to penalties and assessments.”
Sather v. SAIF (Or. 2015). “Second, SAIF points out that the director of the Department of Business and Consumer Services has authority under ORS 656.745(2)(b) to assess a civil penalty against an insurer that “[f]ails to comply with statutes * * * or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.745(2)(b) — 2 cases
Sather v. Saif Corp., 347 P.3d 326 (Or. 2015). “Second, SAIF points out that the director of the Department of Business and Consumer Services has authority under ORS 656.745(2)(b) to assess a civil penalty against an insurer that “[flails to comply with statutes * * * or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes…”
Sather v. SAIF (Or. 2015). “Second, SAIF points out that the director of the Department of Business and Consumer Services has authority under ORS 656.745(2)(b) to assess a civil penalty against an insurer that “[f]ails to comply with statutes * * * or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.745(3) — 2 cases
Schlecht v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 653 P.2d 1284 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). “740(3), which provides for a referee’s hearing on a proposed order declaring a person to be a noncomplying employer, and ORS 656.745(3), which relates to penalties and assessments.”
State Accident Ins. Fund Corp. v. Broadway Cab Co., 629 P.2d 829 (Or. Ct. App. 1981). “740(3), which provides for a referee’s hearing on a proposed order declaring a person to be a noncomplying employer, and ORS 656.745(3), which relates to penalties and assessments.”
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