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Or. Rev. Stat. § 657.875 (2026)

Extending period for appeal in certain claim and contribution matters

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      657.875 Extending period for appeal in certain claim and contribution matters. The period within which an interested party may request a hearing or file with the Employment Appeals Board an application for review as provided in ORS 657.266 to 657.269, 657.270, 657.471, 657.480, 657.485, 657.679, 657.681 and 657.682 may be extended, upon a showing of good cause therefor, a reasonable time under the circumstances of each particular case. [1973 c.300 §14; 1975 c.257 §11; 1993 c.778 §17; 2005 c.214 §4; 2007 c.49 §2]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1976–2022 · leading case: Sayers v. Emp. Div., State of Oregon, 650 P.2d 1024 (Or. Ct. App. 1982).
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Sayers v. Emp. Div., State of Oregon, 650 P.2d 1024 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 6× “Repondent’s motion states: “The Employment Division moves the Court for its order dismissing the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.”
Anderson v. Emp. Div., Dept. of Human Res., 546 P.2d 779 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 3× “Claimant submits that he had good cause for the delay since he had no reason to expect denial of benefits and since he did not want to have his mail forwarded for safety reasons.”
Howard v. Emp. Div., 663 P.2d 429 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 3× “ORS 657.875 provides that the 20-day period within which a petitioner may request a hearing by the referee “may be extended, upon a showing of good cause therefor, a reasonable time under the circumstances of each particular case.”
Ogden Aviation v. Lay, 921 P.2d 1321 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Employment Division, 59 Or App 270 , 650 P2d 1024 (1982), we reviewed the Employment Division’s determination that the petitioner had not demonstrated “good cause” for an untimely request for hearing under ORS 657.875.® Referring to McPherson and Springfield and to Brown , which…”
McComas v. Emp. Dep't, 891 P.2d 1351 (Or. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 7× “269 and ORS 657.875. We review for errors of law, ORS 183.”
Martinsen v. Emp. Dep't, 206 P.3d 1113 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). ““(2) The filing period may be extended a reasonable time upon a showing of good cause as provided by ORS 657.875. “(a) ‘Good cause’ exists when the applicant provides satisfactory evidence that factors or circumstances beyond the applicant’s reasonable control prevented timely…”
Brooks v. Emp. Div., 546 P.2d 760 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). “Claimant appeals from a decision of the Employment Appeals Board holding that she failed to establish good cause, within the meaning of ORS 657.875, for an untimely request for a referee’s hearing on her unemployment compensation claim.”
Gilberts v. Emp. Div., 564 P.2d 1073 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 13× “The statute authorizing extension of otherwise applicable time limits only applies, as here relevant, to the "period within which an interested party may request a hearingORS 657.875. (Emphasis supplied.) This plain and unambiguous statutory language does not authorize any…”
Herron v. Emp. Div., 546 P.2d 789 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). “ORS 657.875 authorizes the administrator to honor a héaring request made beyond the 10-day period if the administrator determines that "good cause” existed for the tardy request.”
Meritage at Little Creek v. Emp. Dep't, 222 P.3d 736 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “269 and ORS 657.875. The request for hearing may be accepted only if the employer’s failure to file a timely request was beyond its reasonable control.”
Rodriguez v. Emp. Dep't, 205 P.3d 42 (Or. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 2× “A claimant whose unemployment benefits have been denied must request a hearing within 20 days after the notice was mailed to the claimant’s last known address or the decision will become final. ORS 657.269. However, the time to request a hearing “may be extended, upon a showing…”
Multnomah Cty. v. Mult. Cty. Corr. Deputy Assn., 505 P.3d 1037 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “Employment Division, 59 Or App 270, 279 , 650 P2d 1024 (1982) (“reasonable time” in ORS 657.875 is delegative). However, “reasonable” might be a different type of term in a different context, because “[d]etermin- ing the nature of a term, whether it is exact, inexact, or…”
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