OAR 438-015-0025: Maximum Attorney Fees Out of Compensation

Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2016-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

Except in situations where a claimant's attorney fee is an assessed fee, in settlement of disputed claims or claim disposition agreements and in cases under the third-party law, unless there is a finding in a particular case by an Administrative Law Judge or the Board that extraordinary circumstances justify a higher fee, the established fees for attorneys representing claimants are as set forth in OAR 438-015-0040, 438-015-0055(2), (3), and 438-015-0080.

Official history and status

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.726(5)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.236(4), 656.289(4), 656.307, 656.308(2), 656.382, 656.386, 656.388(3) & 656.593(1)(a)

History: WCB 1-2015, f. 12-16-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16 WCB 2-2012, f. 11-13-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13 WCB 11-1990, f. 12-13-90, cert. ef. 12-31-90 Reverted to WCB 2-1989, f. 3-3-89, ef. 4-1-89 WCB 7-1990(Temp), f. 6-14-90, cert. ef. 7-1-90 WCB 2-1989, f. 3-3-89, ef. 4-1-89 WCB 5-1987, f. 12-18-87, ef. 1-1-88

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