OAR 438-085-0406: Necessary Parties; Adding Parties

(1) OR-OSHA and the employer are necessary parties in all contested cases under the Act. (2) If an affected employee or authorized representative requests a hearing pursuant to ORS 654.078(2) or 654.056(5), or requests to become a party pursuant to ORS 654.290(2)(d) and OAR 438-085-0411, such affected employee or authorized representative shall be a necessary party. (3) Any person considered necessary by the Administrative Law Judge for a full and final determination of the issues in a case may be added upon petition pursuant to OAR 438-085-0426.