The Preferred Worker Program helps Oregon's injured workers get back to work. To find out whether you qualify, contact the Preferred Worker Program. Call: 503-947-7588 or 800-445-3948 (toll-free) Fax: 503-947-7581
Or write the Preferred Worker Program at P.O. Box 14480, Salem, Oregon 97309-0405 or pwp.oregon@oregon.gov
As the employer of an injured worker, you may be eligible for valuable Preferred Worker Program incentives if the worker cannot return to regular work and has permanent restrictions caused by the injury.
If the worker's Preferred Worker Program eligibility has not been determined, you may contact the Workers' Compensation Division for an eligibility review.
To be eligible for exemption from paying workers' compensation premiums for this worker for three years, you must:
Bring back your preferred worker to a new or modified job; and
Notify the Workers' Compensation Division within 90 days of the date the worker is determined eligible or within 90 days of the date you bring the worker back to work, whichever is later.
To request all other Preferred Worker Program benefits, you must contact the Workers' Compensation Division within 180 days of the worker's claim closure date.
To find out more about the Preferred Worker Program, contact the program.
Call: 503-947-7588 or 800-445-3948 (toll-free)
Fax: 503-947-7581
Or write the Preferred Worker Program at P.O. Box 14480, Salem, Oregon 97309-0405 or pwp.oregon@oregon.gov
Or. Admin. Code § 436-110-0240
Forms referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 656.340, 656.622 & 656.726(4)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 656.340(1), (2), (3), 656.622 & 656.726(4)