{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-656.172","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 656.172","heading":"Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170.","body":"(1) ORS 656.170 applies only to:\n      (a) An employer incurring or projecting an annual workers’ compensation insurance premium in Oregon of at least $250,000 or an employer that paid an annual workers’ compensation insurance premium in Oregon of at least $250,000 in one of the three years prior to the year in which the collective bargaining agreement takes effect.\n      (b) An employer who qualifies as a self-insured employer under ORS 656.407 and 656.430 that is incurring or projecting annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $250,000 or who has had annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $250,000 in one of the three years prior to the year in which the collective bargaining agreement takes effect.\n      (c) A group of employers who combine for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation insurance as provided by ORS 737.316 and incur or project annual workers’ compensation premiums of at least $1 million.\n      (d) A group of employers who qualify as a self-insured employer group under ORS 656.430 and incur or project annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $1 million.\n      (e) Employers covered by a wrap-up insurance policy provided by an owner or general contractor and authorized by ORS 737.602 and 737.604, and that requires payment of annual workers’ compensation premiums of $1 million or more for coverage of those employees covered by the wrap-up insurance policy.\n      (2) An employer or group of employers may not establish or continue a program established under ORS 656.170 until:\n      (a) The employer has provided the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services with the following:\n      (A) Upon original application and whenever the collective bargaining agreement is renegotiated, a copy of the collective bargaining agreement and an estimate of the number of employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement;\n      (B) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a valid license when that license is required as a condition of doing business in Oregon;\n      (C) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a signed, sworn statement that no action has been taken by any administrative agency or court of the United States to invalidate the collective bargaining agreement;\n      (D) Upon original application and annually thereafter, the name, address and telephone number of the contact person of the employer or group of employers; and\n      (E) A statement from the insurer or self-insured employer that the insurer or self-insured employer is willing to insure the risk under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement; and\n      (b) The director has approved the proposed program.\n      (3) A collective bargaining representative may not establish or continue to participate in a program established under ORS 656.170 until:\n      (a) The collective bargaining representative has provided the following to the director:\n      (A) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a copy of the most recent LM-2 or LM-3 filing with the United States Department of Labor, and a signed, sworn statement that the document is a true and correct copy; and\n      (B) Upon original application and annually thereafter, the name, address and telephone number of the contact person for the collective bargaining representative; and\n      (b) The director has approved the proposed program.\n      (4) When an employer, a group of employers or a collective bargaining representative has met the eligibility requirements of this section, the director shall issue a letter to the employer, group of employers or collective bargaining representative indicating that such eligibility has been established.","path":["16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment","51. Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination","Chapter 656 — Workers’ Compensation"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:16Z","sha256":"d992b07b2881142cb5879719abbe7564b7c352a5f2cc51c6787231b91b86dc18","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-656.170","next":"us-or/ors-656.174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}