As used in ORS § 17.065 to 17.085, unless the context requires otherwise:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 17.065

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1) ‘Compromise’ means an agreement to allow judgment to be given for a sum or value specified.

(2) ‘Employer’ includes any agent or representative of an employer.

(3) ‘Release’ means an agreement to abandon a claim or right to the person against whom the claim exists.

(4) ‘Settlement’ means an agreement to accept as full and complete compensation for a claim a sum or value specified. [1975 c.512 § 1; 1979 c.284 § 49]