Oregon Statutes 656.021 – Coverage exception for laborers under contracts with construction and landscape contractor licensees
For purposes of determining whether a person that awards a contract to another person is responsible for providing workers’ compensation coverage to individuals who perform labor under the contract, the provisions of ORS § 656.029 do not apply if, before labor under the contract commences, the other person:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 656.021
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) Has a construction contractor license issued by the Construction Contractors Board and performing the work of the contract requires a construction contractor license under ORS Chapter 701; or
(2) Has a landscape contracting business license issued by the State Landscape Contractors Board and performing the work of the contract requires a landscape contracting business license under ORS § 671.510 to 671.760. [1989 c.870 § 13; 1999 c.402 § 7; 2007 c.836 § 48; 2021 c.21 § 1]
[Repealed by 1965 c.285 § 95]
