07/04/2018
The history behind Oregon's Workers' Compensation is a long and complex story. There were several decisions made in the 90s that are still having a lasting effect today.
Learn more about Neil Goldschmidt and his long-standing effects.
In May 1990, then-Gov. Neil Goldschmidt called the state Legislature into a special session to adopt laws to control, what he said, were runaway costs of the workers’ compensation system. Goldschmidt was a secretive man who paid little attention to people who disagreed with him, preferring a "b