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Workers’ compensation insurance for small business

Our SAIF service center is designed to meet the needs of small business and helps make us the leading workers' comp insurance provider in Oregon.

Certificate of coverage

Obtain a certificate of insurance for proof of coverage.

Ergonomic lighting considerations

Ergonomic lighting considerations

Seatbelts are essential safety equipment

Seatbelts are essential safety equipment

Steering toward total driver safety

Steering toward total driver safety

Slips, trips, and falls prevention: Stop the Fall

Slips, trips, and falls prevention: Stop the Fall

Creating a healthy workplace for mental well-being

Creating a healthy workplace for mental well-being

Suicide prevention: What can you do?

Suicide prevention: What can you do?

Dodging the bugs: a quick guide to infection control at work and home

Dodging the bugs: a quick guide to infection control at work and home

Live webinars for SAIF agents

Live webinars for SAIF agents

Continuing education for insurance agents

A full list of in-person trainings available to SAIF's appointed agents

On demand trainings for agents

On deman trainings for SAIF agents

Training resources for agents

Training resources for agents

Ag seminar resource archives

Ag seminar resource archives

Office ergonomics assessor training

Office ergonomics assessor training

HR resources and trainings

Human Resources Help | Free HR Tools & Resources for Oregon Businesses | SAIF

Premium audit

It is important that your payroll records be accurate, because they're a key part of determining how much you pay for workers' comp insurance and in establishing fair payroll reporting for all Oregon employers.

Reporting a workplace injury

Do you need to report a workplace injury? Start by submitting 801 form.

Supporting your injured worker

An injury that prevents someone from working is more than a physical obstacle. Injured workers worry about providing for their families and when they can return to work.

Injured worker benefits

Workers injured on the job may be eligible for several kinds of benefits, including time-loss benefits, coverage of medical treatment, permanent work restrictions, and more.

Emergency procedures

For severe or fatal workplace injuries

Avoiding scams

A resource for avoiding scams and phishing attacks.

Return-to-work programs

SAIF is committed to helping injured workers return to work as early as is medically appropriate. Return-to-work programs play a major role in controlling claim costs.

Employer-at-Injury Program

The Employer-at-Injury Program (EAIP) is one of the financial incentives available to employers and injured workers.

Preferred Worker Program

Through the Preferred Worker Program, you can receive financial benefits for providing a job for a worker with permanent disabilities.

What is workers' comp?

In short, workers' compensation insurance (often called "workers' comp") provides benefits for workers who become injured or sick as a result of their work.

Sample workers’ compensation policy

Want to see what a standard workers' comp policy looks like, or learn more about special types of coverage or reporting your payroll? Read on.

Workers' compensation insurance costs

How much does workers' comp cost? Your insurance premium cost is based on a number of factors. This section identifies many of those factors and explains how they work.

Keeping rates low

So you'd like to lower your rates, but you don't have a lot of extra time to devote to it. Here are a few tips that may help:

Other states coverage

If permitted by the other state’s law, coverage for Oregon employees working temporarily in other states is provided under your SAIF policy.

Nondisabling Claims Reimbursement program

Nondisabling Claims Reimbursement program

Changes to your policy

Changes to your policy, business address, ownership, name

Subcontractors

What contractors need to know about workers' compensation requirements for subcontractors.

Leased workers

Workers provided to an employer by a worker leasing company through a contractual agreement and for a fee are considered leased workers.

Out-of-state workers

Your SAIF insurance policy covers many situations where you take an Oregon worker to another state to work. It also provides coverage for some workers you bring into Oregon

Telecommuters

Telecommuters may or may not be covered by your standard SAIF policy. This section describes the circumstances for inclusion in your policy and payroll reporting requirements for workers who telecommute.

Volunteers

Volunteers of political subdivisions – public entities such as cities or school districts – are not automatically covered by the subdivision's workers' compensation policy.

Longshore and harbor workers

Longshore and harbor workers are not automatically covered under your standard workers' comp policy. SAIF only provides coverage under the U. S. Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (L&HWCA) if we receive and accept a written request.

Employers' liability insurance

Employers' liability insurance—with limits of $500,000 per accident and occupational disease—is part of the standard workers' comp insurance policy.

Waivers of subrogation

Under a waiver of subrogation, the insurer (that's SAIF) gives up the right to seek recovery from a third party who may have caused the injury to your worker

Management contact list

See below for contact info for upper managers whose departments work with SAIF-appointed agents.

Advisory councils

Our Agents’ Advisory Councils are a way to share news and ideas and expand communication between us and agents. We encourage you to contact your area representative.

Keeping rates low

So you’d like to help lower your clients’ rates, but don’t have a lot of extra time to devote to it. Here are a few quick tips that could help.

Workers' comp group insurance

Our workers' comp group insurance program is the largest in the state. If you're looking for more ways to save on your workers’ comp insurance, ask us about group coverage.

Proposal materials

Our proposal materials exemplify our leadership in providing valuable tools to improve workers' comp insurance.

Out-of-state workers

If you have workers in other states—or bring workers to Oregon from other states—you'll need to determine if your Oregon workers' comp policy covers these workers or if you must obtain workers' comp insurance in the other states, and how to report pa...

Getting a quote

Applying for SAIF workers' comp coverage for your clients is easy.

What is workers' comp?

In short, workers' compensation insurance provides benefits for workers who are injured or become ill as a result of their work.

Broker of record information

Information on SAIF's broker of record policies

Treatment plan requirements

Treatment plan requirements, treatment plan, treatment plans,

Reporting a workplace injury

As you know, medical treatment for a workplace injury must be reported to the insurer in order for the claim to be reviewed quickly.

IMEs

Independent medical examinations (IMEs) are performed by a physician or other health care provider who is not involved in the injured worker's treatment. IMEs are done at the request of the insurer to clarify medical or legal issues.

How to file a work injury claim

If you are injured on the job, you won’t receive any benefits until you file a work injury claim. Find out how to do that, and more.

Longshore claims

If you’re a longshoreman or harbor worker, you will need to file federal forms from the U.S. Department of Labor, because federal workers’ comp laws apply.

Workers' comp for homecare and personal support workers

SAIF provides workers' comp coverage for home health care workers. Learn more about your coverage and how to file a claim through the Oregon Home Care Commission.

Fatal claims

Because we know how devastating and difficult a fatal workplace injury is for family members, SAIF has experienced teams dedicated exclusively to these claims.

How your claim is evaluated

We begin evaluating a claim as soon as we receive an 801 (Report of Job Injury) or 827 (Attending Physician) form.

What your claim status means

Your claim will be placed in “deferred,” “accepted,” “denied,” or “closed” status, depending on where it is in the process.

Your SAIF team

Contact SAIF to find workers' compensation claims adjusters in your area. SAIF is a not-for-profit workers' compensation company in Oregon.

View and update your claim online

Pay online and visit your claim profile

Workers' comp settlement

Learn more about the types of settlement offers and options of negotiating a settlement on an accepted or denied claim. Visit SAIF today.

Claim closure

Your disabling claim will be closed when your accepted condition is “medically stationary.”

Choosing a doctor who takes workers' comp

Under Oregon law, different kinds of medical providers can provide different levels of treatment. Find out how to choose a doctor that accepts workers' comp.

Pharmacy services

Once your claim is in “deferred” status you may be eligible for SAIF’s First Fill pharmacy program, which provides a limited number of cost-effective prescription drugs for work-related injuries or illnesses until a decision has been made on your cla...

Referrals

As part of your treatment, your doctor may refer you to another provider or request a specific test be done. If that happens, we strongly recommend you send your adjuster a referral notice.

Payments for lost wages

We understand that there’s a lot on your mind when you get injured on the job such as how much does workers' comp pay. The information on these pages can help.

Getting reimbursed

If you had to pay for medication, supplies, mileage or travel related to your workplace injury, you can request wokers' comp reimbursement. Visit our site today.

What bills should you pay?

First, make sure your injury has been reported to SAIF.

Protecting your privacy

Our policy is to protect your privacy and maintain the confidentiality of all claim file information and other personal and confidential information, unless the law requires or allows disclosure.

Common terms

We've created a handy list to explain the terms and acronyms you'll hear, especially if you have a workers' comp claim.

Workers' comp resources

These state agencies run the workers' comp system. Check their websites for more information about services for workers.

Preventing accidents and injuries in the workplace

Browse these resources to find information on how to prevent accidents in the workplace, create an ergonomically healthy workplace, respond to a medical emergency, and more.

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