ORS 656.504 Rates, charges, fees and reports by employers insured by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation

Every employer insured by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall pay to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation on or before the 15th day of each month, for insurance coverage, a percentage of the employer’s total payroll for the preceding calendar month of subject workers according to and at the rates promulgated by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation under ORS 656.508 and shall forward to the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation on or before the 15th day of each month a signed statement showing the employer’s total payroll for the preceding calendar month, the kind of work performed, the number of workers and the number of days worked. The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may establish other reporting periods and payment-due dates and in lieu of payment based upon a percentage of total payroll may promulgate rates to be paid by employers insured with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation utilizing a certain number of cents for each work-hour worked by workers in such employer’s employ. Each such employer shall also pay an annual fee, deposit and minimum premium in such amount and at such time as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall prescribe, to the Industrial Accident Fund for each calendar year. Each such employer may be required to pay a registration fee in such amount and at such time as the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall prescribe. The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may vary the amount of these fees and minimum premium by employer groupings, accept them in lieu of the other premiums which are based on the employer’s payroll, and may adjust the period of application from a calendar year to a fiscal year.

The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may provide for a short rate premium applicable to employers who cancel their coverage with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation prior to the expiration of the coverage period using a standard short rate table.