Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 656 § 656.596 — if a workers’ compensation claim had been filed and accepted at the

if a workers’ compensation claim had been filed and accepted at the time of recovery of damages. (2) The offset created by subsection (1) of this section shall be recoverable from compensation payable to the worker, the worker’s beneficiaries and the worker’s attorney. No compensation payments shall be made to the worker, the worker’s beneficiaries or the worker’s attorney until the offset has been fully recovered. (3) The worker or the beneficiaries of the worker shall notify the paying agency or potential paying agency of the amount of any damages recovered from a third person or noncomplying employer at the time of recovery or when the worker or the beneficiaries of a worker file a workers’ compensation claim that is subject to ORS 656.576 to 656.596. [1993 c.644 §2; 1995 c.332 §48]