# Oregon — Workers' compensation waiting periods and retroactive thresholds by US state

For Oregon, waiting period (days) is 3 days; retroactive trigger (days) is 14 days (or hospitalization); how days are counted is The worker is not paid for the first three days missed from work unless hospitalized or unable to return to work for at least 14 days; statute or rule citation is ORS § 656.210, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.

- **State:** Oregon _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Waiting period (days):** 3 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Retroactive trigger (days):** 14 days (or hospitalization) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How days are counted:** The worker is not paid for the first three days missed from work unless hospitalized or unable to return to work for at least 14 days. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute or rule citation:** ORS § 656.210 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> You will not be paid for the first three days you miss work unless you are hospitalized or unable to return to work for at least 14 days.

## Source

- https://wcd.oregon.gov/worker/pages/benefits-off-work.aspx

Last verified: 2026-08-17. Review by: 2027-08-17.
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