Workers' comp in Oregon.
Oregon requires workers' comp from the first employee. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Oregon's exceptions. You buy coverage from carriers, including SAIF Corporation.
- REQUIRED
- From the first employee
- RATING BUREAU
- NCCI
- CLASS CODES
- NCCI codes
- BUY FROM
- Carriers, including SAIF Corporation
Required from the first employee.
The rule
Oregon requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Source: Oregon DCBS Workers' Compensation Division, Workers' compensation insurance overview, checked October 5, 2026.
Coverage rules: Oregon DCBS Workers' Compensation Division, Workers' compensation insurance overview, checked October 5, 2026.
Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Oregon's exceptions.
Class system
NCCI's codes, with Oregon's exceptions.
Codes on our pages
Not confirmed for Oregon: NCCI states use NCCI's codes with their own exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
List: NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states, read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026; not confirmed for the codes on our pages.
Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.
Your rate comes from carriers that actively write the class.
Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.
COMMON QUESTIONS
- Do I need workers' comp in Oregon?
- Yes. Oregon requires workers' comp from the first employee.
- Who sets class codes in Oregon?
- NCCI, as Oregon's rating organization. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Oregon's exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
- Can I buy from SAIF Corporation?
- Yes. SAIF Corporation writes workers' comp in Oregon, alongside other carriers.
- Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Oregon?
- Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Oregon, and the agency license there has been applied for. See insurance licenses
SOURCES
- Oregon DCBS Workers' Compensation Division, Workers' compensation insurance overviewWho must carry it, coverage rules, checked October 5, 2026.
- NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic statesRating bureau, class system, class codes (not confirmed), read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026.
Figures as of September 29, 2026.
For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.