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Oregon Contractors \u2022 Workers\u2019 Compensation \u2022 CCB Insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Bancorp Insurance, Powered by OneDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Last Reviewed: October 2026 \u00a0
\n \u23f0 Estimated Read: 7 min \u00a0
\n \ud83d\udccb Category: Contractors \u2022 Workers\u2019 Compensation<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

Hiring your first employee is a big milestone. It usually means your Oregon contracting
\n business is growing and you need another set of hands to keep up.<\/p>\n

But adding an employee changes more than payroll.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It can change your workers\u2019 compensation requirements, your CCB status and potentially
\n other parts of your business insurance program.<\/p>\n

The key takeaway:<\/strong> If you\u2019re hiring or leasing your first employee,
\n tell your insurance agent before that person starts working. It\u2019s also a good time
\n to review whether anything else about your operation has changed since your policy
\n was originally written.<\/p>\n

What does the Oregon CCB require when you hire employees?<\/h2>\n

The Oregon Construction Contractors Board<\/a> explains that contractors with employees are generally nonexempt and need workers\u2019
\n compensation insurance. Contractors using leased employees also need to address
\n workers\u2019 compensation requirements.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re changing from exempt to nonexempt, don\u2019t assume your CCB record updates
\n automatically. Review the CCB requirements and make sure your business information
\n reflects how you\u2019re actually operating.<\/p>\n

The Oregon Workers\u2019 Compensation Division also explains that most Oregon employers
\n need workers\u2019 compensation coverage for their employees.<\/p>\n

What Bancorp commonly sees when contractors grow<\/h2>\n

One of the biggest insurance problems isn\u2019t necessarily something complicated.
\n It\u2019s simply that the business changed and no one told the insurance company.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of our agents who specializes in contractor insurance described two situations
\n we commonly see:<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t tell us they hired an employee. They tell us they are doing something
\n totally different than what the prior operations were rated for on the policy, or
\n they have hired or leased an employee.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s an important distinction.<\/p>\n

A contractor who originally told the insurance company, \u201cI do residential remodeling and work by myself,\u201d<\/em> may now have employees,
\n different operations, more equipment, larger jobs or commercial work.<\/p>\n

The insurance policy needs to reflect the business you\u2019re actually operating today.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What else should you review when you hire?<\/h2>\n

Workers\u2019 compensation is only one part of the conversation. Hiring is a good trigger
\n to review your complete contractor insurance program<\/a>.<\/p>\n