ORS § 652.400 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.400
652.400 Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account
Status: in_force

Subject to ORS 652.390 (Deduction of costs from wage claims) , all moneys collected on civil judgments pursuant to ORS 652.330 (Powers and duties of commissioner in enforcing wage claims) , or as a result of administrative proceedings pursuant to ORS 652.332 (Administrative proceeding for wage claim collection) , shall be paid to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and, together with all other sums collected under ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) to 652.414 (Procedure for payment from fund) , be deposited in the State Treasury to become part of a special trust account to be known as the Wage Collection Account, which account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. All moneys in the Wage Collection Account are appropriated continuously for the purpose of payment to the persons entitled thereto. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §8; 1979 c.695 §5; 1989 c.966 §65; 2011 c.597 §263]

Source: Section 652.400 — Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account; payment to persons entitled thereto , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.440 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.440
658.440 Requirements for labor contractors
Status: in_force

(1) Each person acting as a labor contractor shall:

(a) Carry a labor contractor’s license at all times and exhibit it upon request to any person with whom the labor contractor intends to deal in the capacity of a labor contractor.

(b) File immediately at the United States post office serving the labor contractor’s address, as noted on the face of the license, a correct change of address if the labor contractor permanently changes address, and notify the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries each time an address change is made.

(c) Pay or distribute promptly, when due, to the individuals entitled thereto all money or other things of value entrusted to the labor contractor by any person for that purpose.

(d) Comply with the terms and provisions of all legal and valid agreements or contracts entered into in the labor contractor’s capacity as a labor contractor.

(e) File with the Bureau of Labor and Industries, as required by rule, information relating to work agreements between the labor contractor and construction property owners or farmers and between the labor contractor and workers or information concerning changes in the circumstances under which the license was issued.

(f) Furnish to each worker, at the time of hiring, recruiting, soliciting or supplying, whichever occurs first, a written statement in the English language and any other language used by the labor contractor to communicate with the workers that contains a description of:

(A) The method of computing the rate of compensation.

(B) The terms and conditions of any bonus offered, including the manner of determining when the bonus is earned.

(C) The terms and conditions of any loan made to the worker.

(D) The conditions of any housing, health and child care services to be provided.

(E) The terms and conditions of employment, including the approximate length of season or period of employment and the approximate starting and ending dates thereof.

(F) The terms and conditions under which the worker is furnished clothing or equipment.

(G) The name and address of the owner of all operations where the worker will be working as a result of being recruited, solicited, supplied or employed by the labor contractor.

(H) The existence of a labor dispute at the worksite.

(I) The worker’s rights and remedies under ORS chapters 654 and 656, ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) , the Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. 351-401) and any other such law specified by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, in plain and simple language in a form specified by the commissioner.

(g) At the time of hiring and prior to the worker performing any work for the labor contractor, execute a written agreement between the worker and the labor contractor containing the terms and conditions described in paragraph (f)(A) to (I) of this subsection. The written agreement shall be in the English language and any other language used by the labor contractor to communicate with the workers.

(h) Furnish to the worker, each time the worker receives a compensation payment from the labor contractor, a written statement itemizing the total payment and amount and purpose of each deduction therefrom, hours worked and rate of pay or rate of pay and pieces done if the work is done on a piece rate basis, and if the work is done under the Service Contract Act (41 U.S.C. 351-401) or related federal or state law, a written statement of any applicable prevailing wage.

(i) Except for a person acting as a property services contractor, provide to the commissioner a certified true copy of all payroll records for work done as a labor contractor when the contractor pays employees directly. The records shall be submitted in such form and at such times and shall contain such information as the commissioner, by rule, may prescribe.

(j) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) If the person is a farm labor contractor engaged in the forestation or reforestation of lands, provide workers’ compensation insurance for each individual who performs manual labor in forestation or reforestation activities regardless of the business form of the contractor and regardless of any contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between the contractor and the workers notwithstanding ORS 656.027 (Who are subject workers) , unless workers’ compensation insurance is otherwise provided; or

(B) If the person is a farm labor contractor but is not engaged in the forestation or reforestation of lands, provide workers’ compensation insurance to the extent required under ORS chapter 656, unless workers’ compensation insurance is otherwise provided.

(k) If the person is a property services contractor, provide time and pay records, as defined in ORS 652.750 (Inspection of records by employee) , to the commissioner or an employee of the property services contractor who requests the records, no later than 45 days after receipt of the request. A property services contractor that fails to comply with the requirements of this paragraph is subject to civil penalty under ORS 652.900 (Civil penalties) .

(2) If the labor contractor:

(a) Employs workers, the labor contractor shall substantially comply with the provisions of ORS 654.174 (Sanitation facilities for workers harvesting food crops) relating to field sanitation, and its implementing rules as adopted by the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(b) Owns or controls housing furnished to workers in connection with the recruitment or employment of workers, the labor contractor shall ensure that the housing substantially complies with any applicable law relating to the health, safety or habitability of the housing.

(c) Recruits or solicits any worker to travel from one place to another for the purpose of working at a time prior to the availability of the employment, the labor contractor shall furnish to the worker, at no charge, lodging and an adequate supply of food until employment begins, in compliance with rules adopted by the Bureau of Labor and Industries. If employment does not begin within 30 days from the date the labor contractor represented employment would become available, the labor contractor shall refund to the worker all sums paid by the worker to the labor contractor and provide the worker, in cash or other form of payment authorized by ORS 652.110 (Method of paying employees) , the costs of transportation, including meals and lodging in transit, to return the worker to the place from which the worker was induced to travel or the costs of transportation, including meals and lodging in transit, to another worksite selected by the worker, whichever is less. For the purposes of this paragraph, “recruits or solicits” does not include the mere provision of housing or employment to persons who have not otherwise been recruited or solicited by the labor contractor or an agent of the labor contractor prior to their arrival at the place of housing or employment. Workers who arrive at the place of employment prior to the date they were instructed by the labor contractor to arrive are not entitled to the benefits of this subsection until the date they were instructed to arrive.

(3) A person acting as a labor contractor, or applying for a license to act as a labor contractor, may not:

(a) Make any misrepresentation, false statement or willful concealment in the application for a license.

(b) Willfully make or cause to be made to any person any false, fraudulent or misleading representation, or publish or circulate any false, fraudulent or misleading information concerning the terms, condition or existence of employment at any place or by any person.

(c) Solicit or induce, or cause to be solicited or induced, the violation of an existing contract of employment.

(d) Knowingly employ a noncitizen not legally present or legally employable in the United States.

(e) Assist an unlicensed person to act in violation of ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) .

(f) By force, intimidation or threat of procuring dismissal or deportation or by any other manner whatsoever, induce any worker employed or in a subcontracting relationship to the labor contractor to give up any part of the compensation to which the worker is entitled under the contract of employment or under federal or state wage laws.

(g) Solicit or induce, or cause to be solicited or induced, the travel of a worker from one place to another by representing to a worker that employment for the worker is available at the destination when employment for the worker is not available within 30 days after the date the work was represented as being available. [1959 c.395 §§9, 10; 1961 c.390 §5; 1971 c.479 §4; 1975 c.502 §6; 1981 c.606 §3; 1983 c.654 §6; 1989 c.164 §4; 2005 c.340 §2; 2007 c.160 §3; 2013 c.584 §16; 2018 c.8 §7; 2022 c.97 §18]

Source: Section 658.440 — Requirements for labor contractors; prohibitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.747 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.747
657.747 Department to inform employer and United States Department of Labor of employer’s noncompliance with certain federal requirements regarding federal forest maintenance activity
Status: in_force

If the Employment Department becomes aware in the normal course of business that an employer has contracted with the United States to conduct forest maintenance activity on federal forestland in this state and is not in compliance with the requirements under 20 C.F.R. 655 for H-2B temporary employment certification regarding the forest maintenance activity, the department shall:

(1) Inform the employer of the noncompliance; and

(2) Inform the United States Department of Labor of the noncompliance. [2013 c.389 §2]

Source: Section 657.747 — Department to inform employer and United States Department of Labor of employer’s noncompliance with certain federal requirements regarding federal forest maintenance activity , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.258 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.258
653.258 Enforcement of rules regarding meal periods and rest periods for hospital staff
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Employee” includes the following:

(i) Registered nurses who provide direct care as defined in ORS 441.760 (Definitions) ;

(ii) Professional staff as defined in ORS 441.760 (Definitions) ;

(iii) Technical staff, as defined in ORS 441.760 (Definitions) ; and

(iv) Service staff, as defined in ORS 441.760 (Definitions) .

(B) “Employee” does not include an individual described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph if the individual is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that includes a monetary remedy for missed meal periods and missed rest periods.

(b) “Exclusive representative” has the meaning given that term in ORS 441.760 (Definitions) .

(2) An employee or an exclusive representative of an employee may enforce requirements for meal periods and rest periods adopted by rule by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) by electing to file a complaint in one of the following ways:

(a) With the Oregon Health Authority in accordance with ORS 441.790 (Process for filing complaint) ; or

(b) With the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to ORS 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) .

(3) Upon the receipt of a complaint forwarded by the authority to the commissioner under ORS 441.790 (Process for filing complaint) , the commissioner shall proceed on the complaint in accordance with this section.

(4) The commissioner shall deem a complaint filed under subsection (2) of this section to be withdrawn if notified by an employer that:

(a) The employer received a grievance filed by the employee or an exclusive representative of the employee alleging the same violation as the violation alleged in a complaint filed under subsection (2) of this section; or

(b) The employee or the exclusive representative of the employee has filed a civil complaint against the employer alleging the same violation as the violation alleged in a complaint filed under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) If the commissioner receives a complaint under subsection (2)(a) of this section that was filed with the authority more than 60 days after the date of the missed meal period or missed rest period alleged in the complaint, the commissioner:

(a) Shall dismiss the complaint; and

(b) May not investigate the complaint or take any enforcement action with respect to the complaint.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Following an investigation of a complaint filed under subsection (2)(a) of this section, if the commissioner determines that a civil penalty is appropriate, the commissioner shall provide to the hospital, to the cochairs of the relevant staffing committee and to the exclusive representative, if any, of the complainant a notice, in accordance with ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) , 183.417 (Procedure in contested case hearing) and 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) , of the commissioner’s intent to assess a civil penalty of $200.

(b) A civil penalty imposed under this section:

(A) Constitutes the liquidated damages of the complainant for the missed meal period or rest period;

(B) May not be combined with a penalty assessed under ORS 653.256 (Civil penalty for general employment statute or rule violations) ;

(C) Precludes any other penalty or remedy provided by law for the violation found by the commissioner; and

(D) Becomes final if an application for hearing is not requested in a timely manner.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The liquidated damages imposed under this section shall be paid to the complainant no later than 15 business days after the date on which the order becomes final by operation of law or 15 days after the issuance of a decision on appeal.

(b) A hospital shall provide to the commissioner proof of the payment of liquidated damages under paragraph (a) of this subsection no later than 30 days after making the payment.

(8) An employee’s failure to file a complaint under subsection (2) of this section does not preclude the employee from pursuing any other remedy otherwise available to the employee under any provision of law.

(9) Nothing in this section creates a private cause of action. [2023 c.507 §11]

Note: 653.258 (Enforcement of rules regarding meal periods and rest periods for hospital staff) becomes operative June 1, 2025. See section 33, chapter 507, Oregon Laws 2023.

Source: Section 653.258 — Enforcement of rules regarding meal periods and rest periods for hospital staff , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.082 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.082
654.082 Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, or an authorized representative of the director with the approval of the director or, pursuant to such rules and procedures as the director may prescribe, with the approval of the director, to preclude exposure to a condition which, if such exposure occurred would constitute a violation of any statute, or of any lawful regulation, rule, standard or order affecting employee safety or health at a place of employment, may preclude exposure by prohibiting use of the machine, equipment, apparatus or place of employment constituting such condition. When use is prohibited a red warning notice shall be posted in plain view of any person likely to use the same, calling attention to the condition, defect, lack of safeguard or unsafe or unhealthful place of employment and the fact that further use is prohibited.

(2) No person shall use or operate any place of employment, machine, device, apparatus or equipment, after the red warning notice required by this section is posted, before such place of employment, machine, device, apparatus or equipment is made safe and healthful, and the required safeguards or safety appliances or devices are provided, and authorization for the removal of such red warning notice has been obtained from the director. However, nothing in this subsection prohibits an employer from directing employees to use or operate any such place of employment, machine, device, apparatus or equipment exclusively for the purpose of remedying the violation as specifically designated by the director in the red warning notice.

(3) No person shall deface, destroy or remove any red warning notice posted pursuant to this section until authorization for the removal of such notice has been obtained from the director. [1973 c.833 §20 (enacted in lieu of 654.050); 1975 c.102 §3; 1977 c.804 §39; 1977 c.869 §2a]

Source: Section 654.082 — Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation; red warning notice , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.350 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.350
653.350 Employment of children under 12 years for certain agricultural labor
Status: in_force

(1) An individual who is less than 12 years of age but not less than nine years of age may be employed to pick berries and beans in this state outside of school hours if:

(a) The individual is employed with the consent of the child’s parent or guardian;

(b) The berries and beans picked are sold within the state only and not transported out of this state in any form;

(c) The Director of the Employment Department or the designee of the director certifies that there are not sufficient workers available in the immediate area to harvest the berry or bean crop without the employment of youthful pickers; and

(d) The individual is paid at the same rate as other employees of the employer who are 12 years of age or older and are engaged in picking berries or beans.

(2) Each basket or container holding berries, berry products, beans or bean products picked by individuals who are less than 12 years of age must be distinctively marked so as to prevent the berries, berry products, beans or bean products from entering interstate commerce. [1975 c.422 §2]

Source: Section 653.350 — Employment of children under 12 years for certain agricultural labor; conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.385 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.385
656.385 Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters
Status: in_force

(1) In all cases involving a dispute over compensation benefits pursuant to ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) , 656.247 (Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial) , 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) , 656.327 (Review of medical treatment of worker) or 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure) , where a claimant finally prevails after a proceeding has commenced, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Administrative Law Judge or the court shall require the insurer or self-insured employer to pay a reasonable attorney fee to the claimant’s attorney. In such cases, where an attorney is instrumental in obtaining a settlement of the dispute prior to a decision by the director, an Administrative Law Judge or the court, the director, Administrative Law Judge or court shall require the insurer or self-insured employer to pay a reasonable attorney fee to the claimant’s attorney. The attorney fee must be based on all work the claimant’s attorney has done relative to the proceeding at all levels before the department or court. The attorney fee assessed under this section must be proportionate to the benefit to the injured worker. The director shall adopt rules for establishing the amount of the attorney fee, giving primary consideration to the results achieved and to the time devoted to the case. An attorney fee awarded pursuant to this subsection may not exceed $4,000 absent a showing of extraordinary circumstances. The maximum attorney fee awarded under this subsection shall be adjusted annually on July 1 by the same percentage increase as made to the average weekly wage defined in ORS 656.211 (“Average weekly wage” defined) , if any.

(2) If an insurer or self-insured employer refuses to pay compensation due under, or attorney fees related to, ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) , 656.247 (Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial) , 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) , 656.327 (Review of medical treatment of worker) or 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure) pursuant to an order of the director, an Administrative Law Judge or the court or otherwise unreasonably resists the payment of such compensation or attorney fees, the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay to the attorney of the claimant a reasonable attorney fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section. To the extent an employer has caused the insurer to be charged such fees, such employer may be charged with those fees.

(3) If a request for a contested case hearing, review on appeal or cross-appeal to the Court of Appeals or petition for review to the Supreme Court is initiated by an insurer or self-insured employer, and the director, Administrative Law Judge or court finds that all or part of the compensation awarded under ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) , 656.247 (Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial) , 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) , 656.327 (Review of medical treatment of worker) or 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure) to a claimant, or attorney fees under this section, should not be disallowed or reduced, the insurer or self-insured employer shall be required to pay to the attorney of the claimant a reasonable attorney fee in an amount set by the director, Administrative Law Judge or court for legal representation by an attorney for the claimant at the contested case hearing, review on appeal or cross-appeal.

(4) If upon reaching a final contested case decision where such contested case was initiated by an insurer or self-insured employer it is found that the insurer or self-insured employer initiated the contested case hearing for the purpose of delay or other vexatious reason or without reasonable ground, the director, Administrative Law Judge or court may order the insurer or self-insured employer to pay to the claimant such penalty not exceeding $750 and not less than $100 as may be reasonable in the circumstances.

(5) Penalties and attorney fees awarded pursuant to this section by the director, an Administrative Law Judge or the courts shall be paid for by the employer or insurer in addition to compensation found to be due to the claimant. [1995 c.332 §42d; 2003 c.756 §2; 2005 c.26 §13; 2009 c.526 §4; 2015 c.521 §6]

Source: Section 656.385 — Attorney fees in cases regarding certain medical service or vocational rehabilitation matters; rules; limitation; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 661.270 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 661 / Section 661.270
661.270 Who may bring action on behalf of unincorporated association or union
Status: in_force

In all cases where the association or union is not incorporated, suits under ORS 661.210 (Counterfeiting of union label and possession or sale thereof prohibited) to 661.280 (Attorney fees) may be commenced and prosecuted by an officer or member of the association or union on behalf of and for the use of the association or union.

Source: Section 661.270 — Who may bring action on behalf of unincorporated association or union , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors661.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.137 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.137
660.137 Duties of local apprenticeship and training programs
Status: in_force

Every local apprenticeship or training program administered by a local joint committee, or by a trade committee functioning as a local joint committee, shall:

(1) Propose to the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries standards for the local program that are in substantial conformity with ORS 660.126 (Apprenticeship standards) and with the uniform standards, if any, adopted by the state joint committee for that occupation, and recommend to the council and the division modifications of the standards.

(2) Administer its program in conformity with its approved standards, with the provisions of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) , and with the rules and policies of the council and the division. Particularly, the local joint committee shall:

(a) Maintain records of all apprentices in its program, with respect to work experience, instruction on the job, attendance at related instruction and progress, and such other records as may be appropriate or required, and shall submit such reports as the council, division or other appropriate governmental agencies may require;

(b) Submit to the state joint committee appropriate requests for changes in courses of study for the instruction of apprentices; and

(c) Be responsible for apprentices receiving necessary on-the-job and related instruction, and for all apprenticeship agreements being promptly registered with the council.

(3) Be responsible for the recruitment, qualification, selection, approval and registration of apprentices entering the program, including the evaluation of previous creditable work experience, education and training for which advanced credit must be given, provided that advanced credit may be given for such creditable experience, education and training.

(4) Review and evaluate, at least semiannually, the progress of each apprentice, as to job performance and related instruction, and consistent with the skill acquired, accordingly advance the apprentice to the next level of apprenticeship or hold the apprentice at the same level for a reasonable period, and with reasonable opportunity for corrective action, or terminate the apprentice from the program for serious or continued inadequate progress and notify the council and the division of the action taken. The council, the division and the appropriate training agent shall also be notified of each rerating and of the apprentice’s new level on the wage schedule. Recognition for successful completion of apprenticeship shall be evidenced by an appropriate certificate issued by the council.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Determine the qualifications, minimum facilities and training conditions required of an employer to serve as an approved training agent, and approve training agents accordingly;

(b) Make periodic checks of approved training agents to ensure that there are qualified training personnel and that there is adequate supervision on the job, adequate and safe equipment and facilities for training and supervision, and safety training for apprentices on the job and in related instruction; and

(c) Withdraw approval of training agents when the qualifications are no longer met or when it appears to the committee that the training agent is in violation of the terms of an apprenticeship agreement, standards, provisions of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) or the rules and policies of the council and the division.

(6) Determine and redetermine at least annually the average journeyworker hourly rate of wage for the purposes of ORS 660.142 (Pay rates for apprentices and journeyworkers) and submit the rate to the State Director of Apprenticeship and Training, along with a statement explaining how the determination was made. Training agents that fail or refuse to provide their committees with information shall be terminated as approved training agents. The council and the division may withhold approval of a new program or terminate an existing program for failure or refusal by the committee or its training agents to keep the established journeyworker hourly rate of wage current and correct. The committee shall retain all records from which a wage determination was made for inspection by the council and division, as required by law. [1981 c.764 §13 (enacted in lieu of 660.141); 2007 c.620 §8; 2011 c.140 §7]

Source: Section 660.137 — Duties of local apprenticeship and training programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.035 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.035
656.035 Status of workers in separate occupations of employer
Status: in_force

If an employer is engaged in an occupation in which the employer employs one or more subject workers and is also engaged in a separate occupation in which there are no subject workers, the employer is not subject to this chapter as to that separate occupation, nor are the workers wholly engaged in that occupation subject to this chapter. [1965 c.285 §10]

Source: Section 656.035 — Status of workers in separate occupations of employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.150 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.150
659A.150 Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) :

(1) “Covered employer” means an employer described in ORS 659A.153 (Covered employers) .

(2) “Eligible employee” means any employee of a covered employer other than those employees exempted under the provisions of ORS 659A.156 (Eligible employees) .

(3) “Family leave” means a leave of absence described in ORS 659A.159 (Purposes for which family leave may be taken) , except that “family leave” does not include leave taken by an eligible employee who is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS 656.005 (Definitions) , under ORS chapter 656.

(4) “Family member” means:

(a) The spouse of a covered individual;

(b) A child of a covered individual or the child’s spouse or domestic partner;

(c) A parent of a covered individual or the parent’s spouse or domestic partner;

(d) A sibling or stepsibling of a covered individual or the sibling’s or stepsibling’s spouse or domestic partner;

(e) A grandparent of a covered individual or the grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner;

(f) A grandchild of a covered individual or the grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;

(g) The domestic partner of a covered individual; or

(h) Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.

(5) “Health care provider” means:

(a) A person who is primarily responsible for providing health care to an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee, who is performing within the scope of the person’s professional license or certificate and who is:

(A) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677;

(B) A physician assistant licensed under ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees) ;

(C) A dentist licensed under ORS 679.090 (Issuance of license) ;

(D) A psychologist licensed under ORS 675.030 (Licensing of psychologists after examination) ;

(E) An optometrist licensed under ORS 683.070 (Issuance of certificates of licensure) ;

(F) A naturopath licensed under ORS 685.080 (Examination and reexamination of applicants) ;

(G) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.050 (Examining applicants) ;

(H) A nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 (Nurse practitioners) ;

(I) A direct entry midwife licensed under ORS 687.420 (Standards for licensing) ;

(J) A licensed registered nurse licensed by the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a nurse practitioner specializing in nurse midwifery;

(K) A regulated social worker authorized to practice regulated social work under ORS 675.510 (Definitions for ORS 675.510 to 675.600) to 675.600 (Duties of board) ; or

(L) A chiropractic physician licensed under ORS 684.054 (Issuing license) , but only to the extent the chiropractic physician provides treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation demonstrated to exist by X-rays.

(b) A person who is primarily responsible for the treatment of an eligible employee or a family member of an eligible employee solely through spiritual means, including but not limited to a Christian Science practitioner.

(6) “Public health emergency” means:

(a) A public health emergency declared under ORS 433.441 (Declaration of public health emergency) .

(b) An emergency declared under ORS 401.165 (Declaration of state of emergency) if related to a public health emergency as defined in ORS 433.442 (Definitions for ORS 433.441 to 433.452) .

(7) “Serious health condition” means:

(a) An illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that requires inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care facility;

(b) An illness, disease or condition that in the medical judgment of the treating health care provider poses an imminent danger of death, is terminal in prognosis with a reasonable possibility of death in the near future, or requires constant care;

(c) Any period of disability due to pregnancy, or period of absence for prenatal care; or

(d) Any period of absence for the donation of a body part, organ or tissue, including preoperative or diagnostic services, surgery, post-operative treatment and recovery. [Formerly 659.470; 2005 c.171 §1; 2007 c.633 §1; 2007 c.777 §1; 2009 c.442 §43; 2013 c.129 §34; 2014 c.45 §72; 2019 c.233 §3; 2019 c.265 §1; 2019 c.358 §18; 2021 c.182 §1; 2023 c.203 §6]

Source: Section 659A.150 — Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.104 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.104
659A.104 Description of disability for purposes of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145
Status: in_force

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(1) An individual has a disability for the purposes of ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) if the individual meets any one of the following criteria:

(a) The individual has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual.

(b) The individual has a record of having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual. For the purposes of this paragraph, an individual has a record of having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual.

(c) The individual is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual. For the purposes of this paragraph:

(A) An individual is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has been subjected to an action prohibited under ORS 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) to 659A.139 (Construction of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145) because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment, whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity of the individual.

(B) An individual is not regarded as having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has an impairment that is minor and that has an actual or expected duration of six months or less.

(2) Activities and functions that are considered major life activities for the purpose of determining if an individual has a disability include but are not limited to:

(a) Caring for oneself;

(b) Performing manual tasks;

(c) Seeing;

(d) Hearing;

(e) Eating;

(f) Sleeping;

(g) Walking;

(h) Standing;

(i) Lifting;

(j) Bending;

(k) Speaking;

(L) Breathing;

(m) Learning;

(n) Reading;

(o) Concentrating;

(p) Thinking;

(q) Communicating;

(r) Working;

(s) Socializing;

(t) Sitting;

(u) Reaching;

(v) Interacting with others;

(w) Employment;

(x) Ambulation;

(y) Transportation;

(z) Operation of a major bodily function, including but not limited to:

(A) Functions of the immune system;

(B) Normal cell growth; and

(C) Digestive, bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine and reproductive functions; and

(aa) Ability to acquire, rent or maintain property.

(3) An individual is substantially limited in a major life activity if the individual has an impairment, had an impairment or is perceived as having an impairment that restricts one or more major life activities of the individual as compared to most people in the general population. An impairment need not prevent, or significantly or severely restrict, the individual from performing a major life activity in order to be considered substantially limiting. An impairment that substantially limits one major life activity of the individual need not limit other major life activities of the individual. An impairment that is episodic or in remission is considered to substantially limit a major life activity of the individual if the impairment would substantially limit a major life activity of the individual when the impairment is active. Nonetheless, not every impairment will constitute a disability within the meaning of this section.

(4) When determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity of an individual, the determination shall be made without regard to the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures, including:

(a) Medication;

(b) Medical supplies, equipment or appliances;

(c) Low vision devices or other devices that magnify, enhance or otherwise augment a visual image, except that ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses or other similar lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity or eliminate refractive error may be considered when determining whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity of an individual;

(d) Prosthetics, including limbs and devices;

(e) Hearing aids, cochlear implants or other implantable hearing devices;

(f) Mobility devices;

(g) Oxygen therapy equipment or supplies;

(h) Assistive technology;

(i) Reasonable accommodations or auxiliary aids or services; or

(j) Learned behavioral or adaptive neurological modifications.

(5) Nothing in subsection (4)(c) of this section authorizes an employer to use qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria based on an individual’s uncorrected vision unless the standard, test or other selection criteria, as used by the employer, are shown to be job-related for the position in question and is consistent with business necessity. [2009 c.508 §2; 2013 c.105 §1]

Source: Section 659A.104 — Description of disability for purposes of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.017 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.017
653.017 Local minimum wage requirements
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Local government” includes a county, city, district or other public corporation, authority or entity organized and existing under statute or city or county charter.

(b) “Public employer” means a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, including counties, cities, districts, as defined in ORS 198.010 (“District” defined for chapter) and 198.180 (“District” defined for ORS 198.190) , and public and quasi-public corporations.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the State of Oregon preempts all charter and statutory authority of local governments to set any minimum wage requirements.

(3) A local government may set minimum wage requirements:

(a) For public employers;

(b) In specifications for public contracts entered into by the local government; and

(c) As a condition of the local government providing direct tax abatements or subsidies for private employers with 10 or more employees. [2001 c.967 §1]

Note: 653.017 (Local minimum wage requirements) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 653 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 653.017 — Local minimum wage requirements; preemption; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.259 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.259
659A.259 Eviction from employee housing or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262 prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to expel or evict from housing referred to in ORS 659A.250 (Definitions for ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262) to 659A.262 (Warrant on behalf of person entitled to access to housing) or to discharge, demote, suspend from employment or in any other manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee or any member of the employee’s household for the reason that the employee or any member of the employee’s household has:

(a) Reported or complained concerning possible violations of ORS 659A.250 (Definitions for ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262) to 659A.262 (Warrant on behalf of person entitled to access to housing) ; or

(b) Conferred with or invited to residential areas, any authorized person or invited person.

(2) An employee or any member of the employee’s household may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) for violations of this section and may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) and recover the relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) (1) and (3). [Formerly 659.295]

Source: Section 659A.259 — Eviction from employee housing or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262 prohibited; enforcement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.396 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.396
657.396 Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid
Status: in_force

(1) In any case in which the Director of the Employment Department may bring a civil action for the collection of amounts liable to be repaid under ORS 657.310 (Repayment or deduction of benefits paid due to misrepresentation by recipient) , interest on those amounts or penalties, the Employment Department may instead:

(a) Assess a collection charge of $5 if the amount liable to be repaid, the interest then due or the penalty exceeds $10.

(b) Issue a warrant for the amount liable to be repaid with the added interest, penalty, collection charge and the sheriff’s cost of executing the warrant. A copy of the warrant shall be mailed or delivered to the debtor by the department at the debtor’s last-known address.

(2) At any time after issuing a warrant under this section, the department may record the warrant in the County Clerk Lien Record of any county of this state. Recording of the warrant has the effect described in ORS 205.125 (County Clerk Lien Record) . After recording a warrant, the department may direct the sheriff for the county in which the warrant is recorded to levy upon and sell the real and personal property of the debtor found within that county, and to levy upon any currency of the debtor found within that county, for the application of the proceeds or currency against the amount reflected in the warrant and the sheriff’s cost of executing the warrant. The sheriff shall proceed on the warrant in the same manner prescribed by law for executions issued against property pursuant to a judgment, and is entitled to the same fees as provided for executions issued against property pursuant to a judgment. The fees of the sheriff shall be added to and collected as a part of the warrant liability.

(3) In the discretion of the department a warrant under this section may be directed to any agent authorized by the department to collect amounts under this section, and in the execution of the warrant the agent has all of the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs, but is entitled to no fee or compensation in excess of actual expenses paid in the performance of such duty.

(4) Interest upon the amounts liable to be repaid and the penalty as set forth in the warrant shall be paid and collected at the rate prescribed in ORS 657.310 (Repayment or deduction of benefits paid due to misrepresentation by recipient) . [1997 c.372 §7; 2003 c.576 §216; 2007 c.87 §4; 2011 c.661 §10]

Source: Section 657.396 — Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid; warrants; execution by sheriff , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.139 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.139
659A.139 Construction of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145
Status: in_force

(1) ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.144 (Required accommodations in transient lodging) shall be construed to the extent possible in a manner that is consistent with any similar provisions of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended by the federal ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and as otherwise amended.

(2) The determination of whether an individual has a disability as provided in ORS 659A.104 (Description of disability for purposes of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145) (1) shall be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals under ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) , to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) . [Formerly 659.449; 2009 c.508 §13; 2013 c.740 §12]

Source: Section 659A.139 — Construction of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.827 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.827
658.827 Department to report violations
Status: in_force

In pursuing its duties under ORS chapter 654, the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall report to the Bureau of Labor and Industries any violation of this chapter observed by department staff. [1989 c.962 §16]

Source: Section 658.827 — Department to report violations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.425 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.425
657.425 Election of coverage for services that do not constitute employment as defined in this chapter
Status: in_force

(1) Any employing unit, for which individuals perform services that are not employment subject to this chapter, may file with the Director of the Employment Department a written election that all such excluded services are employment for all the purposes of this chapter.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section:

(a) A nonprofit employing unit, a state agency, a political subdivision or an Indian tribe may file a written election that all otherwise excluded services performed by individuals within the same grade, class or occupation or at a specific establishment or geographic area are employment subject to this chapter.

(b) An employing unit for which services are performed that are subject to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act may file a written election with the director that such services are employment for all purposes of this chapter.

(3) Elections filed pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section are not effective unless approved by the director. Upon approval of the election by the director, the services are employment subject to this chapter effective the first day of the calendar quarter in which the election was filed, or a later date when so specified in the election. Such election shall continue in effect until canceled but shall be for not less than two completed calendar years.

(4) An employing unit may cancel its election as of January 1 of any calendar year that is subsequent to two calendar years, only if such employing unit has filed, at least 30 days prior to such January 1, a written notice with the director of its intention to cancel such election. Upon timely notice of intention to cancel the election, such services shall cease to be employment subject to this chapter.

(5) The director may cancel the election of any employing unit and such elected services shall cease to be employment subject to this chapter at any time while such employing unit is in default in payment of taxes or other amounts due under this chapter. [Amended by 1971 c.463 §14; 1973 c.715 §3; 1981 c.5 §4; 2001 c.572 §11; 2005 c.218 §14]

Source: Section 657.425 — Election of coverage for services that do not constitute employment as defined in this chapter , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.414 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.414
654.414 Duties of health care employer
Status: in_force

(1) A health care employer shall:

(a) Conduct periodic security and safety assessments to identify existing or potential hazards for assaults committed against employees;

(b) Develop and implement an assault prevention and protection program for employees based on assessments conducted under paragraph (a) of this subsection; and

(c) Provide assault prevention and protection training on a regular and ongoing basis for employees.

(2) An assessment conducted under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall include, but need not be limited to:

(a) A measure of the frequency of assaults committed against employees that occur on the premises of a health care employer or in the home of a patient receiving home health care services during the preceding five years or for the years that records are available if fewer than five years of records are available; and

(b) An identification of the causes and consequences of assaults against employees.

(3) An assault prevention and protection program developed and implemented by a health care employer under subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be based on an assessment conducted under subsection (1)(a) of this section and shall address security considerations related to the following:

(a) Physical attributes of the health care setting;

(b) Staffing plans, including security staffing;

(c) Personnel policies;

(d) First aid and emergency procedures;

(e) Procedures for reporting assaults; and

(f) Education and training for employees.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Assault prevention and protection training required under subsection (1)(c) of this section shall address the following topics:

(A) General safety and personal safety procedures;

(B) Escalation cycles for assaultive behaviors;

(C) Factors that predict assaultive behaviors;

(D) Techniques for obtaining medical history from a patient with assaultive behavior;

(E) Verbal and physical techniques to de-escalate and minimize assaultive behaviors;

(F) Strategies for avoiding physical harm and minimizing use of restraints;

(G) Restraint techniques consistent with regulatory requirements;

(H) Self-defense, including:

(i) The amount of physical force that is reasonably necessary to protect the employee or a third person from assault; and

(ii) The use of least restrictive procedures necessary under the circumstances, in accordance with an approved behavior management plan, and any other methods of response approved by the health care employer;

(I) Procedures for documenting and reporting incidents involving assaultive behaviors;

(J) Programs for post-incident counseling and follow-up;

(K) Resources available to employees for coping with assaults; and

(L) The health care employer’s workplace assault prevention and protection program.

(b) A health care employer shall provide assault prevention and protection training to a new employee within 90 days of the employee’s initial hiring date.

(c) A health care employer may use classes, video recordings, brochures, verbal or written training or other training that the employer determines to be appropriate, based on an employee’s job duties, under the assault prevention and protection program developed by the employer.

(5) At least once every two years, a health care employer shall establish, in coordination with the health care employer’s workplace safety committee as described in ORS 654.176 (Safety committee or safety meeting required) , a process by which the committee shall review the health care employer’s assault prevention and protection program developed and implemented under subsection (1)(b) of this section in order to evaluate the efficacy of the program and consider any changes to the program. [2007 c.397 §3; 2019 c.350 §4]

Source: Section 654.414 — Duties of health care employer; security and safety assessment; assault prevention program; requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 661.045 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 661 / Section 661.045
661.045 Policy
Status: reserved

(1) To encourage labor peace, it is the policy of the State of Oregon to allow private sector labor organizations and employers to enter into union security agreements to the full extent allowed by federal law.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting ORS 663.127 (Union security agreements) to exercise the limited authority reserved to states under section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act. [2017 c.369 §1]

Note: 661.045 (Policy) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 661 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 661.045 — Policy; union security agreements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors661.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.190 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.190
657B.190 Employer’s security for payment of contributions
Status: in_force

(1) If, upon satisfactory evidence, the Director of the Employment Department finds it necessary for the protection of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) , the director may require any employer subject to this chapter, other than the state of Oregon, and every state officer, board, commission, department, institution, branch, agency or political subdivision of this state, to deposit and keep on deposit with the director a sum equal to the contributions due or estimated to be due from the employer for a period of three calendar quarters.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In lieu of a deposit required under subsection (1) of this section, the director may accept a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) in a form acceptable to the director to secure payment of contributions to become due to the fund.

(b) The deposit or posting of a bond or letter of credit under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not relieve the employer of the obligation to make contributions to the fund as provided under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) .

(c) The director may at any time apply any portion of the deposit, payment on the bond or the proceeds of the letter of credit to the payment of any amounts due from the employer under any provisions of this chapter.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, any deposit, bond or letter of credit shall be deemed for all purposes to become the sole property of the director and shall be deposited in the fund and held for the sole benefit of the fund.

(b) The deposit, bond or letter of credit shall be prior to all other liens, claims or encumbrances and shall be exempt from any process, attachment, garnishment or execution whatsoever and shall be for the sole benefit of the fund.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If an employer ceases to be an employer subject to this chapter, such sums as are on deposit in the fund shall first be applied to any amounts due from the employer to the fund under any provisions of this chapter.

(b) Only upon receipt of all payments due to the fund from an employer described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the director shall refund to the employer all deposits remaining to the employer’s credit in the fund and shall cancel any bond or letter of credit given under this section.

(c) An employer described in paragraph (a) of this subsection shall have no interest in a deposit, bond or letter of credit prior to full compliance with this section and all provisions of this chapter. [2019 c.700 §23]

Source: Section 657B.190 — Employer’s security for payment of contributions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.202 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.202
654.202 Issuance of warrants for safety and health inspections
Status: in_force

Magistrates authorized to issue search warrants may, upon application of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, or any public officer, agent or employee of the director acting in the course of official duties, issue an inspection warrant whenever an inspection or investigation of any place of employment is required or authorized by any state or local statute, ordinance or regulation relating to occupational safety or health. The inspection warrant is an order authorizing the safety or health inspection or investigation to be conducted at a designated place of employment. [1971 c.405 §1; 1973 c.833 §25; 1977 c.804 §41]

Source: Section 654.202 — Issuance of warrants for safety and health inspections , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.360 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.360
653.360 Employment of minors in certain boating, fishing and agricultural situations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 653.305 (Bureau’s inquiry into employment of minors) to 653.370 (Civil penalty for unlawful employment of minors) :

(1) Minors 16 years of age and 17 years of age may be employed as assistants on chartered fishing or pleasure boats.

(2) Minors 14 years of age and 15 years of age may be employed at dock areas used by chartered fishing or pleasure boats.

(3) Minors less than 18 years of age may be employed on commercial fishing vessels without an employment permit when employed and supervised by the minor’s grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, brother, sister, uncle or aunt.

(4) Minors 16 years of age and 17 years of age may be employed to operate power-driven machinery in connection with their employment in the processing of agricultural commodities in an agricultural warehouse on a farm by a farmer if each such minor has completed a training program in the safe operation of such machinery as prescribed by rule of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 653.307 (Annual employment certificates) . [1979 c.626 §2; 1995 c.477 §1; 2013 c.296 §26]

Source: Section 653.360 — Employment of minors in certain boating, fishing and agricultural situations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.148 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.148
659A.148 Employers to whom provisions relating to reasonable accommodation apply
Status: in_force

The requirements of ORS 659A.147 (Prohibited conduct) apply only to employers who employ six or more persons. [2019 c.139 §4]

Source: Section 659A.148 — Employers to whom provisions relating to reasonable accommodation apply , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.336 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.336
657B.336 Waiver of recovery of overpaid benefits
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department shall waive recovery of overpaid benefits under ORS 657B.335 (Deduction of benefits paid in error not due to recipient fault) if the director finds that the benefits are recoverable due to a change in state law, the application of which has caused the disqualification of benefits previously paid.

(2) The director may not waive recovery under this section of overpaid benefits that are subject to the penalty imposed under ORS 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) (3).

(3) The director may waive establishment and recovery of overpaid benefits when no decision has been issued under ORS 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) or 657B.335 (Deduction of benefits paid in error not due to recipient fault) and the amount of the overpayment is equal to or less than one-half of the maximum weekly benefit amount in effect at the time the overpayment is discovered.

(4) Any waiver granted under this section extinguishes all liability of the debtor for the waived amounts. [2023 c.120 §3]

Note: See note under 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) .

Source: Section 657B.336 — Waiver of recovery of overpaid benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.210 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.210
659A.210 Affirmative defense
Status: in_force

(1) An employee’s good faith and objectively reasonable belief of a violation of federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by the employer shall be an affirmative defense to a civil or criminal charge related to the disclosure by the employee of lawfully accessed information related to the violation, including information that is exempt from disclosure as provided in ORS 192.338 (Exempt and nonexempt public record to be separated) , 192.345 (Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure) and 192.355 (Public records exempt from disclosure) or by employer policy, if the information is provided to:

(a) A state or federal regulatory agency;

(b) A law enforcement agency;

(c) A manager employed by the public or nonprofit employer of the employee; or

(d) An attorney licensed to practice law in this state if a confidential communication is made in connection with the alleged violation described in this section and in furtherance of the rendition of professional legal services to the employee that are subject to ORS 40.225 (Rule 503. Law practitioner-client privilege) .

(2) An employee may not assert the affirmative defense described under subsection (1) of this section if the information described in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Is disclosed or redisclosed by the employee or at the employee’s direction to a party other than the parties listed in subsection (1) of this section;

(b) Is stated in a commercial exclusive negotiating agreement with a public or nonprofit employer, provided that the agreement is not related to the employee’s employment with the employer; or

(c) Is stated in a commercial nondisclosure agreement with a public or nonprofit employer, provided that the agreement is not related to the employee’s employment with the employer.

(3) The affirmative defense described in subsection (1) of this section is available to an employee who discloses information related to an alleged violation by a coworker or supervisor described in subsection (1) of this section if the disclosure relates to the course and scope of employment of the coworker or supervisor.

(4) The affirmative defense described in subsection (1) of this section may not be asserted by an employee who is an attorney or by an employee who is not an attorney but who is employed, retained, supervised or directed by an attorney if the information disclosed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is related to the representation of a client.

(5) This section and ORS 659A.203 (Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer) , including disclosures under subsection (1) of this section, are subject to the rules of professional conduct established pursuant to ORS 9.490 (Formulation of rules of professional conduct) .

(6) Public and nonprofit employers shall establish and implement a policy regarding employees who invoke their rights under this section or ORS 659A.203 (Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer) . The policy shall delineate all rights and remedies provided to employees under this section and ORS 659A.203 (Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer) . The employer shall deliver a written or electronic copy of the policy to each employee.

(7) Subject to the rules of professional conduct established pursuant to ORS 9.490 (Formulation of rules of professional conduct) , a public employee who is an attorney may report to the Attorney General the employee’s knowledge of a violation of federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by the public employer.

(8) Disclosure of information pursuant to subsection (1) of this section does not waive attorney-client privilege or affect the applicability of any exemption from disclosure of a public record under ORS 192.338 (Exempt and nonexempt public record to be separated) , 192.345 (Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure) and 192.355 (Public records exempt from disclosure) .

(9) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, information protected from disclosure under federal law, including but not limited to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191), may be disclosed only in accordance with federal law. [2016 c.73 §2]

Source: Section 659A.210 — Affirmative defense , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.334 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.334
657B.334 Ineligibility for benefits upon conviction of fraud in obtaining benefits
Status: in_force

(1) If a person is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of willfully making a false statement or misrepresentation, or willfully failing to report a material fact, to obtain any benefits under this chapter, in addition to any penalties imposed by the court, the person shall:

(a) Be ineligible for benefits based upon wages paid to the person in the calendar quarter in which the person was convicted and in all prior calendar quarters; and

(b) Be ineligible for benefits after the conviction until the person has reimbursed the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) for the full amount received as a result of the false statement or misrepresentation or of the failure to report a material fact.

(2) The provisions of this section are in addition and supplemental to the provisions of ORS 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) . [2023 c.120 §4]

Note: See note under 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) .

Source: Section 657B.334 — Ineligibility for benefits upon conviction of fraud in obtaining benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.755 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.755
657.755 Cooperation with federal agencies administering unemployment insurance laws
Status: in_force

The Director of the Employment Department shall:

(1) Cooperate in all necessary respects with the appropriate agencies and departments of the federal government in the administration of this chapter and of free public employment offices.

(2) Make the state’s records relating to the administration of this chapter available to the Railroad Retirement Board and furnish to the Railroad Retirement Board, at the expense of such board, copies thereof as that board deems necessary for its purposes.

(3) Afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law and make all reports thereon requested by any directly interested federal agency or department.

(4) Accept any sums allotted or apportioned to the state for such administration and comply with all reasonable federal regulations governing the expenditures of such sums.

Source: Section 657.755 — Cooperation with federal agencies administering unemployment insurance laws , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.405 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.405
652.405 Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall attempt for a period of not less than three years to make payment of wages collected under ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) to 652.414 (Procedure for payment from fund) to the person entitled thereto.

(2) By July 30 of each year, the commissioner shall pay wages collected by the commissioner under ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) to 652.414 (Procedure for payment from fund) and remaining unclaimed for a period of more than three years from the date of collection to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property under ORS 98.352 (Report of abandoned property) or, by October 1 of each year, transfer the wages to the State Treasurer under ORS 293.455 (Refusal of payment of unpresented checks) . The State Treasurer shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner. [1957 c.465 §15; 2011 c.348 §3; 2019 c.678 §67; 2021 c.424 §28]

Source: Section 652.405 — Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.012 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.012
656.012 Findings and policy
Status: repealed

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) The performance of various industrial enterprises necessary to the enrichment and economic well-being of all the citizens of this state will inevitably involve injury to some of the workers employed in those enterprises;

(b) The method provided by the common law for compensating injured workers involves long and costly litigation, without commensurate benefit to either the injured workers or the employers, and often requires the taxpayer to provide expensive care and support for the injured workers and their dependents; and

(c) An exclusive, statutory system of compensation will provide the best societal measure of those injuries that bear a sufficient relationship to employment to merit incorporation of their costs into the stream of commerce.

(2) In consequence of these findings, the objectives of the Workers’ Compensation Law are declared to be as follows:

(a) To provide, regardless of fault, sure, prompt and complete medical treatment for injured workers and fair, adequate and reasonable income benefits to injured workers and their dependents;

(b) To provide a fair and just administrative system for delivery of medical and financial benefits to injured workers that reduces litigation and eliminates the adversary nature of the compensation proceedings, to the greatest extent practicable, while providing for access to adequate representation for injured workers;

(c) To restore the injured worker physically and economically to a self-sufficient status in an expeditious manner and to the greatest extent practicable;

(d) To encourage maximum employer implementation of accident study, analysis and prevention programs to reduce the economic loss and human suffering caused by industrial accidents; and

(e) To provide the sole and exclusive source and means by which subject workers, their beneficiaries and anyone otherwise entitled to receive benefits on account of injuries or diseases arising out of and in the course of employment shall seek and qualify for remedies for such conditions.

(3) In recognition that the goals and objectives of this Workers’ Compensation Law are intended to benefit all citizens, it is declared that the provisions of this law shall be interpreted in an impartial and balanced manner. [1981 c.535 §29 (enacted in lieu of 656.004); 1995 c.332 §4; amendments by 1995 c.332 §4a repealed by 1999 c.6 §1; amendments by 1999 c.6 §3 repealed by 2001 c.865 §23; 2015 c.521 §1]

Source: Section 656.012 — Findings and policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.485 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.485
657.485 Notice of rate
Status: in_force

(1) An employer, when notified that the employer has been determined an employer subject to this chapter, shall also be notified of the tax rate for the employer as determined pursuant to this chapter. Such tax rate shall become conclusive and binding upon the employer unless within 20 days after the mailing of the notice to the last-known address of the employer as shown on the records of the Director of the Employment Department, or in the absence of mailing, within 20 days after the delivery of such notice, the employer files a request for hearing with the director, setting forth the reason therefor.

(2) An employer whose rate has been determined in accordance with the provisions of ORS 657.462 (Computation of benefit ratio) , shall be notified of the tax rate for the employer not later than November 15 of the year preceding the calendar year for which the rate is applicable. An employer whose account is open according to the Employment Department records as of November 15 but whose tax rate was not determined under ORS 657.462 (Computation of benefit ratio) shall be notified of the tax rate for the following calendar year by November 15 or as soon as possible thereafter. Such tax rate shall become conclusive and binding upon the employer unless, within 20 days after the mailing of the notice to the last-known address of the employer as shown by the records of the director or, in the absence of mailing, within 20 days after the delivery of such notice, the employer files a written application for review and redetermination with the director, setting forth the reasons therefor.

(3) If a valid application is filed within the time provided in subsection (2) of this section, an authorized representative of the director shall review the determination and notify the employer in writing thereof. If the review results in a change in either the employer’s tax rate or information included on the original tax rate notice, an amended notice shall be provided the employer.

(4) The decision of the authorized representative reflecting the result of the review provided for in subsection (3) of this section shall become final and conclusive and binding upon the employer unless the employer, within 20 days after delivery of the notice, or if mailed, within 20 days after the same was mailed to the last-known address of the employer, files a request for hearing with the director. The request shall be in writing and shall state that the decision of the authorized representative is incorrect and the reasons therefor.

(5) When a valid request for hearing has been filed, as provided in subsections (1) and (4) of this section, a hearing shall be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605 (Office of Administrative Hearings) unless a hearing has previously been afforded the employer on the same grounds as set forth in the request. The administrative law judge shall give notice of the time and place of hearing to the director or authorized representative of the director and shall also give notice to the employer by mail directed to the last-known address of record with the director. Hearings under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter. The filing of a request for hearing with respect to a disputed tax rate shall not affect the right of the director or authorized representative of the director to perfect any liens provided by this chapter.

(6) After hearing, the administrative law judge shall enter findings of fact and decision either affirming or modifying the tax rate notice. The employer and the director shall be promptly notified of the decision of the administrative law judge. All testimony at any hearing held before an administrative law judge under this section shall be recorded but need not be transcribed unless a petition for judicial review from the decision of the administrative law judge is filed in the manner and within the time prescribed in ORS 657.487 (Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.485) .

(7) A decision of the administrative law judge is final on the date of notification or the mailing thereof to the director and to the employer at the last-known address of record with the director, and shall become conclusive and binding upon the employer and the director unless a petition for judicial review is filed in the manner and within the time prescribed in ORS 657.487 (Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.485) .

(8) No employer shall have any standing, in any proceeding involving tax rate or tax liability, to contest the chargeability to the account of the employer of any benefits paid in accordance with a determination, redetermination or decision pursuant to ORS 657.265 (Notice of claim filing to employing unit or agent of employing unit) , 657.266 (Initial determination of eligibility and amount of benefits) to 657.269 (Decision final unless hearing requested) and 657.270 (Hearing upon decision) to 657.290 (Continuous jurisdiction of director) , except upon the ground that the services on the basis of which such benefits were found to be chargeable did not constitute services performed in employment for the employer or for a predecessor employer and only in the event that the employer or the predecessor was not a party to such determination, redetermination or decision or to any other proceeding under this chapter in which the character of such service was determined. At any hearing under this section the tax rate determined by the director or authorized representative of the director shall be prima facie correct and the burden shall be upon the protesting employer to prove it is incorrect. [Amended by 1959 c.583 §22; 1965 c.210 §5; 1971 c.734 §95; 1977 c.538 §7; 1993 c.778 §16; 1999 c.849 §§132,133; 2003 c.75 §51]

Source: Section 657.485 — Notice of rate; request for hearing; procedure for redetermination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.315 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.315
653.315 Working hours for children under 16 years of age
Status: in_force

(1) A child under 16 years of age may not be employed for longer than 10 hours for any one day or more than six days in any one week. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall issue special permits for the employment of children under 16 years of age in agriculture for longer than 10 hours for any one day when the commissioner determines that such hours of work will not be detrimental to the health and safety of the children so employed.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A child under 16 years of age may not be employed at any work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., except that during the period between June 1 and Labor Day a child under 16 years of age may be employed until 9 p.m.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a child under 16 years of age who is:

(A) Employed in agriculture.

(B) Employed in youth camps. As used in this subparagraph, “youth camps” means those camps operated and maintained primarily for the supervised recreation and education of youth of either sex during the public school vacation periods.

(C) Employed as a newspaper carrier or vendor.

(D) Employed in or about private residences at domestic work, chores and child care. This exception does not extend to employment in places where child care or training is carried on as an occupation.

(3) Every child under 16 years of age is entitled to not less than 30 minutes for mealtime and the mealtime may not be included as part of the work hours of the day.

(4) Every employer of children under 16 years of age shall post, in a conspicuous place where the children are employed, a printed notice stating the maximum work hours required in one week and in every day of the week from the children. [Amended by 1957 c.419 §1; 1961 c.205 §1; 1981 c.228 §1; 1997 c.453 §1; 2005 c.154 §1; 2009 c.104 §1]

Source: Section 653.315 — Working hours for children under 16 years of age; exceptions; mealtimes; posting notice of hours , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.251 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.251
654.251 Assistance to director from other state agencies
Status: in_force

(1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries and any other state agency which is vested under separate statute with the authority to make inspections of places of employment, or to promulgate regulations, rules or standards relating to particular areas of occupational safety and health, shall render such advice and assistance to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services as the director may reasonably request or prescribe in order to carry out the purposes of ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) . When any state agency completes an inspection of a place of employment, it shall promptly notify the director and the affected employer of any condition that may violate any occupational safety or health law, regulation, rule or standard.

(2) In addition to the inspection authority granted to the director and the representatives and designees of the director by ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) , the Bureau of Labor and Industries may inspect farm labor camps, fields and facilities prior to occupancy and as reasonably necessary or appropriate thereafter, and shall report any violation of occupational safety or health laws, regulations, rules or standards to the director or the designees of the director. [1973 c.833 §32 (enacted in lieu of 654.100); 1987 c.414 §160]

Source: Section 654.251 — Assistance to director from other state agencies; inspection of farm labor camps and facilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.820 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.820
659.820 Right of worker to recover damages and attorney fees
Status: in_force

(1) Any worker of this state, or any worker of another state, who is influenced, induced or persuaded to engage with any persons mentioned in ORS 659.815 (Deceptive representations or advertisements by persons employing labor prohibited) , through or by means of any of the things prohibited in that statute, shall have a right of action for:

(a) Recovery of all damages sustained in consequence of the false or deceptive representations, false advertising and false pretenses used to induce the worker to change the worker’s place of employment against any persons, corporations, companies, or associations, directly or indirectly causing such damages, or $500, whichever is greater; and

(b) Such reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal as the court fixes, to be taxed in any judgment recovered.

(2) In any action brought under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal. [Formerly 659.220]

Source: Section 659.820 — Right of worker to recover damages and attorney fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.148 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.148
657.148 Compliance with federal requirements for collection and payment of federal taxes
Status: in_force

For purposes of ORS 657.144 (Notice to individual of effect of filing claim for benefits) (1) and 657.146 (Withholding from benefits for tax purposes) , the Employment Department shall follow the procedures and regulations adopted by the United States Department of Labor and the federal Internal Revenue Service that relate to the collection and payment of federal income tax withholding amounts on benefits paid to individuals under this chapter. [1995 c.556 §56; 1997 c.133 §3]

Source: Section 657.148 — Compliance with federal requirements for collection and payment of federal taxes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.291 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.291
656.291 Expedited Claim Service
Status: in_force

(1) The Workers’ Compensation Board, by rule, shall establish an Expedited Claim Service to provide for prompt, informal disposition of claims.

(2) The board shall assign to the service those claims:

(a) For which a hearing has been requested when the only matters unresolved do not include compensability of the claim and the amount in controversy is $1,000 or less; or

(b) For which the only matters unresolved are attorney fees or penalties.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The amount in controversy shall be deemed less than $1,000 if the party requesting hearing so indicates, the other party does not disagree and the Administrative Law Judge does not conclude, based on the evidence, that the amount in controversy exceeds $1,000. In a case assigned pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section, if the Administrative Law Judge finds that the amount in controversy exceeds $1,000, the Administrative Law Judge shall refer the case for disposition under the ordinary hearing process.

(b) Cases assigned to the Expedited Claim Service pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section shall be heard within 30 days of the request for hearing, and an order shall be issued within 10 days of the close of the hearing.

(c) No hearing shall be held in cases assigned to the Expedited Claim Service pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section unless the Administrative Law Judge finds that the dispute cannot be decided on stipulated facts.

(4) The board, by rule, shall establish the procedures for disposition of claims by the Expedited Claim Service to insure fair and just treatment of workers in all such proceedings.

(5) Notwithstanding ORS 9.320 (Necessity for employment of attorney) or any provision of this chapter, an individual who is not an attorney may represent oneself or other persons who consent to such representation at any proceeding before the Expedited Claim Service.

(6) Any compromises, agreements, admissions, stipulations, statements of fact that are made or other such action taken by the representative is binding on those represented to the same extent as if done by an attorney. A person so represented may not thereafter claim that any such proceeding or meeting was legally defective because the person was not represented by an attorney.

(7) An individual who is not an attorney may not represent a claimant for a fee at any proceeding under this chapter.

(8) As used in this subsection, “attorney” has the meaning for that term provided in ORS 9.005 (Definitions for ORS 9.005 to 9.757) . [1987 c.884 §18]

Source: Section 656.291 — Expedited Claim Service; jurisdiction; procedure; representation; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.010
652.010 Declaration of public policy concerning maximum working hours in certain industries
Status: in_force

(1) It is the public policy of this state that no person shall be hired, nor permitted to work for wages, under any conditions or terms, for longer hours or days of service than is consistent with the person’s health and physical well-being and ability to promote the general welfare by the person’s increasing usefulness as a healthy and intelligent citizen.

(2) It hereby is declared that the working of any person more than 10 hours in one day in any mill, factory or other manufacturing establishment or the working of any person more than eight hours, exclusive of one hour, more or less, in one day, or more than 48 hours in one workweek, as defined in ORS 652.020 (Maximum working hours in certain industries) , in sawmills, planing mills, shingle mills and logging camps is injurious to the physical health and well-being of such person, and tends to prevent the person from acquiring that degree of intelligence that is necessary to make the person a useful and desirable citizen of the state. [Amended by 2017 c.685 §13]

Source: Section 652.010 — Declaration of public policy concerning maximum working hours in certain industries , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.465 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.465
658.465 Liability of person using services of unlicensed labor contractor
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who knowingly uses the services of an unlicensed labor contractor shall be personally, jointly and severally liable with the person acting as a labor contractor to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in ORS 658.453 (Civil penalty) (4).

(2) A surety insurer may not provide any bond, undertaking, recognizance or other obligation for the purpose of securing or guaranteeing any act, duty or obligation, or the refraining from any act with respect to a contract using the services of a labor contractor unless the labor contractor has a valid license issued pursuant to ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) at the time of issuance of the bond, undertaking, recognizance or other obligation. [1981 c.607 §2; 1983 c.654 §8; 2013 c.584 §21]

Source: Section 658.465 — Liability of person using services of unlicensed labor contractor; prohibition on issuance of bond to unlicensed labor contractor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.765 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.765
657.765 Reciprocal agreements concerning payroll taxes for out-of-state work
Status: in_force

Whenever the unemployment insurance laws of other states provide for inclusion of out-of-state payment of wages in computing wages paid in like manner as provided in ORS 657.095 (Payroll) (2), the Director of the Employment Department may enter into agreements with those empowered to administer the unemployment insurance laws of such other states for the purpose of:

(1) Waiving the further collection of payroll taxes in all the states when the aggregate amount of said wages is in excess of “payroll” as defined in ORS 657.095 (Payroll) (1); and

(2) Securing uniformity for payroll reporting on such out-of-state work. [Amended by 1955 c.655 §24; 1973 c.300 §13; 1973 c.810 §3]

Source: Section 657.765 — Reciprocal agreements concerning payroll taxes for out-of-state work , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.400 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.400
654.400 Use of title of industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, construction health and safety technician or safety professional
Status: in_force

(1) No person may purport to be:

(a) A certified industrial hygienist or use the initials CIH unless the person holds a current certification as an industrial hygienist from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

(b) An industrial hygienist in training or use the initials IHIT unless the person holds a current designation as an industrial hygienist in training from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.

(c) A certified occupational health and safety technologist or use the initials OHST unless the person holds a current certification as an occupational health and safety technologist from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene or the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

(d) A certified construction health and safety technician or use the initials CHST unless the person holds a current certification as a construction health and safety technician from the American Board of Industrial Hygiene or the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

(e) A certified safety professional or use the initials CSP unless the person holds a current designation as a certified safety professional from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

(f) An associate safety professional or use the initials ASP unless the person holds a current designation as an associate safety professional from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.

(2) The American Board of Industrial Hygiene, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or a person lawfully practicing a profession listed in subsection (1) of this section may bring a private cause of action in the appropriate court to recover damages up to $1,000 against any person who violates subsection (1) of this section. The court may provide such equitable relief as it deems necessary or proper. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1999 c.478 §1]

Note: 654.400 (Use of title of industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, construction health and safety technician or safety professional) and 654.402 (Activities permitted under other designation, certification or license) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 654 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 654.400 — Use of title of industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, construction health and safety technician or safety professional; cause of action , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.310 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.310
654.310 Places of employment
Status: in_force

All owners, contractors, subcontractors, or persons whatsoever, engaged in the construction, repairing, alteration, removal or painting of any building, bridge, viaduct or other structure, or in the erection or operation of any machinery, or in the manufacture, transmission and use of electricity, or in the manufacture or use of any dangerous appliance or substance, shall see that all places of employment are in compliance with every applicable order, decision, direction, standard, rule or regulation made or prescribed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) . [Amended by 1975 c.148 §1; 1977 c.804 §44]

Source: Section 654.310 — Places of employment; compliance with applicable orders, rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.209 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.209
656.209 Offsetting permanent total disability benefits against Social Security benefits
Status: in_force

(1) With the authorization of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the amount of any permanent total disability benefits payable to an injured worker shall be reduced by the amount of any disability benefits the worker receives from federal Social Security.

(a) If the benefit amount to which the worker is entitled pursuant to this chapter exceeds the worker’s federal disability benefit limitation determined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 424(a), the reduction in worker’s compensation benefits authorized by this subsection shall not be administered in such manner as to lower the amount the worker would have received pursuant to this chapter had such reduction not been made.

(b) If the benefit amount to which the worker is entitled pursuant to this chapter is less than the worker’s federal disability benefit limitation determined pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 424(a), the reduction in worker’s compensation benefits authorized by this subsection shall not be administered in such manner as to lower the amount of combined benefits the worker receives below the federal benefit limitation.

(2) No reduction of permanent total disability benefits shall be made pursuant to this section unless authorized by the department.

(3) No reduction of benefits shall be authorized pursuant to this section except upon actual receipt of federal Social Security disability benefits by the injured worker.

(4) The effective date of the operation of any offset provided in this section shall be the date established in the authorization provided in subsection (1) of this section, whether the authorization was issued prior to or subsequent to May 8, 1979. [1977 c.430 §5; 1979 c.117 §3]

Source: Section 656.209 — Offsetting permanent total disability benefits against Social Security benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.712 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.712
656.712 Workers’ Compensation Board
Status: in_force

(1) The Workers’ Compensation Board, composed of five members appointed by the Governor, is created within the Department of Consumer and Business Services. Not more than three members shall belong to one political party and inasmuch as the duties to be performed by the members vitally concern the employers, the employees, as well as the whole people, of the state, persons shall be appointed as members who fairly represent the interests of all concerned. All board members shall impartially apply the law in each case and shall not represent any special interest. However, at least two members shall be selected from among persons with background and understanding as to the concerns of employers and at least two members of the board shall be selected from among persons with background and understanding as to the concerns of employees. One member shall represent the interests of the public and shall serve as the board chairperson.

(2) A member of the board shall be appointed for a term of four years from the date of appointment and qualification. Each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. However, all board members serve at the pleasure of the Governor and may be removed in accordance with the provisions of ORS 656.714 (Removal of board member) .

(3) Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor.

(4) All appointments of members of the board by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III of the Oregon Constitution. [Formerly 656.402; 1973 c.792 §28; 1977 c.109 §3; 1977 c.804 §26; 1981 c.535 §43; 1987 c.373 §40; 1993 c.462 §1; 1995 c.332 §64; 1999 c.876 §5]

Source: Section 656.712 — Workers’ Compensation Board; members; qualifications; chairperson; confirmation; term; vacancies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 661.250 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 661 / Section 661.250
661.250 Actions to enjoin counterfeits or unauthorized use of label
Status: in_force

(1) A person, association or union that adopts or uses a label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement as provided in ORS 661.210 (Counterfeiting of union label and possession or sale thereof prohibited) may bring an action to:

(a) Enjoin the manufacture, use, display or sale of any counterfeits of the label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement; or

(b) Enjoin another person from using or displaying a genuine label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement in a manner that the person that adopted the label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement does not authorize.

(2) A court of competent jurisdiction may grant an injunction to restrain any person from manufacturing, using, displaying or selling a counterfeit described in subsection (1) of this section or from using or displaying a genuine label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement without authorization. The court may award the plaintiff in the action damages as the court deems just and reasonable for any injury that results from manufacturing, using, displaying or selling the counterfeits described in subsection (1) of this section or from using or displaying a genuine label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement without authorization. The court shall require the defendants to pay to the plaintiff all profits derived from manufacturing, using, displaying or selling the counterfeits described in subsection (1) of this section or from using or displaying the label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement without authorization.

(3) The court shall also order that counterfeits that a defendant possesses or controls be delivered to an officer of the court, or to the complainant, to be destroyed. [Amended by 2015 c.277 §11]

Source: Section 661.250 — Actions to enjoin counterfeits or unauthorized use of label; injunction; damages; destruction of counterfeits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors661.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.432 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.432
653.432 Voluntary standby list
Status: in_force

(1) An employer may maintain a standby list of employees whom the employer will request to work additional hours to address unanticipated customer needs or unexpected employee absences if the listed employees have requested or agreed in writing to be included on the standby list and the employer notifies each employee in writing:

(a) That the list is voluntary and how an employee may request to be removed from the list;

(b) How the employer will notify a standby list employee of additional hours available and how an employee may accept the additional hours;

(c) That the employee is not required to accept the additional hours offered; and

(d) That an employee on the standby list is not eligible for additional compensation under ORS 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes) for the changes to the employee’s written work schedule resulting from the employee’s acceptance of additional hours offered to the employee as a result of being on the standby list.

(2) An employer shall provide an employee on the standby list with notice of additional hours available by in-person conversation, telephone call, electronic mail, text message or other accessible electronic or written format.

(3) An employee who receives notice of additional hours available under this section may decline to accept the additional hours offered.

(4) An employee who consents to work additional hours in response to an employer’s request under this section is not eligible for any additional compensation under ORS 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes) for the resulting change to the employee’s written work schedule.

(5) An employee may request to be removed from the standby list at any time.

(6) An employer may not retaliate against an employee who:

(a) Does not request or agree to be added to the standby list;

(b) Requests to be removed from the standby list; or

(c) Declines an employer’s request that the employee work additional hours as a result of the employee being on the standby list.

(7) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 against an employer that the commissioner finds has coerced an employee into requesting or agreeing to be added to the standby list in violation of this section. Each violation is a separate and distinct offense. In the case of a continuing violation, each day’s continuance is a separate and distinct violation.

(8) The standby list is not a list of employees scheduled for on-call shifts and the employer is not required to include a list of employees on the standby list in the written work schedule described in ORS 653.436 (Advance notice of work schedule) . [2017 c.691 §4a]

Note: See note under 653.412 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 653.432 — Voluntary standby list; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.410 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.410
657B.410 Appeals process, generally
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department shall establish a process by which:

(a) An employer may request a hearing to obtain review of a final decision of the director regarding any of the following:

(A) Approval or denial of an employer’s application for approval of a plan under ORS 657B.210 (Equivalent plans, generally) ;

(B) The assessment of penalties under ORS 657B.925 (Penalties for employer violation of requirements applicable to employer-offered benefit plans) ; or

(C) A determination made under ORS 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) .

(b) A covered individual may request a hearing to obtain review of a final decision of the director regarding any of the following:

(A) Approval or denial of a claim submitted to the director for payment of family and medical leave insurance benefits;

(B) The weekly benefit amount payable to a covered individual as determined under ORS 657B.050 (Amount of benefits) ;

(C) Matters affecting the covered individual under ORS 657B.040 (Notice to employers prior to commencing leave) or 657B.332 (False statements or failure to report material fact) ; or

(D) Benefit overpayments, including overpayments under ORS 657B.335 (Deduction of benefits paid in error not due to recipient fault) .

(c) A self-employed individual or a tribal government may request a hearing to review a final decision of the director regarding elective coverage under ORS 657B.130 (Elective coverage for certain individuals) .

(d) An employer may request a hearing:

(A) To review a final decision of the director regarding contributions under this chapter;

(B) Regarding decisions of the director regarding penalties under this chapter; or

(C) To review a final decision of the director regarding a grant made available under this chapter.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.315 (Application of provisions of chapter to certain agencies) , the process established by the director under this section shall comply with provisions for a contested case under ORS chapter 183 and is subject to judicial review as provided in ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a party to a proceeding described under this section may authorize a legal representative or other person to represent the party in the proceeding in the manner prescribed by the director by rule. A legal representative or other person who is authorized to represent the party in the proceeding must comply with any procedures or process regarding such representation established by the department by rule, including, but not limited to, a rule establishing the maximum amount that the legal representative or other authorized person may charge for such representation.

(b) For purposes of this subsection, “person” includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies, this state and the political subdivisions of this state. [2019 c.700 §31; 2023 c.120 §12; 2023 c.292 §9a]

Note: Section 16 (6) and (7), chapter 292, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 16. (6) The amendments to ORS 657B.410 (Appeals process, generally) by section 9a of this 2023 Act apply to hearings regarding final decisions of the Director of the Employment Department occurring on or after January 1, 2023.

(7) The amendments to ORS 657B.420 (Appeals of decisions under equivalent employer plan) by section 10 of this 2023 Act apply to determinations by the department that occurred on or after September 3, 2023. [2023 c.292 §16(6),(7); 2023 c.292 §16a(6),(7)]

Source: Section 657B.410 — Appeals process, generally; process subject to judicial review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.636 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.636
656.636 Reserves in Industrial Accident Fund for awards for permanent disability or death
Status: in_force

For every case where the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation must pay an award or benefits for death or permanent total disability or permanent partial disability, the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation forthwith shall set aside in the Industrial Accident Fund in a reserve account the amount required to equal, together with the anticipated interest increment, the present worth of the installments payable on account of that injury. The number of installments shall be computed in case of permanent total disability or death according to the ages of the beneficiaries, and according to the actuarial practices in the insurance field as recommended by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and, in the case of permanent partial disability, according to the schedule in ORS 656.214 (Permanent partial disability) and 656.216 (Permanent partial disability) . [Formerly 656.456; 1971 c.768 §4; 1973 c.614 §7; 1974 c.41 §10; 1977 c.200 §1; 1977 c.804 §21; 1979 c.839 §15; 1979 c.845 §4; 1981 c.854 §45; 1983 c.391 §2; 1985 c.739 §2]

Source: Section 656.636 — Reserves in Industrial Accident Fund for awards for permanent disability or death , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.326 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.326
657.326 Adjustment of extended benefits to be received when benefit year ends within extended benefit period
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, if the benefit year of any individual ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended benefits that such individual would, but for this section, be entitled to receive in that extended benefit period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year, shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the product of the number of weeks for which the individual received any amounts as trade readjustment allowances within that benefit year, multiplied by the individual’s weekly benefit amount. [1982 s.s.1 c.30 §5]

Source: Section 657.326 — Adjustment of extended benefits to be received when benefit year ends within extended benefit period , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 655.510 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 655 / Section 655.510
655.510 Benefits for injuries in authorized employment
Status: in_force

(1) Every adult in custody shall receive benefits as provided in ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) for injury sustained in an authorized work or occupational training assignment if the injury:

(a) Is proximately caused by or received in the course of the authorized work or occupational training assignment, with or without negligence of the adult in custody;

(b) Is not intentionally self-inflicted;

(c) Is not a result of a willful violation of work rules or rules regulating adult in custody conduct or premises security; and

(d) Does not occur to an active participant in an assault or combat that is not connected to the job assignment and that constitutes a deviation from customary duties.

(2) An injury must be established by medical evidence supported by objective findings. The medical evidence must be substantiated by verifiable pathological indication of injury that includes, but is not limited to, range of motion, atrophy, muscle strength, palpable muscle spasm and diagnostic evidence substantiated by clinical findings. Objective findings do not include physical findings or subjective responses to physical examinations that are not consistently reproducible, measurable or observable, or do not fit an anatomical pattern and that cannot be demonstrated after reasonable medical evaluation. A claimant’s statement to a physician or other party does not constitute objective medical evidence sufficient to substantiate an injury.

(3) The following circumstances do not constitute a basis for establishing an injury:

(a) Compulsion to participate in employment or training;

(b) Disciplinary action taken by the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Youth Authority;

(c) Action taken by the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Youth Authority, to protect the safety of persons or to maintain order; or

(d) Actions of other adults in custody or adjudicated youths as defined in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) .

(4) The filing of claims for benefits under ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) is the exclusive remedy of an adult in custody or beneficiary of the adult in custody for injuries compensable under ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) against the state or its political subdivisions or any person or entity that contracts with the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Youth Authority for the services of adult in custody labor, any person or entity that employs an adult in custody in a work release program established under ORS 144.420 (Department of Corrections to administer work release program) or 420.240 (Work release program) or any owner or manager of premises where authorized work or occupational training assignments occur, regardless of negligence. This section applies to any work-related injury to, or conditions of, an adult in custody whether or not the injury or conditions are determined to be compensable under ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) . [1963 c.527 §§2,4; 1995 c.384 §19; 2013 c.229 §14; 2019 c.213 §106; 2021 c.489 §157]

Source: Section 655.510 — Benefits for injuries in authorized employment; establishing injury claim; exclusive remedy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors655.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.189 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.189
654.189 Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may appoint a Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee composed of seven members: Three representing employees, three representing employers and one representing the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The committee shall elect its chairperson.

(2) The members of the committee shall be appointed for a term of three years and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the director shall appoint a successor. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the director shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.

(3) The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to travel expenses pursuant to ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) .

(4) The duties of the committee shall be determined by the director and shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Recommending to the director:

(A) Occupational Safety and Health Grant application procedures and criteria for grant approval;

(B) Occupational Safety and Health Grant recipients; and

(C) Revocation of grants to recipients failing to comply with grant criteria established by the director pursuant to ORS 654.191 (Occupational Safety and Health Grant program) .

(b) Receiving and processing Occupational Safety and Health Grant applications.

(5) The committee shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by the committee. The committee shall also meet at other times and places specified by a majority of the members of the committee or the chairperson of the committee. A majority of the members of the committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1989 c.857 §3]

Source: Section 654.189 — Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee; members; terms; expenses; duties; meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.500 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.500
660.500 OregonServes Commission
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the OregonServes Commission within the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The OregonServes Commission is the AmeriCorps service commission for Oregon.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The OregonServes Commission shall consist of at least 15 voting members appointed by the Governor and may consist of not more than 25 voting members appointed by the Governor.

(b) In addition to the voting members of the commission appointed under paragraph (a) of this subsection, the commission may include any voting or nonvoting members authorized under federal law.

(3) The term of office of each member appointed under subsection (2)(a) of this section is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the Governor shall appoint a successor whose term begins on the first day of the next following month. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

(4) The appointment of the members of the OregonServes Commission under subsection (2)(a) of this section is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 (Procedures for confirmation) and 171.565 (Vote required for confirmation) .

(5) A member of the OregonServes Commission is entitled to receive, from moneys available to the commission, actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Formerly 458.555]

Source: Section 660.500 — OregonServes Commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.345 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.345
654.345 Safety standards for utility vehicle rentals
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010 (Definitions for Public Contracting Code) .

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Rent” means a transfer of, or the act of transferring, in return for consideration and under conditions set forth in a written agreement, the right to possess and use a utility vehicle for a term of less than a year or for a period of time otherwise specified in the agreement.

(B) “Rent” does not include an arrangement under which consideration that a contracting agency pays for use of the utility vehicle results in a transfer of ownership of the utility vehicle to the contracting agency.

(c) “Utility vehicle” means a self-propelled vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of 5,000 pounds or more that a driver operates for agricultural, construction, industrial, maritime, mining or forestry uses.

(2) A person that rents a utility vehicle to a contracting agency shall, at the contracting agency’s request, provide:

(a) Records that describe in detail the results of the most recent inspection that the person performed or had performed on the utility vehicle’s traction, structure, power train, control components and related parts and equipment in compliance with applicable rules, regulations or standards of:

(A) The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration;

(B) The American National Standards Institute;

(C) The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration;

(D) The United States Department of Transportation;

(E) The Department of Transportation;

(F) The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and

(G) The Department of Consumer and Business Services, with respect to occupational safety and health;

(b) Instructions about how to comply with recommendations from the utility vehicle’s manufacturer for operating and maintaining the utility vehicle on and off the site where the contracting agency will use the utility vehicle and for safe work practices;

(c) Records of all incidents in which use of the utility vehicle during previous rentals resulted in injuries or deaths because of equipment failure; and

(d) A signed affidavit in which the person attests to compliance with applicable safety standards and to performing or having performed regular inspections of the utility vehicle.

(3) If a person delivers to a work site specified under a public contract or other agreement a utility vehicle for usage by an employee of the contracting agency and upon inspection the utility vehicle does not meet applicable standards specified under subsection (2) of this section:

(a) A contracting agency may delay paying any consideration due under an agreement to rent the utility vehicle until the person replaces the utility vehicle with a utility vehicle that meets the applicable standards or performs repairs or maintenance necessary to ensure that the utility vehicle meets the applicable standards; and

(b) A contracting agency may seek an offset of or reimbursement for labor costs that the contracting agency incurs as a result of delays in work that are a consequence of the person’s initial delivery of a utility vehicle that does not meet applicable standards. The contracting agency may not seek reimbursement or an offset for costs that the contracting agency incurs after the contracting agency begins using the utility vehicle.

(4) This section does not apply to a person that receives $100,000 or more in income from renting utility vehicles to other persons during the calendar year before the year in which the rental of the utility vehicle to the contracting agency occurs. [2021 c.234 §2]

Source: Section 654.345 — Safety standards for utility vehicle rentals , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.044 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.044
657.044 Employment
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, “employment” does not include service performed for:

(a) A corporation by corporate officers who:

(A) Are directors of the corporation;

(B) Have a substantial ownership interest in the corporation; and

(C) Are members of the same family.

(b) A corporation by an individual who is the sole corporate officer and director of the corporation and who has a substantial ownership interest in the corporation.

(c) A limited liability company by a member, including members who are managers, as defined in ORS 63.001 (Definitions) .

(d) A limited liability partnership by a partner as described in ORS chapter 67.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The exclusion under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section is effective only if the corporation elects not to provide coverage for the individuals described respectively in subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section.

(b) The election must be in writing and is effective on the first day of the current calendar quarter or, upon request, on the first day of the calendar quarter preceding the calendar quarter in which the request is submitted.

(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to service performed for:

(a) A nonprofit employing unit;

(b) This state;

(c) A political subdivision of this state; or

(d) An Indian tribe.

(4) As used in this section, “members of the same family” means persons who are members of a family as parents, stepparents, grandparents, spouses, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, children, stepchildren, adopted children or grandchildren. [1995 c.220 §2; 1997 c.646 §15; 1999 c.59 §195; 2001 c.572 §3; 2003 c.792 §1; 2005 c.218 §9; 2009 c.79 §1; 2013 c.311 §1]

Source: Section 657.044 — Employment; service by partners and corporate officers and directors who are family members and by certain sole corporate officers and directors excluded; election; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.045 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.045
653.045 Records to be kept by employers
Status: in_force

(1) Every employer required by ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) or by any rule, order or permit issued under ORS 653.030 (Commissioner may prescribe lower rates in certain cases) to pay a minimum wage to any of the employer’s employees shall make and keep available to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for not less than two years, a record or records containing:

(a) The name, address and occupation of each of the employer’s employees.

(b) The actual hours worked each week and each pay period by each employee.

(c) Such other information as the commissioner prescribes by the commissioner’s rules if necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) or of the rules and orders issued thereunder.

(2) Each employer shall keep the records required by subsection (1) of this section open for inspection or transcription by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee at any reasonable time.

(3) Every employer of one or more employees covered by ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) shall supply each of the employer’s employees with itemized statements of amounts and purposes of deductions in the manner provided in ORS 652.610 (Itemized statement of amounts and purposes of deductions) . [1967 c.596 §9; 1985 c.99 §5]

Source: Section 653.045 — Records to be kept by employers; itemization of deductions from wages , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.125 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.125
663.125 Other employer unfair labor practices
Status: in_force

It is an unfair labor practice for an employer, by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment, to encourage or discourage membership in a labor organization. However:

(1) Nothing in this chapter or in any other statute of this state precludes an employer from making an agreement with a labor organization (not established, maintained or assisted by any action defined in this section or in ORS 663.120 (Employer unfair labor practices) as an unfair labor practice) to require as a condition of employment membership therein on or after the 30th day following the beginning of such employment or the effective date of such agreement, whichever is the later:

(a) If the labor organization is the representative of the majority of the employees in the appropriate collective-bargaining unit covered by the agreement when made; and

(b) Unless following an election held within one year preceding the effective date of the agreement, at least a majority of the employees eligible to vote in the election have voted to rescind the authority of the labor organization to make such an agreement.

(2) No employer shall justify any discrimination against an employee for nonmembership in a labor organization if the employer has reasonable grounds for believing that membership was:

(a) Not available to the employee on the same terms and conditions generally applicable to other members; or

(b) Denied or terminated for reasons other than the failure of the employee to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fees uniformly required as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership. [1971 c.729 §8]

Source: Section 663.125 — Other employer unfair labor practices , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.039 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.039
656.039 Election of coverage for workers not subject to law
Status: in_force

(1) An employer of one or more persons defined as nonsubject workers or not defined as subject workers may elect to make them subject workers. If the employer is or becomes a carrier-insured employer, the election shall be made by filing written notice thereof with the insurer with a copy to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The effective date of coverage is governed by ORS 656.419 (Workers’ compensation insurance contracts) (3). If the employer is or becomes a self-insured employer, the election shall be made by filing written notice thereof with the director, the effective date of coverage to be the date specified in the notice.

(2) Any election under subsection (1) of this section may be canceled by written notice thereof to the insurer or, in the case of a self-insured employer, by notice thereof to the director. The cancellation is effective at 12 midnight ending the day the notice is received by the insurer or the director, unless a later date is specified in the notice. The insurer shall, within 10 days after receipt of a notice of cancellation under this section, send a copy of the notice to the director.

(3) When necessary the insurer or the director shall fix assumed minimum or maximum wages for persons made subject workers under this section.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person or employer not subject to this chapter who elects to become covered may apply to an insurer for coverage. An insurer other than the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may provide such coverage. However, the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall accept any written notice filed and provide coverage as provided in this section if all subject workers of the employers will be insured with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation and the coverage of those subject workers is not considered by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to be a risk properly assignable to the assigned risk pool.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Home Care Commission created by ORS 410.602 (Home Care Commission) shall elect coverage on behalf of persons who employ home care workers or personal support workers to make home care workers and personal support workers subject workers.

(b) As used in this subsection:

(A) “Home care worker” has the meaning given that term in ORS 410.600 (Definitions for ORS 410.595 to 410.625) .

(B) “Personal support worker” has the meaning given that term in ORS 410.600 (Definitions for ORS 410.595 to 410.625) . [1965 c.285 §11; 1975 c.556 §22; 1979 c.839 §1; 1981 c.854 §6; 1983 c.816 §1; 1985 c.212 §2; 2007 c.241 §8; 2007 c.835 §1; 2010 c.100 §9; 2014 c.116 §12; 2018 c.75 §28]

Source: Section 656.039 — Election of coverage for workers not subject to law; procedure; cancellation; election of coverage for home care workers and personal support workers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.504 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.504
657.504 Applicability of noncharging provisions
Status: in_force

(1) The noncharging provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to ORS 657.327 (Notice of effectiveness of extended benefits) , 657.360 (When employer charged for benefits) , 657.471 (Manner of charging benefits to employer) and 657.770 (Reciprocal agreements concerning wages used as basis for benefits) , do not apply to employers making reimbursement payments or payments in lieu of taxes in accordance with ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) .

(2) The noncharging provisions of this chapter apply to taxpaying Indian tribes, except that, notwithstanding ORS 657.327 (Notice of effectiveness of extended benefits) , one-half of extended benefits applicable to an Indian tribe paying taxes under ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) shall be charged to the Indian tribe. [1973 c.118 §4; subsection (2) of 2005 Edition enacted as 2005 c.181 §2]

Source: Section 657.504 — Applicability of noncharging provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.423 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.423
656.423 Cancellation of coverage by employer
Status: in_force

(1) An insured employer may cancel coverage with the insurer by giving the insurer at least 30 days’ written notice, unless a shorter period is permitted by subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Cancellation of coverage is effective at 12 midnight 30 days after the date the cancellation notice is received by an authorized representative of the insurer, unless a later date is specified.

(3) An employer may cancel coverage effective less than 30 days after written notice is received by an authorized representative of the insurer by providing other coverage, by becoming a self-insured employer or by agreement of the employer and the insurer. A cancellation under this subsection is effective immediately upon the effective date of the other coverage, on the effective date of certification as a self-insured employer or on a date agreed upon in writing by the employer and insurer.

(4) The insurer shall file a notice of cancellation with the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the cancellation or the date on which the insurer receives the notice required under subsection (1) of this section, whichever is later. The notice required under this subsection shall be in the form and manner and shall contain any information that the director may prescribe by rule. [1975 c.556 §31; 1981 c.854 §29; 2003 c.170 §4; 2007 c.241 §2]

Source: Section 656.423 — Cancellation of coverage by employer; notice required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.275 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.275
657.275 Review by Employment Appeals Board
Status: in_force

(1) If the Director of the Employment Department or any interested party files with the Employment Appeals Board a timely application for review, the board shall promptly affirm, modify or set aside the decision of the administrative law judge. The board shall promptly notify the claimant and any other interested party of its decision. If the board finds that additional evidence is required to reach a decision, it may remand the matter to the administrative law judge to conduct a hearing to obtain additional evidence in the matter. The board shall promptly notify the claimant and any other interested party of such action. The administrative law judge may either make a new decision based on the additional and original evidence or forward the additional evidence to the board for a decision. If the administrative law judge issues a new decision, it shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of ORS 657.270 (Hearing upon decision) (6).

(2) The board shall perform de novo review on the record. The board may address issues raised by evidence in the record, including but not limited to the nature of a separation, notwithstanding the scope of the issues raised by the parties, the arguments set forth in a party’s application for review or the parties’ written or oral arguments. The board may enter its own findings and conclusions or may adopt the findings and conclusions of the administrative law judge, or any part thereof. When there is evidence in the record both to make more probable and less probable the existence of any basic fact or inference, the board need not explain its decision to believe or rely on such evidence unless the administrative law judge has made an explicit credibility determination regarding the source of such facts or evidence. The board is not required to give any weight to implied credibility findings. The decision of the board shall become the final order unless a petition for judicial review is filed in accordance with ORS 657.282 (Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.275) . [Amended by 1959 c.583 §18; 1965 c.210 §3; 1983 c.522 §2; 1985 c.404 §2; 1991 c.328 §1; 1993 c.344 §23; 1999 c.849 §125; 1999 c.1067 §7; 2003 c.75 §101; 2009 c.10 §2]

Source: Section 657.275 — Review by Employment Appeals Board , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.046 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.046
657.046 Employment
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, “employment” does not include service performed in the operation of a passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab or a passenger motor vehicle that is operated for nonemergency medical transportation, by a person who has an ownership or leasehold interest in the passenger motor vehicle, for an entity that is operated by a board of owner-operators elected by the members of the entity.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “Leasehold” has the meaning given that term in ORS 656.027 (Who are subject workers) (27).

(b) “Passenger motor vehicle that is operated as a taxicab” means a vehicle that:

(A) Has a passenger seating capacity of at least three persons and not more than seven persons;

(B) On a route that begins or ends in Oregon, is used primarily to transport persons;

(C) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(i) Carries passengers for hire when the destination and route traveled may be controlled by a passenger and the fare is calculated on the basis of any combination of an initial fee, distance traveled or waiting time; or

(ii) Is in use under a contract to provide specific service to a third party to transport designated passengers to locations selected by the third party; and

(D) Is not used more than secondarily or incidentally for errand services or to transport property, instead of or in addition to transporting passengers.

(c) “Passenger motor vehicle that is operated for nonemergency medical transportation” means a vehicle that:

(A) Has a passenger seating capacity of at least three persons and not more than seven persons;

(B) On a route that begins or ends in Oregon, is used primarily to transport persons;

(C) Provides medical transportation services under contract with or on behalf of a mass transit or transportation district; and

(D) Is not used more than secondarily or incidentally for errand services or to transport property, instead of or in addition to transporting passengers.

(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to service performed for:

(a) A nonprofit employing unit;

(b) This state;

(c) A political subdivision of this state; or

(d) An Indian tribe. [2012 c.109 §2; 2021 c.453 §16]

Source: Section 657.046 — Employment; operation of taxicab or passenger vehicle for nonemergency medical transportation by owner or lessee of vehicle for entity operated by board of owner-operators; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.679 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.679
657.679 Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter
Status: in_force

A determination of the Director of the Employment Department or the authorized representative of the director:

(1) As to whether an employing unit is an employer subject to this chapter, or

(2) That services performed by an individual for an employer liable for reimbursement payments in lieu of taxes is employment subject to this chapter,

shall become final 20 days after written notice of the determination is mailed to the last-known address of the employing unit of record with the director unless within such time the employing unit files an application with the director for a hearing with respect thereto as provided in ORS 657.683 (Hearings on actions under ORS 657.480, 657.679, 657.681 and 657.682) . [1963 c.354 §2 ( 657.552 (Limitations on notices of assessment and on actions to collect contributions, interest and penalties) , 657.652 (Certificate as evidence in proceeding) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) and 657.683 (Hearings on actions under ORS 657.480, 657.679, 657.681 and 657.682) enacted in lieu of 657.472, 657.512, 657.550 and 657.672); 1975 c.156 §4; 1977 c.538 §11]

Source: Section 657.679 — Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter; notice; application for hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.203 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.203
659A.203 Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to ORS 659A.206 (Effects of ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224 on employees) , except as provided in ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) , it is an unlawful employment practice for any public or nonprofit employer to:

(a) Prohibit any employee from discussing, either specifically or generally with any member of the Legislative Assembly, legislative committee staff acting under the direction of a member of the Legislative Assembly, any member of the elected governing body of a political subdivision in the state or any elected auditor of a city, county or metropolitan service district, the activities of:

(A) The state or any agency of or political subdivision in the state; or

(B) Any person authorized to act on behalf of the state or any agency of or political subdivision in the state.

(b) Prohibit any employee from disclosing, or take or threaten to take disciplinary action against an employee for the disclosure of any information that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of:

(A) A violation of any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by the public or nonprofit employer;

(B) Mismanagement, gross waste of funds or abuse of authority or substantial and specific danger to public health and safety resulting from action of the public or nonprofit employer; or

(C) Subject to ORS 659A.212 (Policy on cooperation with law enforcement officials) (2), the fact that a person receiving services, benefits or assistance from the state or agency or subdivision, is subject to a felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest issued by this state, any other state, the federal government, or any territory, commonwealth or governmental instrumentality of the United States.

(c) Require any employee to give notice prior to making any disclosure or engaging in discussion described in this section, except as allowed in ORS 659A.206 (Effects of ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224 on employees) (1).

(d) Discourage, restrain, dissuade, coerce, prevent or otherwise interfere with disclosure or discussions described in this section.

(2) A public or nonprofit employer may not invoke or impose any disciplinary action against an employee for employee activity described in subsection (1) of this section or ORS 659A.212 (Policy on cooperation with law enforcement officials) .

(3) It is an unlawful employment practice for any school services employer to invoke or impose any disciplinary action against a school services employee for reporting or filing a complaint alleging a violation of any law, regulation or standard pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.

(4) The remedies provided by this section are in addition to any remedy provided to an employee under ORS 659A.199 (Prohibited conduct by employer) or other remedy that may be available to an employee for the conduct alleged as a violation of this section.

(5) A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. [Formerly 659.510; 2010 c.24 §1; 2016 c.73 §4; 2020 s.s.3 c.4 §5]

Source: Section 659A.203 — Prohibited conduct by public or nonprofit employer; prohibited conduct by school services employer during public health emergency; remedies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.421 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.421
659A.421 Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited
Status: reserved

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Dwelling” means:

(A) A building or structure, or portion of a building or structure, that is occupied, or designed or intended for occupancy, as a residence by one or more families; or

(B) Vacant land offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a building or structure, or portion of a building or structure, that is occupied, or designed or intended for occupancy, as a residence by one or more families.

(b) “Purchaser” includes an occupant, prospective occupant, renter, prospective renter, lessee, prospective lessee, buyer or prospective buyer.

(c) “Real property” includes a dwelling.

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Source of income” includes federal rent subsidy payments under 42 U.S.C. 1437f and any other local, state or federal housing assistance.

(B) “Source of income” does not include income derived from a specific occupation or income derived in an illegal manner.

(2) A person may not, because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income of any person:

(a) Refuse to sell, lease or rent any real property to a purchaser. This paragraph does not prevent a person from refusing to lease or rent real property to a prospective renter or prospective lessee:

(A) Based upon the past conduct of a prospective renter or prospective lessee provided the refusal to lease or rent based on past conduct is consistent with local, state and federal law, including but not limited to fair housing laws; or

(B) Based upon the prospective renter’s or prospective lessee’s inability to pay rent, taking into account the value of the prospective renter’s or prospective lessee’s local, state and federal housing assistance, provided the refusal to lease or rent based on inability to pay rent is consistent with local, state and federal law, including but not limited to fair housing laws.

(b) Expel a purchaser from any real property.

(c) Make any distinction, discrimination or restriction against a purchaser in the price, terms, conditions or privileges relating to the sale, rental, lease or occupancy of real property or in the furnishing of any facilities or services in connection therewith.

(d) Attempt to discourage the sale, rental or lease of any real property to a purchaser.

(e) Publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign of any kind relating to the sale, rental or leasing of real property that indicates any preference, limitation, specification or unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income.

(f) Assist, induce, incite or coerce another person to commit an act or engage in a practice that violates this section.

(g) Coerce, intimidate, threaten or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed or having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by this section.

(h) Deny access to, or membership or participation in, any multiple listing service, real estate brokers’ organization or other service, organization or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against any person in the terms or conditions of the access, membership or participation.

(i) Represent to a person that a dwelling is not available for inspection, sale or rental when the dwelling in fact is available for inspection, sale or rental.

(j) Otherwise make unavailable or deny a dwelling to a person.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against any person in making a transaction available, or in the terms or conditions of the transaction, because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income.

(b) As used in this subsection, “residential real estate related transaction” means any of the following:

(A) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:

(i) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or

(ii) Secured by residential real estate; or

(B) The selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property.

(4) A real estate licensee may not accept or retain a listing of real property for sale, lease or rental with an understanding that a purchaser may be discriminated against with respect to the sale, rental or lease thereof because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income.

(5) A person may not, for profit, induce or attempt to induce any other person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status or source of income.

(6) This section does not apply with respect to sex distinction, discrimination or restriction if the real property involved is such that the application of this section would necessarily result in common use of bath or bedroom facilities by unrelated persons of opposite sex.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) This section does not apply to familial status distinction, discrimination or restriction with respect to housing for older persons.

(b) As used in this subsection, “housing for older persons” means housing:

(A) Provided under any state or federal program that is specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined by the state or federal program;

(B) Intended for, and solely occupied by, persons 62 years of age or older; or

(C) Intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per unit. Housing qualifies as housing for older persons under this subparagraph if:

(i) At least 80 percent of the dwellings are occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older per unit; and

(ii) Policies and procedures that demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons 55 years of age or older are published and adhered to.

(c) Housing does not fail to meet the requirements for housing for older persons if:

(A) Persons residing in the housing as of September 13, 1988, do not meet the requirements of paragraph (b)(B) or (C) of this subsection. However, new occupants of the housing shall meet the age requirements of paragraph (b)(B) or (C) of this subsection; or

(B) The housing includes unoccupied units that are reserved for occupancy by persons who meet the age requirements of paragraph (b)(B) or (C) of this subsection.

(d) Nothing in this section limits the applicability of any reasonable local, state or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling.

(8) The provisions of subsection (2)(a) to (d) and (f) of this section that prohibit actions based upon sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or familial status do not apply to the renting of space within a single-family residence if the owner actually maintains and occupies the residence as the owner’s primary residence and all occupants share some common space within the residence.

(9) Any violation of this section is an unlawful practice. [Formerly 659.033; 2007 c.100 §8; 2007 c.903 §4a; 2008 c.36 §6; 2013 c.740 §1; 2021 c.367 §40]

Source: Section 659A.421 — Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.153 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.153
659A.153 Covered employers
Status: in_force

(1) The requirements of ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) apply only to employers who employ 25 or more persons in the State of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which the leave is to be taken or in the year immediately preceding the year in which the leave is to be taken.

(2) The requirements of ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) do not apply to any employer who offers to an eligible employee a nondiscriminatory cafeteria plan, as defined by section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, providing, as one of its options, employee leave at least as generous as the leave required by ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) . [Formerly 659.472]

Source: Section 659A.153 — Covered employers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.415 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.415
657.415 When employer ceases to be subject to this chapter
Status: in_force

(1) No employer subject to this chapter shall cease to be subject except upon a written application and after a finding by the Director of the Employment Department that the employer did not, during and since the preceding calendar year, have sufficient employment or payroll to qualify as an employer as defined in this chapter.

(2) The employer shall cease to be subject effective with the first day of the calendar quarter in which the written application was filed. Such exemption shall continue until the employer again qualifies as an employer as defined in this chapter. [Amended by 1955 c.655 §18; 1981 c.77 §13]

Source: Section 657.415 — When employer ceases to be subject to this chapter , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.420 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.420
652.420 Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445
Status: in_force

(1) As used in ORS 652.420 (Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445) to 652.445 (Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account) :

(a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(b) “Labor bureau” includes any agency, bureau, commission, board or officer in another state that performs functions substantially corresponding to those of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(2) The definitions of ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) and 652.320 (Definitions for ORS 652.310 to 652.414) shall apply to ORS 652.420 (Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445) to 652.445 (Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account) , but nothing contained in those sections shall be construed to preclude reciprocal enforcement of wage claims under ORS 652.420 (Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445) to 652.445 (Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account) , when the services of the employee were rendered in another state. [1953 c.256 §1; 1987 c.158 §125; 2007 c.71 §205]

Source: Section 652.420 — Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.358 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.358
660.358 Green jobs growth initiative plan
Status: in_force

(1) The State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with the Governor, the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor and other parties deemed appropriate by the board and after consideration of the clean energy and energy efficiency policies of this state, shall develop a plan for a green jobs growth initiative to promote the development of emerging technologies and innovations that lead to, create or sustain family wage green jobs.

(2) The plan for the initiative developed by the board shall:

(a) Identify industries that are high demand green industries based on current and projected creation of family wage green jobs and the potential for career pathways created for such jobs.

(b) Use the needs of identified high demand green industries as the basis for the planning of workforce development activities that promote the development of emerging green technologies and innovations. These activities include, but are not limited to, such efforts undertaken by community colleges, public universities listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) , designated signature research centers, registered apprenticeship programs and other private sector training programs.

(c) Leverage and align existing public workforce development programs and other public and private resources to the goal of recruiting, supporting, educating and training of targeted populations of workers.

(d) Require the board to work collaboratively with stakeholders from business, labor and low income advocacy groups in the regional economy to develop and implement the initiative.

(e) Link adult basic and remedial education programs with job training for skills necessary for green jobs.

(f) Require the board to collaborate with employers and labor organizations to identify skills and competencies necessary for green job career pathways.

(g) Ensure that support services are integrated with education and training for green jobs and that such services are provided by organizations with direct access to and experience with targeted populations.

(h) Include an analysis of occupations in the forest products industry to:

(A) Determine key growth factors and employment projections for green jobs in the forest products industry; and

(B) Define the educational and skill standards required for current and emerging green occupations in the forest products industry.

(3) Based on the analysis conducted under subsection (2)(h) of this section, the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor, shall identify those forest products industries to be classified as high-demand green industries, taking into consideration current and future job creation and the strategic importance of the development of high-demand green forest products industry jobs to the development and growth of the state’s green economy.

(4) As used in this section, “forest products industry” includes, but is not limited to, businesses that grow, manage, harvest, transport or process forest, wood and paper products. [2009 c.887 §3; 2011 c.452 §2; 2011 c.637 §282; 2013 c.768 §149; 2017 c.185 §40; 2017 c.297 §18]

Source: Section 660.358 — Green jobs growth initiative plan , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.070 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.070
657B.070 Denying leave
Status: in_force

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to:

(a) Violate ORS 657B.060 (Job protection) .

(b) Deny leave or interfere with any other right to which an eligible employee is entitled under this chapter.

(c) Retaliate or in any way discriminate against an employee with respect to hire or tenure or any other term or condition of employment because the employee has inquired about the rights or responsibilities under this chapter.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An employee who alleges a violation of this section may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) or may file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in the manner provided by ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(b) This subsection does not apply if the process described in ORS 657B.410 (Appeals process, generally) , or the method established under ORS 657B.420 (Appeals of decisions under equivalent employer plan) , provides a remedy for the alleged violation. [2019 c.700 §11; 2023 c.203 §13]

Source: Section 657B.070 — Denying leave; discrimination and retaliation prohibited; remedies for violation; exception , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.126 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.126
660.126 Apprenticeship standards
Status: in_force

(1) Apprenticeship standards shall contain statements of:

(a) The apprenticeable occupation to be taught and a designation of the geographical area or areas in which the standards will apply;

(b) The qualifications required of apprentice applicants and the minimum eligible starting age, which is at least 16 years unless a higher age is required by law;

(c) The outline of work processes in which the apprentice will receive supervised work experience and training on the job, and the allocation of the approximate time to be spent in each major process;

(d) The term required for completion of apprenticeship, which shall be consistent with requirements established by industry practice for the development of requisite skills, but in no event shall be less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous work experience;

(e) The approximate number of hours to be spent by the apprentice at work and the approximate number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction;

(f) The minimum numeric ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices consistent with proper supervision, training, safety and continuity of employment, which shall be specifically and clearly stated as to application in terms of job site, workforce, department or plant;

(g) A probationary period of up to one year or 25 percent of the length of the program, whichever is shorter, with full credit given for the probationary period toward completion of apprenticeship and with provision that during the probationary period, the apprenticeship agreement may be terminated without cause;

(h) A progressively increasing schedule, showing the percentages of the journeyworker hourly wage to be paid the apprentice at each level of apprenticeship achieved;

(i) Any additional provisions that the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may, by rule, deem necessary or advisable to effectuate the policies and duties prescribed and imposed by ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) ; and

(j) The content of related training with training objectives.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the council and the division may approve the inclusion of standards of additional provisions, or of provisions that depart from the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, when such standards or provisions have been submitted by joint employer and employee groups, or may be part of legitimate bargaining agreements between an employer and employees. In making the decision, the council and the division shall consider the following factors:

(a) The possibility that the provision might result in curtailment of opportunities for apprentices to receive training or continuity of employment;

(b) The possibility that the provision might result in the diversion of needed qualified applicants for apprenticeship, and particularly of qualified applicants of protected classes, into unskilled or semiskilled jobs for which an adequate supply of labor already exists;

(c) The possibility that the provision might result in disputes among the participants in the programs that might curtail the cooperation necessary to build an adequate, skilled labor force in the State of Oregon;

(d) The need to safeguard the health, safety, continuity of employment and welfare of the apprentices and to ensure the public welfare;

(e) The need to raise the level of skill in each apprenticeable occupation to provide to the public quality goods and services at a fair price and an adequate and skilled workforce for the defense of the nation; and

(f) The need to provide training in the licensed occupations for the protection of the apprentices and of the general public.

(3) The council and the division shall adopt rules to allow a local committee to determine the circumstances under which an electrical apprentice, who is working under ORS 479.510 (Short title) to 479.945 (Restricted energy contractor’s license) and has completed 6,500 hours of apprenticeship training for licenses requiring 8,000 hours of apprenticeship training or who has completed 5,000 hours of apprenticeship training for licenses requiring 6,000 hours of apprenticeship training, may work without direct supervision during the remainder of the apprenticeship. [1981 c.764 §8 (enacted in lieu of 660.125); 1989 c.698 §1; 2003 c.14 §407; 2005 c.22 §472; 2007 c.620 §6; 2010 c.15 §1; 2011 c.9 §85; 2011 c.140 §6]

Source: Section 660.126 — Apprenticeship standards; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.194 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.194
659A.194 Denying leave to employee prohibited
Status: in_force

A covered employer who denies leave to an eligible employee or who discharges, threatens to discharge, intimidates or coerces because the employee takes leave to attend a criminal proceeding commits an unlawful employment practice. [2003 c.603 §4; 2011 c.210 §3]

Source: Section 659A.194 — Denying leave to employee prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.127 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.127
659A.127 Permitted employer action
Status: in_force

ORS 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) to 659A.139 (Construction of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145) do not affect the ability of an employer to do any of the following:

(1) An employer may prohibit the transfer, offering, sale, purchase or illegal use of drugs at the workplace by any employee. An employer may prohibit possession of drugs except for drugs prescribed by a licensed health care professional.

(2) An employer may prohibit the use of alcohol at the workplace by any employee.

(3) An employer may require that employees not be under the influence of alcohol or illegally used drugs at the workplace.

(4) An employer may require that employees behave in conformance with the requirements established under the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988.

(5) An employer may hold an employee who engages in the illegal use of drugs or who is an alcoholic to the same qualification standards for employment, job performance and behavior to which the employer holds other employees, even if the unsatisfactory performance or behavior is related to the alcoholism of or the illegal use of drugs by the employee.

(6) An employer may require that employees comply with all federal and state statutes and regulations regarding alcohol and the illegal use of drugs. [Formerly 659.444]

Source: Section 659A.127 — Permitted employer action , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.036 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.036
659A.036 Short title
Status: in_force

ORS 659A.033 (Violation of ORS 659A.030 by denying religious leave or prohibiting certain religious observances or practices) shall be known and may be cited as the “Oregon Workplace Religious Freedom Act.” [2009 c.744 §5]

Note: 659A.036 (Short title) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 659A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 659A.036 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.560 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.560
652.560 Costs and attorney fees
Status: in_force

Whenever any claim has been excepted to under ORS 652.540 (Exception to claim) and the claim is established by judgment and the court rendering the judgment is satisfied that the exceptions were made without probable cause or that the person so excepting could have ascertained with reasonable diligence that such claim was true and just, the claimant in such action shall be entitled to have the costs of such action, and such sum as the court may adjudge reasonable as attorney fees at trial and on appeal, enforced by execution against the person objecting as a judgment debtor in the first instance. However, if the court does not so find, or if execution, when issued, is returned nulla bona, then in either case such costs and attorney fees shall be ordered paid out of the proceeds of the property sold next after the payment of all claims presented under ORS 652.510 (Payment of wage claims by receivers, assignees or court) to 652.570 (Priority of wage claims over transfers in payment of preexisting obligations) . [Amended by 1981 c.897 §89]

Source: Section 652.560 — Costs and attorney fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.310 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.310
656.310 Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries
Status: in_force

(1) In any proceeding for the enforcement of a claim for compensation under this chapter, there is a rebuttable presumption that:

(a) Sufficient notice of injury was given and timely filed; and

(b) The injury was not occasioned by the willful intention of the injured worker to commit self-injury or suicide.

(2) The contents of medical, surgical and hospital reports presented by claimants for compensation shall constitute prima facie evidence as to the matter contained therein; so, also, shall such reports presented by the insurer or self-insured employer, provided that the doctor rendering medical and surgical reports consents to submit to cross-examination. This subsection shall also apply to medical or surgical reports from any treating or examining doctor who is not a resident of Oregon, provided that the claimant, self-insured employer or the insurer shall have a reasonable time, but no less than 30 days after receipt of notice that the report will be offered in evidence at a hearing, to cross-examine such doctor by deposition or by written interrogatories to be settled by the Administrative Law Judge. [1965 c.285 §40; 1969 c.447 §1; 1981 c.854 §21]

Source: Section 656.310 — Presumption concerning notice of injury and self-inflicted injuries; reports as evidence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.556 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.556
656.556 Liability of person letting a contract for amounts due from contractor
Status: in_force

If any person lets a contract and the person to whom the contract was let, while performing the contract, engages as an employer subject to this chapter at the plant of the person letting the contract, upon premises owned, leased or controlled by such person or upon premises where such person is conducting business, the person letting the contract shall be liable to the Industrial Accident Fund for the payment of all premiums, fees and assessments which may be due such fund on account of the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereunder. [Amended by 1965 c.285 §73; 1981 c.854 §38]

Source: Section 656.556 — Liability of person letting a contract for amounts due from contractor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.774 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.774
656.774 Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall report to the Secretary of State by March 15 of each year:

(1) The total amount of assets in the Industrial Accident Fund as of December 31 of the prior year;

(2) The reserves and surplus that are actuarially necessary according to recognized insurance principles as described in ORS 656.634 (Trust fund status of Industrial Accident Fund) (2) and statutory accounting principles published by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, excluding any allowance for undeclared dividends;

(3) Any funds in addition to those described in subsection (2) of this section; and

(4) The total amount of investment gain generated by the Industrial Accident Fund during the prior year ending on December 31. [2001 c.724 §2]

Note: See note under 656.772 (Annual audit of State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by Secretary of State) .

Source: Section 656.774 — Annual report by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation to Secretary of State; contents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.990 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.990
659.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 659.815 (Deceptive representations or advertisements by persons employing labor prohibited) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of ORS 659.805 (Blacklisting and blackmailing prohibited) by any officer or agent of a corporation or any other person is a Class C misdemeanor.

(3) Violation of ORS 659.800 (Use of force or misrepresentation to prevent employment prohibited) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(4) Violation of ORS 659.810 (Employer prohibited from filing false statement with employment agency to secure labor) or 659.845 (Fraudulently accepting advancement and refusing to work prohibited) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(5) Any person who violates ORS 659.825 (Employer failing to make agreed payments to employee benefit fund) , commits a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be required to make immediate restitution of delinquent payments to the fund or funds mentioned in ORS 659.825 (Employer failing to make agreed payments to employee benefit fund) .

(6) Violation of ORS 659.840 (Requiring breathalyzer or lie detector test prohibited) is a Class A misdemeanor. [Subsection (6) enacted as last sentence of 1957 c.548 §1; subsection (7) enacted as 1963 c.249 §2; 1973 c.140 §2; 2001 c.621 §64; 2011 c.597 §273]

Source: Section 659.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.750 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.750
652.750 Inspection of records by employee
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Employer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 656.005 (Definitions) .

(b) “Personnel records” does not include records of an individual relating to the conviction, arrest or investigation of conduct constituting a violation of the criminal laws of this state or another state or the United States, confidential reports from previous employers or records maintained in compliance with ORS 352.226 (Personnel records) .

(c) “Public safety officer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 236.350 (Definitions for ORS 236.350 to 236.370) .

(d) “Time and pay records” means payroll records and other records and data described under the administrative rules established by the Bureau of Labor and Industries pursuant to ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) .

(2) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, within 45 days after receipt of an employee’s request, an employer shall provide reasonable opportunity for the employee to inspect, at the place of employment or place of work assignment, the personnel records of the employee that are used or have been used to determine the employee’s qualification for employment, promotion, additional compensation, employment termination or other disciplinary action and time and pay records of the employee for the period required by the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 211(c), and accompanying regulations. Within 45 days after receipt of the employee’s request, the employer shall furnish a certified copy of the records.

(3) Upon termination of employment, the employer shall keep:

(a) The terminated employee’s personnel records for not less than 60 days.

(b) The terminated employee’s time and pay records for not less than the period required by the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. 211(c), and accompanying regulations.

(4) Notwithstanding the time periods described in subsection (2) of this section, if the employee’s personnel records or time and pay records are not readily available, the employer and the employee may agree to extend the time within which the employer must provide the employee reasonable opportunity to inspect the records or furnish the employee a certified copy of the records.

(5) For the services referred to in subsection (2) of this section only, an employer may charge an employee no more than an amount reasonably calculated to recover the actual cost of providing the services.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, an employer may not place an adverse comment in the personnel records of a public safety officer unless the officer has first read and signed the document containing the adverse comment.

(b) If a public safety officer refuses to sign a document containing an adverse comment, the employer may place the document in the officer’s personnel records with a notation that the document was presented to the officer and the officer refused to sign it.

(c) If a public safety officer is not available to read and sign the document containing an adverse comment at the work location where the personnel files are maintained, the employer may place the document in the officer’s personnel records and mail a copy of the document to the officer by regular mail or interoffice mail.

(d) A public safety officer may write a response within 30 days of being presented with a document containing an adverse comment. If a public safety officer writes a response to a document containing an adverse comment, the response must be attached to the original document and placed in the officer’s personnel records.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon request, a public safety officer may inspect the officer’s own personnel records at a reasonable time at the location where the records are kept by the employer.

(b) If, after inspection, a public safety officer believes that any portion of the material is mistakenly or unlawfully placed in the officer’s personnel records, the officer may request in writing that the mistaken or unlawful material be corrected or deleted. The request must describe the corrections or deletions requested and the reasons supporting the request and provide any documentation that supports the request. The employer shall respond within 30 days from the date the request is received. If the employer does not correct or delete the material, the employer shall place the request and the employer’s response to the request in the officer’s personnel records. [1977 c.861 §2; 1985 c.404 §6; 2007 c.276 §1; 2009 c.716 §4; 2016 c.115 §2]

Source: Section 652.750 — Inspection of records by employee; furnishing copy to employee; disposition of record on termination of employment; charge for copies; public safety officer records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.508 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.508
660.508 Commission officers
Status: in_force

(1) The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (OregonServes Commission) (2)(a) shall select a commission member as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for terms, and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of those offices, as the commission determines. The chairperson and vice chairperson must be members of the commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (OregonServes Commission) (2)(a).

(2) A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) The commission shall meet at least once every three months at a place, day and hour determined by a majority of the voting members of the commission. The commission shall meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the voting members of the commission. [Formerly 458.560]

Source: Section 660.508 — Commission officers; meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.990 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.990
651.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Willful neglect or refusal by any person subpoenaed under ORS 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) to attend or testify at the time and place named in the subpoena is a Class C misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of ORS 651.120 (Entry and examination of workplaces) (2) is a Class C misdemeanor. [Amended by 1983 c.740 §240; 2011 c.597 §262]

Source: Section 651.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.062 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.062
654.062 Notice of violation to employer by worker
Status: in_force

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(1) Every employee should notify the employer of any violation of law, regulation or standard pertaining to safety and health in the place of employment when the violation comes to the knowledge of the employee.

(2) However, any employee or representative of the employee may complain to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or any authorized representatives of the director of any violation of law, regulation or standard pertaining to safety and health in the place of employment, whether or not the employee also notifies the employer.

(3) Upon receiving any employee complaint, the director shall make inquiries, inspections and investigations that the director considers reasonable and appropriate. When an employee or representative of the employee has complained in writing of an alleged violation and no resulting citation is issued to the employer, the director shall furnish to the employee or representative of the employee, upon written request, a statement of reasons for the decision.

(4) The director shall establish procedures for keeping confidential the identity of any employee who requests protection in writing. When a request has been made, neither a written complaint from an employee, or representative of the employee, nor a memorandum containing the identity of a complainant may be disclosed under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) .

(5) It is an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employee or prospective employee because the employee or prospective employee has:

(a) Opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) ;

(b) Made any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) , or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding;

(c) Exercised on behalf of the employee, prospective employee or others any right afforded by ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) ;

(d) In good faith reported an assault that occurred on the premises of a health care employer as defined in ORS 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) or in the home of a patient receiving home health care services; or

(e) With no reasonable alternative and in good faith, refused to expose the employee or prospective employee to serious injury or death arising from a hazardous condition at a place of employment.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Any employee or prospective employee alleging to have been barred or discharged from employment or otherwise discriminated against in compensation, or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment, in violation of subsection (5) of this section may, within one year after the employee or prospective employee has reasonable cause to believe that the violation has occurred, file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging discrimination under the provisions of ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) . Upon receipt of the complaint the commissioner shall process the complaint under the procedures, policies and remedies established by ORS chapter 659A and the policies established by ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) in the same way and to the same extent that the complaint would be processed if the complaint involved allegations of unlawful employment practices under ORS 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) (1)(f).

(b) Within 90 days after receipt of a complaint filed under this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the complainant of the commissioner’s determination.

(c) The affected employee or prospective employee may bring a civil action in any circuit court of the State of Oregon against any person alleged to have violated subsection (5) of this section. The civil action must be commenced within one year after the employee or prospective employee has reasonable cause to believe a violation has occurred, unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(d) The commissioner or the circuit court may order all appropriate relief including rehiring or reinstatement to the employee’s former position with back pay.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In any action brought under subsection (6) of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that a violation of subsection (5) of this section has occurred if a person bars or discharges an employee or prospective employee from employment or otherwise discriminates against an employee or prospective employee within 60 days after the employee or prospective employee has engaged in any of the protected activities described in subsection (5)(a) to (e) of this section. The person may rebut the presumption that a violation of subsection (5) of this section has occurred by a demonstration of a preponderance of the evidence.

(b) If a person bars or discharges an employee or prospective employee from employment or otherwise discriminates against the employee or prospective employee more than 60 days after the employee or prospective employee has engaged in any of the protected activities described under subsection (5)(a) to (e) of this section, such action does not create a presumption in favor of or against finding that a violation of subsection (5) of this section has occurred. Where such action has occurred more than 60 days after the protected activity, this subsection does not modify any existing rule of case law relating to the proximity of time between a protected activity and an adverse employment action. The burden of proof shall be on the employee or prospective employee to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation occurred.

(8) The director shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of subsection (5)(e) of this section that are in accordance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). [Formerly 654.235; 1973 c.833 §14; 1983 c.275 §1; 1999 c.55 §3; 2001 c.621 §82; 2005 c.198 §1; 2007 c.279 §1; 2019 c.350 §3; 2021 c.293 §1; 2021 c.336 §1; 2023 c.196 §1]

Source: Section 654.062 — Notice of violation to employer by worker; complaint by worker to director; inspection; employee protections; rebuttable presumption; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.421 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.421
654.421 Refusal to treat certain patients by home health care employee
Status: in_force

(1) An employee who provides home health care services may refuse to treat a patient unless accompanied by a second employee if, based on the patient’s past behavior or physical or mental condition, the employee believes that the patient may assault the employee.

(2) An employee who provides home health care services may refuse to treat a patient unless the employee is equipped with a communication device that allows the employee to transmit one-way or two-way messages indicating that the employee is being assaulted. [2007 c.397 §6]

Source: Section 654.421 — Refusal to treat certain patients by home health care employee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.029 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.029
659A.029 “Because of sex” defined for ORS 659A.030
Status: in_force

For purposes of ORS 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , the phrase “because of sex” includes, but is not limited to, because of pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or occurrences. An individual affected by the individual’s pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions or occurrences shall be treated the same for all employment-related purposes, including receipt of benefits under fringe benefit programs, as any other person not so affected but similar in ability or inability to work by reason of physical condition, and nothing in this section shall be interpreted to permit otherwise. [Formerly 659.029; 2023 c.228 §47]

Note: Section 59 (5), chapter 228, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 59. (5) The amendments to ORS 659A.029 (“Because of sex” defined for ORS 659A.030) by section 47 of this 2023 Act apply to unlawful employment discrimination occurring before, on or after the effective date of this 2023 Act [July 13, 2023]. [2023 c.228 §59(5)]

Source: Section 659A.029 — “Because of sex” defined for ORS 659A.030 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.416 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.416
658.416 Reduction of bond or deposit
Status: in_force

If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries finds that an applicant has operated as an Oregon licensed labor contractor without an employee indorsement for at least two years in compliance with ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) and with any other laws pertaining to the conduct of labor contractors, and that no valid claims for unpaid wages have been made against the applicant, then the commissioner may reduce the amount of the bond or deposit that would otherwise be required pursuant to ORS 658.415 (Application for license) (3) to an amount determined by the commissioner, but in no event less than the following:

(1) If the commissioner finds that the labor contractor has so operated for a period of at least five years, $20,000;

(2) If the commissioner finds that the labor contractor has so operated for at least four years, $22,500;

(3) If the commissioner finds that the labor contractor has so operated for at least three years, $25,000; or

(4) If the commissioner finds that the labor contractor has so operated for at least two years, $27,500. [1995 c.73 §4; 2013 c.584 §8]

Source: Section 658.416 — Reduction of bond or deposit; conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.710 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.710
657.710 Free public employment offices
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department shall establish and maintain such free public employment offices, including such branch or affiliate offices, as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and for participation in Oregon’s workforce development system.

(2) The director may enter into such contracts or memoranda of understanding with designated workforce development system partners, including but not limited to other states and governments, government entities, state agencies, units of local government, intergovernmental entities, community colleges and persons, as appropriate to administer the workforce development system.

(3) The director may enter into contracts or memoranda of understanding to share confidential information as authorized under federal law and regulations for purposes of a national performance accounting system, including receiving and making available wage records to the extent the wage records are required by another state to carry out that state’s workforce development system performance plan.

(4) All moneys made available by or received by the state for the Oregon State Employment Service shall be paid to and expended from the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund.

(5) Each contracting agency shall provide to the director timely information pertinent to all existing job vacancies over which the contracting agency exercises employment control and for which there will be open recruitment. Such information shall be made available to the public by the director. As used in this subsection, “contracting agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 279A.010 (Definitions for Public Contracting Code) . [Amended by 1969 c.597 §190; 1983 c.339 §1; 2001 c.684 §34; 2003 c.794 §312; 2017 c.185 §19; 2017 c.297 §26]

Source: Section 657.710 — Free public employment offices; contracts relating to workforce development system; public agencies to provide information on job vacancies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).