ORS § 657.683 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.683
657.683 Hearings on actions under ORS 657.480, 657.679, 657.681 and 657.682
Status: in_force

(1) An application for hearing under ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) or 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) shall be in writing and shall state that a determination or assessment of the Director of the Employment Department or authorized representative is unjust or incorrect and that the employing unit requests a hearing. The application shall set forth the objections of the employing unit to the determination or assessment and the amount of contributions, if any, that the applicant admits to be due to the Employment Department. An application for a hearing to review an assessment made under ORS 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) (4) that was accompanied by a demand for a bond or deposit is not valid unless the bond or deposit is filed with the application in a form acceptable to the director or authorized representative.

(2) If a valid application for hearing is filed within the time provided by ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) or 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) , an administrative law judge shall review the determination or assessment and if requested by the employing unit shall grant a hearing unless a hearing has previously been afforded the employing unit on the same grounds as set forth in the application. The administrative law judge shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing to the director or authorized representative and shall also give notice to the employing unit by mail directed to the last-known address of the employing unit of record with the director.

(3) Hearings under ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) or 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter. The filing of an application for hearing with respect to a disputed assessment does not affect the right of the director or authorized representative to perfect any liens provided by this chapter.

(4) All testimony at any hearing held under ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) or 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) 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. At any hearing held as provided in ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) or 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) , the determination or assessment of the director or authorized representative shall be prima facie correct and the burden shall be upon the protesting employing unit to prove that it is incorrect. Thereafter the administrative law judge shall enter the findings of fact and decision, either affirming, modifying, or setting aside the determination or assessment of the director or authorized representative and in the case of an assessment, the administrative law judge may increase or decrease the amount of the assessment. The employing unit and the director shall be promptly notified of the decision of the administrative law judge.

(5) A decision of the administrative law judge becomes final on the date of notification or the mailing of the decision to the director and to the employing unit at the last-known address of record with the director unless, within the time specified in ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) (2), the administrative law judge on the administrative law judge’s own motion reviews the decision and issues an amended decision in which case the amended decision becomes the final decision. [1963 c.354 §4 ( 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); 1967 c.435 §9; 1971 c.734 §98; 1999 c.849 §§150,151; 2003 c.75 §55; 2005 c.214 §3; 2007 c.49 §1]

Source: Section 657.683 — Hearings on actions under ORS 657.480, 657.679, 657.681 and 657.682; decision of administrative law judge; amendment of decision , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.228 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.228
659A.228 Discrimination for reporting violation of election laws prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the conduct prohibited in ORS 659A.199 (Prohibited conduct by employer) , it is an unlawful employment practice for a person to discriminate or retaliate against another person with respect to hire or tenure, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment for the reason that the person has in good faith reported information that the person believes is evidence of a violation of a state or federal election law, rule or regulation.

(2) This section applies only to a person who pays money or offers other valuable consideration for obtaining signatures of electors on a state initiative, referendum or recall petition or on a prospective petition for a state measure to be initiated. [2013 c.519 §7]

(Initiating or Aiding Administrative, Criminal or Civil Proceeding)

Source: Section 659A.228 — Discrimination for reporting violation of election laws prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.186 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.186
659A.186 Exclusivity of provisions
Status: in_force

(1) ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) do not limit any right of an employee to any leave that is similar to the leave described in ORS 659A.159 (Purposes for which family leave may be taken) (1) and to which the employee may be entitled under any agreement between the employer and the employee, collective bargaining agreement or employer policy.

(2) ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) shall be construed to the extent possible in a manner that is consistent with any similar provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. If family leave taken under ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) qualifies as protected leave pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-3) or qualifies as family leave or medical leave taken pursuant to ORS chapter 657B, family leave taken under ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) must be taken concurrently with, and not in addition to, any leave taken under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-3) and under ORS chapter 657B. [Formerly 659.494; 2013 c.384 §6; 2023 c.203 §8]

Source: Section 659A.186 — Exclusivity of provisions; construction; concurrent leave , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.260 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.260
657.260 Filing claims for benefits
Status: in_force

(1) Claims for benefits shall be filed in accordance with such regulations as the Director of the Employment Department may prescribe.

(2) Each employer shall post and maintain printed statements concerning such regulations or such other matters as the director may by regulation prescribe in places readily accessible to individuals in the employer’s service and shall make available to each such individual copies of printed statements or materials relating to claims for benefits as the director may by regulation prescribe. The printed statement shall include notice to the workers in plain language of the potential disqualification from receipt of benefits for voluntarily leaving work or being discharged. Such printed statements shall be supplied by the director to each employer without cost to the employer.

(3) The director shall make available to claimants, a printed statement that it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment for the reason that the employee has testified at an unemployment compensation hearing or other hearing conducted pursuant to this chapter.

(4) Every person making a claim shall certify that the person has not, during the week with respect to which benefits are claimed, received or earned wages or compensation for any employment, whether subject to this chapter or not, otherwise than as specified in the claim. [Amended by 1973 c.300 §7; 1983 c.409 §2; 1985 c.404 §4]

Source: Section 657.260 — Filing claims for benefits; employer to post statements concerning claim regulations; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.605 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.605
656.605 Workers’ Benefit Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Workers’ Benefit Fund is created in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Moneys in the fund shall be invested in the same manner as other state moneys and investment earnings shall be credited to the fund. The fund shall consist of the following:

(a) Moneys received pursuant to ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) .

(b) Moneys recovered under ORS 656.054 (Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer) .

(c) Penalties recovered under ORS 656.735 (Civil penalty for noncomplying employers) .

(d) All moneys received by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to law or from any other source for purposes for which the fund may be expended.

(2) Moneys in the Workers’ Benefit Fund may be expended for the following purposes:

(a) Expenses of programs under ORS 656.445 (Advancement of funds from Workers’ Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default) , 656.506 (Assessments for programs) , 656.622 (Reemployment Assistance Program) , 656.625 (Reopened Claims Program) , 656.628 (Workers with Disabilities Program) and 656.630 (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding) .

(b) Proceedings against noncomplying employers pursuant to ORS 656.054 (Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer) and 656.735 (Civil penalty for noncomplying employers) .

(c) Expenses of vocational assistance on claims, the cost of which was imposed pursuant to section 15, chapter 600, Oregon Laws 1985.

(d) Payment of supplemental temporary disability benefits for workers employed in more than one job at the time of injury and reimbursement of the costs of administering payments resulting from elections by insurers and self-insured employers as provided by ORS 656.210 (Temporary total disability) (5).

(e) Payments made to injured workers pursuant to section 6a, chapter 865, Oregon Laws 2001.

(f) Expenses of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for enforcing ORS 659A.040 (Discrimination against worker applying for or inquiring about workers’ compensation benefits prohibited) , 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) , 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) , 659A.049 (Rights of reinstatement and reemployment protected) and 659A.052 (Reemployment rights of injured state workers) , subject to an agreement between the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. The agreement must include, but is not limited to, the amount of funds to be transferred to the bureau for enforcing ORS 659A.040 (Discrimination against worker applying for or inquiring about workers’ compensation benefits prohibited) , 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) , 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) , 659A.049 (Rights of reinstatement and reemployment protected) and 659A.052 (Reemployment rights of injured state workers) and the information relating to the enforcement of ORS 659A.040 (Discrimination against worker applying for or inquiring about workers’ compensation benefits prohibited) , 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) , 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) , 659A.049 (Rights of reinstatement and reemployment protected) and 659A.052 (Reemployment rights of injured state workers) that the bureau must report to the director.

(g) Reimbursement to the insurer or self-insured employer for the amount of permanent total disability benefits paid after the date of the notice of closure that was upheld pursuant to ORS 656.206 (Permanent total disability) .

(h) Reimbursement of vocational benefit expenses as provided in ORS 656.313 (Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review) .

(3) Subject to the following provisions, all moneys in the fund are appropriated continuously to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services to carry out the activities for which the fund may be expended:

(a) Moneys received pursuant to ORS 656.054 (Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer) and 656.735 (Civil penalty for noncomplying employers) and transfers made pursuant to ORS 705.148 (Transfers from Consumer and Business Services Fund to Workers’ Benefit Fund) may be expended only to carry out the provisions of ORS 656.054 (Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer) and 656.735 (Civil penalty for noncomplying employers) and section 15, chapter 600, Oregon Laws 1985.

(b) Moneys received pursuant to ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) and the transfers of unexpended and unobligated moneys in the Retroactive Reserve, Reemployment Assistance Reserve, Reopened Claims Reserve and Handicapped Workers Reserve referred to in ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) , 656.622 (Reemployment Assistance Program) , 656.625 (Reopened Claims Program) and 656.628 (Workers with Disabilities Program) (All 1993 Edition) may be expended only to carry out the programs referred to in ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) , 656.622 (Reemployment Assistance Program) , 656.625 (Reopened Claims Program) , 656.628 (Workers with Disabilities Program) and 656.630 (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding) .

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the director determines at any time that there are insufficient moneys in the Workers’ Benefit Fund to pay the expenses of programs for which expenditure of the fund is authorized, the director may reduce the level of benefits payable accordingly. [1995 c.641 §15; 1999 c.273 §3; 2001 c.865 §5; 2001 c.974 §8; 2002 s.s.2 c.4 §4; 2005 c.461 §5; 2005 c.588 §5; 2011 c.597 §267]

Source: Section 656.605 — Workers’ Benefit Fund; uses and limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.132 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.132
656.132 Coverage of minors
Status: in_force

(1) A minor working at an age legally permitted under the laws of this state is considered sui juris for the purpose of this chapter. No other person shall have any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to such minor worker, except as expressly provided in this chapter, but in the event of a lump-sum payment becoming due under this chapter to such minor worker, the control and management of any sum so paid shall be within the jurisdiction of the courts as in the case of other property of minors.

(2) If an employer subject to this chapter in good faith employed a minor under the age permitted by law, believing the minor to be of lawful age, and the minor sustains an injury or suffers death in such employment, the minor is conclusively presumed to have accepted the provisions of this chapter. The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may determine conclusively the good faith of such employer unless the employer possessed at the time of the accident resulting in such injury or death a certificate from some duly constituted authority of this state authorizing the employment of the minor in the work in which the minor was then engaged. Such certificate is conclusive evidence of the good faith of such employer.

(3) If the employer holds no such certificate and the director finds that the employer did not employ such minor in good faith, the minor is entitled to the benefits of this chapter, but the employer shall pay to the Consumer and Business Services Fund by way of penalty a sum equal to 25 percent of the amount paid out or set apart under such statutes on account of the injury or death of such minor, but such penalty shall be not less than $100 nor exceed $500. [Amended by 1959 c.448 §13; 1985 c.212 §3]

Source: Section 656.132 — Coverage of minors , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.280 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.280
657B.280 Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies to:

(a) An employer that fails to remit to the Department of Revenue any amount of contributions due under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) ;

(b) An individual liable to repay any amount of benefits paid under this chapter to which the individual was not entitled;

(c) A person liable under ORS 657B.330 (Liability of certain officers, members, partners or employees for amounts in default) for amounts due under this chapter;

(d) A self-employed individual or tribal government that fails to remit to the Department of Revenue any amount of contributions due under ORS 657B.130 (Elective coverage for certain individuals) ;

(e) An employer liable to repay any amount of grant moneys awarded under ORS 657B.200 (Employer assistance grants) for which the employer was not eligible; and

(f) An individual or an employer liable for any amounts due under this chapter.

(2) If a judgment or final administrative order is rendered in favor of the Director of the Employment Department for amounts described in subsection (1) of this section, the amounts shall be a lien in favor of the director upon all property, whether real or personal, belonging to the employer, individual or person.

(3) The lien shall be perfected and attach:

(a) To real and personal property located within the county, upon the recording of a warrant, as provided in ORS 657B.300 (Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid) , with the clerk of the county in which the property is located.

(b) To personal property wherever located within the state, upon:

(A) The recording of a warrant, as provided in ORS 657B.300 (Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid) , with the clerk of any county; and

(B) The filing of a copy of the warrant with the Secretary of State as provided in ORS 657B.290 (Filing of lien statement or warrant) .

(4) The lien created by this section may be foreclosed by a suit in the circuit court in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of other liens on real or personal property. [2019 c.700 §17; 2023 c.120 §10]

Note: Section 13 (5), chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 13. (5) The amendments to ORS 657B.280 (Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property) by section 10, chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023, apply to amounts due or liable to be repaid on or after January 1, 2023. [2023 c.120 §13(5); 2023 c.292 §16b(5)]

Source: Section 657B.280 — Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property; foreclosure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.820 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.820
659A.820 Complaints
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, for purposes of a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or discrimination under federal housing law, “person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice” includes, but is not limited to, a person who believes that the person:

(a) Has been injured by an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or a discriminatory housing practice; or

(b) Will be injured by an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.

(2) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice may file with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries a verified written complaint that states the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the unlawful practice. The complaint must be signed by the complainant. The complaint must set forth the acts or omissions alleged to be an unlawful practice. The complainant may be required to set forth in the complaint such other information as the commissioner may require. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a complaint under this section must be filed no later than one year after the alleged unlawful practice.

(3) A complaint alleging an unlawful employment practice as described in ORS 243.323 (Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) , 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) or 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) must be filed no later than five years after the occurrence of the alleged unlawful employment practice.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a complaint may not be filed under this section if a civil action has been commenced in state or federal court alleging the same matters.

(b) The prohibition described in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or alleging discrimination under federal housing law.

(5) If an employer has one or more employees who refuse or threaten to refuse to abide by the provisions of this chapter or to cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the employer may file with the commissioner a verified complaint requesting assistance by conciliation or other remedial action.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the commissioner shall notify the person against whom a complaint is made within 30 days of the filing of the complaint. The commissioner shall include in the notice the date, place and circumstances of the alleged unlawful practice.

(7) The commissioner shall notify the person against whom a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or discrimination under federal housing law is made within 10 days of the filing of the complaint. The commissioner shall include in the notice:

(a) The date, place and circumstances of the alleged unlawful practice; and

(b) A statement that the person against whom the complaint is made may file an answer to the complaint. [2001 c.621 §2; 2007 c.71 §214; 2007 c.903 §6; 2008 c.36 §7; 2009 c.108 §1; 2017 c.197 §5; 2019 c.343 §5; 2019 c.463 §5; 2021 c.293 §2]

Source: Section 659A.820 — Complaints , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.089 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.089
659A.089 Notification to Director of Veterans’ Affairs
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “uniformed service” means the Armed Forces of the United States, the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard when the member is engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty for training or full-time National Guard duty, the commissioned corps of the United States Public Health Service and any other category of persons designated by the President of the United States in time of war or national emergency.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall notify the Director of Veterans’ Affairs within 30 days of receipt of written information from, or the filing of a complaint for violation of ORS 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) or 659A.086 (Employment rights of members of organized militia when called into active state service) by, a member or veteran of a uniformed service.

(3) The commissioner shall notify the director as required by subsection (2) of this section only if authorized to do so by the member or veteran of a uniformed service who submitted the written information or filed the complaint. [2012 c.44 §1]

Note: See note under 659A.086 (Employment rights of members of organized militia when called into active state service) .

Source: Section 659A.089 — Notification to Director of Veterans’ Affairs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.295 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.295
653.295 Noncompetition agreements
Status: in_force

"Under Oregon law, continued employment is not adequate consideration for a non-compete agreement. Employees must be presented with some type of advancement to support sufficient consideration." Bibliographic info

"A Non-Compete Agreement restricts an employee from entering into competition with an employer after their employment period ends. Some Non-Compete Agreements can be unreasonable and limit your future job prospects." Bibliographic info

(1) A noncompetition agreement entered into between an employer and employee is void and unenforceable unless:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) The employer informs the employee in a written employment offer received by the employee at least two weeks before the first day of the employee’s employment that a noncompetition agreement is required as a condition of employment; or

(B) The noncompetition agreement is entered into upon a subsequent bona fide advancement of the employee by the employer;

(b) The employee is a person described in ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) (3);

(c) The employer has a protectable interest as described in subsection (2) of this section;

(d) Within 30 days after the date of the termination of the employee’s employment, the employer provides a signed, written copy of the terms of the noncompetition agreement to the employee; and

(e) The total amount of the employee’s annual gross salary and commissions, calculated on an annual basis, at the time of the employee’s termination exceeds $100,533, adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor immediately preceding the calendar year of the employee’s termination. This paragraph does not apply to an employee described in subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(2) For purposes of subsection (1)(c) of this section, an employer has a protectable interest when the employee:

(a) Has access to trade secrets, as defined in ORS 646.461 (Definitions for ORS 646.461 to 646.475) ;

(b) Has access to competitively sensitive confidential business or professional information that otherwise would not qualify as a trade secret, including product development plans, product launch plans, marketing strategy or sales plans; or

(c) Is employed as an on-air talent by an employer in the business of broadcasting and the employer:

(A) In the year preceding the termination of the employee’s employment, expended resources equal to or exceeding 10 percent of the employee’s annual salary to develop, improve, train or publicly promote the employee, provided that the resources expended by the employer were expended on media that the employer does not own or control; and

(B) Provides the employee, for the time the employee is restricted from working, the greater of compensation equal to at least:

(i) Fifty percent of the employee’s annual gross base salary and commissions at the time of the employee’s termination; or

(ii) Fifty percent of $100,533, adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor immediately preceding the calendar year of the employee’s termination.

(3) The term of a noncompetition agreement may not exceed 12 months from the date of the employee’s termination. The remainder of a term of a noncompetition agreement in excess of 12 months is void and may not be enforced by a court of this state.

(4) Subsections (1) and (3) of this section apply only to noncompetition agreements made in the context of an employment relationship or contract and not otherwise.

(5) Subsections (1) and (3) of this section do not apply to:

(a) Bonus restriction agreements, which are lawful agreements that may be enforced by the courts in this state; or

(b) A covenant not to solicit employees of the employer or solicit or transact business with customers of the employer.

(6) Nothing in this section restricts the right of any person to protect trade secrets or other proprietary information by injunction or any other lawful means under other applicable laws.

(7) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) and (e) of this section, a noncompetition agreement is enforceable for the full term of the agreement, for up to 12 months, if the employer agrees in writing to provide the employee, for the time the employee is restricted from working, the greater of:

(a) Compensation equal to at least 50 percent of the employee’s annual gross base salary and commissions at the time of the employee’s termination; or

(b) Fifty percent of $100,533, adjusted annually for inflation pursuant to the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, West Region (All Items), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor immediately preceding the calendar year of the employee’s termination.

(8) As used in this section:

(a) “Bonus restriction agreement” means an agreement, written or oral, express or implied, between an employer and employee under which:

(A) Competition by the employee with the employer is limited or restrained after termination of employment, but the restraint is limited to a period of time, a geographic area and specified activities, all of which are reasonable in relation to the services described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph;

(B) The services performed by the employee pursuant to the agreement include substantial involvement in management of the employer’s business, personal contact with customers, knowledge of customer requirements related to the employer’s business or knowledge of trade secrets or other proprietary information of the employer; and

(C) The penalty imposed on the employee for competition against the employer is limited to forfeiture of profit sharing or other bonus compensation that has not yet been paid to the employee.

(b) “Broadcasting” means the activity of transmitting of any one-way electronic signal by radio waves, microwaves, wires, coaxial cables, wave guides or other conduits of communications.

(c) “Employee” and “employer” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) .

(d) “Noncompetition agreement” means a written agreement between an employer and employee under which the employee agrees that the employee, either alone or as an employee of another person, will not compete with the employer in providing products, processes or services that are similar to the employer’s products, processes or services for a period of time or within a specified geographic area after termination of employment. [1977 c.646 §2; 1983 c.828 §1; 1985 c.565 §85; 2005 c.22 §459; 2007 c.902 §2; 2015 c.429 §1; 2019 c.121 §1; 2021 c.75 §1]

Source: Section 653.295 — Noncompetition agreements; bonus restriction agreements; applicability of restrictions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.485 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.485
658.485 Transfer of funds collected under reciprocal agreements
Status: in_force

Any agreement concluded by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 658.480 (Authority of commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements) shall make a provision for the transfer of any funds collected pursuant to ORS 658.480 (Authority of commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements) and for retention by the commissioner or the agency of the other state of percentile amounts from sums collected to defray the administrative costs of ORS 658.480 (Authority of commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements) . Amounts retained pursuant to this section to be used to defray the administrative costs of ORS 658.480 (Authority of commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements) shall be credited to the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account and shall be used only for the administration of ORS 658.480 (Authority of commissioner to enter into reciprocal agreements) . [1985 c.252 §4]

Source: Section 658.485 — Transfer of funds collected under reciprocal agreements; restriction on use of funds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.224 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.224
659A.224 Short title
Status: in_force

"Oregon laws protect you from being discriminated against at work. That means you can’t be fired or demoted, paid less, or otherwise treated differently because of certain characteristics about you." Bibliographic info

ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) shall be known as the Whistleblower Law. [Formerly 659.545]

Source: Section 659A.224 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.502 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.502
656.502 “Fiscal year” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 656.502 (“Fiscal year” defined) to 656.526 (Distribution of dividends from surplus in Industrial Accident Fund) , “fiscal year” means the period of time commencing on July 1 and ending on the succeeding June 30.

Source: Section 656.502 — “Fiscal year” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.270 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.270
663.270 Access of board to evidence relating to subject matter of investigation or proceedings
Status: in_force

(1) The Employment Relations Board or its duly authorized agents at all reasonable times shall have access to, for the purpose of examination, and the right to copy, any evidence of a person being investigated or proceeded against that relates to any matter under investigation or in question. The board, upon application of a party to such proceedings, forthwith shall issue to that party subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of any evidence in the proceeding or investigation requested in the application.

(2) Within five days after the service of a subpoena on a person requiring the production of any evidence in possession or under the control of the person, the board on petition of that person shall revoke the subpoena if in its opinion the evidence whose production is required does not relate to any matter under investigation, or any matter in question in the proceedings, or if in its opinion the subpoena does not describe with sufficient particularity the evidence whose production is required.

(3) The board or its agent designated by it for such purposes, may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and receive evidence. Attendance of witnesses and the production of such evidence may be required at any designated place of hearing. [1971 c.729 §38; 1975 c.147 §18]

Source: Section 663.270 — Access of board to evidence relating to subject matter of investigation or proceedings; revocation of subpoenas requiring improper information; administration of oaths; taking testimony and evidence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.576 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.576
656.576 “Paying agency” defined
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 656.578 (Workers’ election whether to sue third person or noncomplying employer for damages) to 656.595 (Precedence of cause of action) , “paying agency” means the self-insured employer or insurer paying benefits to the worker or beneficiaries. [1965 c.285 §44a; 1981 c.854 §42]

Source: Section 656.576 — “Paying agency” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.612 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.612
656.612 Assessments for department activities
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall impose and collect assessments from all insurers, self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups in an amount sufficient to pay the expenses of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter and ORS chapter 654 and under the Insurance Code. The assessments shall be paid in the manner and at intervals as the director may direct and when collected shall be deposited in the Consumer and Business Services Fund. The receipts in the account are continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose described in this subsection.

(2) The assessments shall be levied against the insurers’ direct earned premium and the direct earned premium self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups would have paid had they been insured employers.

(3) The director may impose and collect an additional assessment from self-insured employer groups in an amount sufficient to pay the additional expenses involved in administering the group self-insured program.

(4) The director may establish a minimum assessment applicable to all insurers, self-insured employers and self-insured employer groups and shall establish the time, manner and method of imposing and collecting assessments subject to applicable budgeting and fiscal laws.

(5) The assessments required under this section shall be developed pursuant to ORS 183.310 (Definitions for chapter) to 183.410 (Agency determination of applicability of rule or statute to petitioner) and in such a manner that will reasonably and substantially accomplish the objective of subsection (2) of this section at the least possible administrative cost to everyone.

(6) Assessments developed by the department under this section shall be reported to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means or, during the interim between sessions of the Legislative Assembly, to the Emergency Board or to the Joint Interim Committee on Ways and Means. [1965 c.285 §69a; 1973 c.353 §2; 1975 c.556 §45; 1977 c.804 §18; 1979 c.839 §13; 1981 c.535 §41; 1981 c.854 §44; 1985 c.506 §1; 1987 c.373 §37; 1987 c.884 §22; 1989 c.413 §21; 1990 c.2 §35; 1999 c.409 §1; 2012 c.107 §17]

Source: Section 656.612 — Assessments for department activities; amount; collection procedure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.001 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.001
654.001 Short title
Status: in_force

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) , 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) and 654.991 (Penalties) may be cited as the Oregon Safe Employment Act. [1973 c.833 §2]

Source: Section 654.001 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.755 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.755
658.755 Farmworker camp operator duties
Status: in_force

(1) Every farmworker camp operator shall:

(a) If a farm labor contractor, comply with the provisions 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) .

(b) Comply with ORS chapter 654 and the administrative rules of the Department of Consumer and Business Services adopted pursuant to ORS chapter 654.

(c) Comply with all applicable building codes and health and safety laws.

(d) Comply with ORS 659A.250 (Definitions for ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262) to 659A.262 (Warrant on behalf of person entitled to access to housing) .

(e) Pay or distribute promptly, when due, to individuals entitled thereto, all moneys or other things of value entrusted to the farmworker camp operator, or agents or employees of the operator, by any individual for that purpose.

(f) Comply with the terms and provisions of all legal and valid agreements or contracts entered into in the operator’s capacity as an operator of a farmworker camp.

(2) No farmworker camp operator shall:

(a) Operate a camp which is not registered with the department as required by ORS 658.750 (Camp operator registration) .

(b) Make any material misrepresentation, false statement or willful concealment in the application for an indorsement or registration.

(c) Willfully make or cause to be made to any person any false, fraudulent or misleading representation concerning the terms and conditions of occupancy in the farmworker camp.

(d) Knowingly publish or circulate any false or misleading information concerning the terms, conditions or existence of housing or employment at any place.

(e) Assist a person who is not entitled to operate a farmworker camp under ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) to act in violation of ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) or 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) or ORS chapter 654.

(f) By force, intimidation or threat in any manner whatsoever, induce any occupant of the farmworker camp to give up any part of the compensation the occupant is entitled to by contract or by any state or federal wage payment law.

(g) By force, intimidation or threat in any manner whatsoever, restrain any person who wishes to leave the camp from doing so. [1989 c.962 §7; 1991 c.67 §169; 1995 c.500 §4]

Source: Section 658.755 — Farmworker camp operator duties; prohibitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.515 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.515
660.515 Commission duties
Status: in_force

The OregonServes Commission shall:

(1) Develop programs and provide oversight and administration of programs granted to this state by AmeriCorps under the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993, as amended (P.L. 103-82).

(2) Prepare state applications to AmeriCorps for financial assistance for state-based service programs.

(3) Establish state priorities for volunteerism and develop a three-year, comprehensive national and community service plan based on the priorities.

(4) Develop projects, training methods, curriculum materials and other materials and activities related to state service programs that receive assistance directly from AmeriCorps.

(5) Coordinate national service and volunteer service in statewide activities for disaster preparedness, response and relief activities and climate mitigation. Coordination under this subsection must include establishing an administration, training methods and curriculum materials.

(6) Promote engagement in volunteerism and service for the purpose of strengthening communities in Oregon by:

(a) Promoting a statewide volunteer recognition plan open to all sectors;

(b) Assisting efforts by Oregon communities to encourage involvement in volunteerism;

(c) Evaluating the status of volunteerism and service in the public, private and nonprofit sectors of this state;

(d) Assisting efforts to inform young Oregonians about opportunities for involvement in the public, private and nonprofit sectors through service and volunteerism;

(e) Promoting the value of service learning as an educational strategy in both kindergarten through grade 12 and higher education;

(f) Promoting the concept and practice of business and corporate volunteering, with an emphasis on communities where business and corporate volunteering initiatives are less developed;

(g) Promoting best practices in volunteer management, including screening and background check processes;

(h) Promoting and supporting the concept of participation and volunteerism by all residents as an effective means of addressing community needs and achieving a collective commitment to lifelong community service;

(i) Recognizing individual members of service and volunteer organizations as a means to honor and celebrate their impact on Oregon communities; and

(j) Recognizing National Volunteer Week and AmeriCorps Week as a time for encouraging residents to participate in community service projects.

(7) Biennially submit a report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly as provided under ORS 192.230 (Definitions for ORS 192.235 to 192.245) to 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) :

(a) Detailing commission activities during the preceding two-year period;

(b) Reviewing and summarizing, to the extent the commission deems relevant, the content of reports accepted by the commission on behalf of the Governor;

(c) Assessing the state of national service in Oregon; and

(d) Containing specific recommendations for any additional legislation the commission deems necessary to:

(A) Support the responsibilities of the commission to further national service, civic engagement and volunteerism; or

(B) Improve the effectiveness or efficiency of the commission. [Formerly 458.568]

Source: Section 660.515 — Commission duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.813 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.813
657.813 Use of moneys made available under Social Security Act for administrative expenses
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ORS 657.812 (Use of moneys credited to Unemployment Trust Fund by Secretary of the Treasury) , the Employment Department may accept funds made available to this state under section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended, for payment of administrative expenses relating to the unemployment insurance program. [1999 c.970 §2]

Note: 657.813 (Use of moneys made available under Social Security Act for administrative expenses) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 657 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 657.813 — Use of moneys made available under Social Security Act for administrative expenses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.536 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.536
656.536 Premium charges for coverage of reforestation cooperative workers based on prevailing wage
Status: in_force

(1) The premiums charged by an insurer for coverage under this chapter for members of a workers’ cooperative engaged primarily in reforestation work and all computations for benefits payable to such individuals under this chapter shall be based on the prevailing rate of wage paid to individuals performing the same work in the same locality as members of the workers’ cooperative.

(2) Each time a cooperative contracts for services, the cooperative shall determine the prevailing rate of wage of each job category involved in performance of the contract. The determination of the prevailing rate of wage shall be filed with the insurer and used during the term of the contract. If a dispute arises between the workers’ cooperative and the insurer concerning the propriety of the prevailing rate of wage determination by the workers’ cooperative, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall determine the appropriate prevailing rate of wage.

(3) The determination of the prevailing rate of wage shall be based on the best evidence available concerning wages paid to employees who do not have an ownership interest in the contracting enterprise performing the same work under similar conditions in the same locality as the cooperative. If no such work is being performed in the same locality at the time the workers’ cooperative engages in a contract for services, the best evidence available from the latest such contract for services for the same work under similar conditions in the nearest locality shall be used by the workers’ cooperative to determine the prevailing rate of wage.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in no case shall the prevailing rate of wage used for the purpose of this section be less than the rate of wage specified in the contract for services as the minimum wage to be paid for services performed under the contract. If no such minimum wage requirement is specified in the contract for services, the most recent such contract for services for the same work under similar conditions in the nearest locality which specifies minimum wages shall be used to determine the prevailing rate of wage.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) “Prevailing rate of wage” means the average wage paid to employees who do not have an ownership interest in the contracting enterprise performing the same work under similar conditions in the same locality as the cooperative.

(b) “Workers’ cooperative” means an enterprise:

(A) Formed pursuant to ORS chapter 62.

(B) The membership of which is limited to individuals who maintain and operate the enterprise.

(C) The members of which each have equal voting power in the control of the enterprise.

(D) The profits of which are distributed to each member on the basis of the quantity or value of the services performed by that individual as a member of the cooperative.

(E) Which makes no dividend or financial or monetary return or any other payment based on capital investment except as provided in subparagraph (D) of this paragraph or at a strictly limited rate of interest agreed upon at the time the capital is invested.

(F) Receives not less than 80 percent of its gross income from engaging in reforestation work and related activity, including but not limited to tree planting, brush clearing, precommercial thinning, trail building, trail maintenance, fire fighting, timber stand examinations, cone picking, tubing, conifer release and roadside brush clearing. [1981 c.279 §2]

Source: Section 656.536 — Premium charges for coverage of reforestation cooperative workers based on prevailing wage; manner of determining prevailing wage , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.010
653.010 Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) , unless the context requires otherwise:

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

(2) “Employ” includes to suffer or permit to work but does not include voluntary or donated services performed for no compensation or without expectation or contemplation of compensation as the adequate consideration for the services performed for a public employer referred to in subsection (3) of this section, or a religious, charitable, educational, public service or similar nonprofit corporation, organization or institution for community service, religious or humanitarian reasons or for services performed by general or public assistance recipients as part of any work training program administered under the state or federal assistance laws.

(3) “Employer” means any person who employs another person including the State of Oregon or a political subdivision thereof or any county, city, district, authority, public corporation or entity and any of their instrumentalities organized and existing under law or charter.

(4) “Minor” means any person under 18 years of age.

(5) “Occupation” means any occupation, service, trade, business, industry, or branch or group of industries or employment or class of employment in which employees are gainfully employed.

(6) “Organized camp” means a day or resident camp, whether or not operated for profit, established to give campers recreational, creative, religious or educational experience in cooperative group living wherein the activities are conducted on a closely supervised basis, whether or not the camp is used primarily by an organized group or by members of the public and whether or not the activities or facilities are furnished free of charge or for the payment of a fee.

(7) “Outside salesperson” means any employee who is employed for the purpose of and who is customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer’s place or places of business in making sales, or obtaining orders, or obtaining contracts for services and whose hours of work of any other nature for the employer do not exceed 30 percent of the hours worked in the workweek by the nonexempt employees of the employer.

(8) “Piece-rate” means a rate of pay calculated on the basis of the quantity of the crop harvested.

(9) “Salary” means no less than the wage set pursuant to ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) , multiplied by 2,080 hours per year, then divided by 12 months.

(10) “Wages” means compensation due to an employee by reason of employment, payable in legal tender of the United States or check on banks convertible into cash on demand at full face value, subject to such deductions, charges or allowances as are permitted in ORS 653.035 (Deducting value of lodging, meals and other benefits furnished by employer) .

(11) “Work time” includes both time worked and time of authorized attendance. [1967 c.596 §2; 1979 c.153 §2; 1983 c.274 §1; 1985 c.99 §1; 1985 c.170 §1; 1989 c.446 §1; 1991 c.829 §2; 1993 c.739 §24; 2003 c.14 §398]

Source: Section 653.010 — Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.120 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.120
660.120 Duties and powers of council and division
Status: repealed

(1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, under the direction of the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, shall enforce the provisions of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) in order to carry out the intent and purposes of those provisions. The State Director of Apprenticeship and Training, the division and the council may conduct investigations, issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, obtain evidence, administer oaths and take testimony in all matters relating to the council’s duties and functions as set forth in ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) when the information sought is relevant to a lawful investigative purpose and is reasonable in scope. The council and the division shall adopt rules for gathering information through subpoenas or testimony. The rules must include procedures through which a party may object to providing information. After being served with a subpoena, if a person refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined, to answer any question or to produce any document or other thing as required by the subpoena, the director, the division or the council may petition the circuit court in the county in which the investigation is pending for an order directing the person to show cause why the person has not complied with the subpoena and should not be held in contempt. The director, division or council shall serve the court’s order upon the person in the manner provided by ORCP 55 D. If the person fails to show cause for the noncompliance, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena within such time as the court shall direct and may hold the person in contempt.

(2) The division, on behalf of the council, may bring suit in a court of proper jurisdiction in the name of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, or in the name of an apprentice on behalf of the apprentice, through the district attorney or the Attorney General.

(3) The council and the division may adopt rules that are reasonably necessary to enforce and administer ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) . In adopting the rules, the council and the division shall comply with ORS chapter 183. In addition, if the council and the division find that it would be impractical for a number or all of the local joint committees in the state to develop criteria concerning a particular matter, the council and the division may adopt rules on the matter. The rules shall govern on that matter except to the extent that a local joint committee’s approved standards contain exceptions.

(4) The council and the division also shall:

(a) Establish policy of the program so as to encourage the promotion, expansion and improvement of programs of apprenticeship and training;

(b) Approve and register program standards and modifications to program standards that are submitted by appropriate local joint committees as provided in ORS 660.126 (Apprenticeship standards) , if the standards and modifications are in substantial conformity with the statewide standards approved under ORS 660.155 (State joint committees) ;

(c) Establish committees and approve nominations of members and alternates to local joint committees and state joint committees to ensure balanced representation of employer and employee groups;

(d) Deregister standards and terminate entire programs, and remove any or all members of any committee, for inactivity or inadequate activity, or for failure to abide by the provisions of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) or by the rules and policies of the council and the division;

(e) Cooperate with interested state and federal agencies, including the Department of Education, the State Workforce and Talent Development Board and other providers of related training and curriculum such as community college districts, community college service districts, education service districts and recognized industry programs; and

(f) Perform such other functions and duties as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) .

(5) The council shall hold at least four regular public meetings each year. Executive sessions shall be held on call of the chairperson, or at the written request of a majority of the members of the council. [Amended by 1955 c.719 §7; 1957 c.270 §7; 1967 c.6 §13; 1971 c.271 §2; 1975 c.605 §32; 1981 c.764 §6; 2007 c.277 §5; 2011 c.140 §5; 2017 c.185 §22; 2017 c.297 §27]

Note: ORCP 55 was repealed and replaced by the Council on Court Procedures Amendments promulgated on December 8, 2018, and effective January 1, 2020. The text of 660.120 (Duties and powers of council and division) was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the repeal. Editorial adjustment of 660.120 (Duties and powers of council and division) for the repeal of ORCP 55 has not been made. See the ORCP 55 Cross-Reference Chart available from the Council on Court Procedures.

Source: Section 660.120 — Duties and powers of council and division; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.120 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.120
651.120 Entry and examination of workplaces
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may:

(a) Enter any factory, mill, office, workshop, or public or private works, at any reasonable time, for the purpose of gathering facts such as are contemplated by ORS 279C.850 (Inspection to determine whether prevailing rate of wage being paid) , 652.330 (Powers and duties of commissioner in enforcing wage claims) , 653.045 (Records to be kept by employers) and 659A.835 (Investigation) .

(b) Examine into the methods of protection from danger to employees, and the sanitary conditions in and around such buildings and places, and make a record thereof.

(2) An owner or occupant, or the respective agent, of any factory, mill, office, or workshop, or public or private works, may not refuse to allow an inspector or employee of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to enter. [Amended by 1979 c.225 §4; 2001 c.621 §86; 2003 c.794 §306; 2013 c.296 §14]

Source: Section 651.120 — Entry and examination of workplaces , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.097 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.097
654.097 Consultative services required
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An insurer that provides workers’ compensation coverage to employers pursuant to ORS chapter 656 shall furnish occupational safety and health loss control consultative services to its insured employers in accordance with standards established by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(b) A self-insured employer shall establish and implement an occupational safety and health loss control program in accordance with standards established by the director.

(2) An insurer or self-insured employer may furnish any of the services required by this section through an independent contractor.

(3) The program of an insurer for furnishing loss control consultative services as required by this section shall be adequate to meet the minimum standards prescribed by the director by rule from time to time. Such services shall include the conduct of workplace surveys to identify health and safety problems, review of employer injury records with appropriate persons and development of plans for improvement of employer health and safety loss records. At the time a workers’ compensation insurance policy is issued and on an annual basis thereafter, the insurer shall notify its insured employers of the loss control consultative services that the insurer is required by rule to offer, without additional charge as provided in this section, and shall provide a written description of the services that the insurer does offer.

(4) The insurer shall not charge any fee in addition to the insurance premium for safety and health loss control consultative services.

(5) Each insurer shall make available, at the request of the director and in the form prescribed by the director, its annual expenditures for safety and health loss control activities for the prior year and its budget for safety and health loss control activities for the following year.

(6) As used in this section, “employer,” “insurer” and “self-insured employer” have the meaning for those terms provided in ORS 656.005 (Definitions) . [Formerly 656.451; 2007 c.241 §21]

Note: 654.097 (Consultative services required) was added to and made a part of 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 654.097 — Consultative services required; program standards; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.208 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.208
656.208 Death during permanent total disability
Status: in_force

If an injured worker dies during the period of the worker’s permanent total disability, whatever the cause of death, and the worker leaves a beneficiary, payment must be made in the same manner and in the same amounts as provided in ORS 656.204 (Death) . [Amended by 1957 c.453 §2; 1959 c.450 §2; 1965 c.285 §22b; 1969 c.521 §2; 1971 c.415 §2; 1973 c.497 §3; 1975 c.497 §2; 1985 c.108 §2; 2017 c.71 §3]

Source: Section 656.208 — Death during permanent total disability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.273 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.273
657.273 Restriction on use of findings, orders and judgments in other proceedings
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding ORS 43.130 (Judicial orders that are conclusive) and 43.160 (What determined by former judgment) , the decisions, findings, conclusions, final orders and judgments that arise out of hearings under ORS 657.270 (Hearing upon decision) , review proceedings under ORS 657.275 (Review by Employment Appeals Board) and judicial review proceedings under ORS 657.282 (Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.275) :

(1) May not be used for the purpose of claim preclusion or issue preclusion in any other action or proceeding except an administrative or civil action or proceeding under this chapter; and

(2) Are not admissible as evidence in any other civil action or proceeding other than civil actions or proceedings under this chapter or in determination of eligibility for public assistance or supplemental nutrition assistance under ORS 412.001 (Definitions) to 412.161 (Policy on two-parent families) and ORS chapter 411. [1995 c.105 §3; 1997 c.581 §42; 2009 c.599 §23]

Note: 657.273 (Restriction on use of findings, orders and judgments in other proceedings) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 657 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 657.273 — Restriction on use of findings, orders and judgments in other proceedings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.409 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.409
652.409 Wage Security Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Wage Security Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. After deduction of the amounts provided in ORS 657.439 (Wage Security Program funding) (2)(a), all moneys received by the Employment Department pursuant to ORS 657.439 (Wage Security Program funding) (2)(a) shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Wage Security Fund. All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund invested by the State Treasurer shall accrue to the fund.

(2) All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund, and all other moneys in the fund, are appropriated continuously to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries primarily to carry out the provisions of ORS 652.414 (Procedure for payment from fund) . Moneys in the fund may also be used, within the divisions of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that enforce wage and hour laws and state laws concerning civil rights, to investigate and enforce claims of underpaid and unpaid wages under this chapter and ORS chapter 653 and to investigate conduct that may constitute an unlawful practice under ORS chapter 659A. [1985 c.409 §4; 1987 c.412 §3; 1989 c.248 §1; 1989 c.554 §2; 2005 c.183 §9; 2016 c.115 §3; 2021 c.678 §14]

Source: Section 652.409 — Wage Security Fund; use , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.804 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.804
656.804 Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law
Status: in_force

Subject to ORS 656.005 (Definitions) (24) and 656.266 (Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability) (2), an occupational disease, as defined in ORS 656.802 (Occupational disease) , is considered an injury for employees of employers who have come under this chapter, except as otherwise provided in ORS 656.802 (Occupational disease) to 656.807 (Time for filing of claims for occupational disease) . [Amended by 1965 c.285 §87; 1973 c.543 §2; 2001 c.865 §4]

Source: Section 656.804 — Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.065 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.065
651.065 Power to issue warrants for collection of debt owed Bureau of Labor and Industries
Status: in_force

(1) If, upon entry of judgment and expiration of any time period for timely filing of notice of appeal, an amount due to the Bureau of Labor and Industries is not paid within 30 days of the date payment becomes due, and no provision has been made to secure the payment, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may issue a warrant. The warrant may be filed with the county clerk of any county in this state and recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record of the county in which it is filed. The amount of the warrant issued under this section must include the principal amount of the debt, any added interest accumulated pursuant to ORS 82.010 (Legal rate of interest) or other applicable law and any costs associated with the recording, indexing and serving of the warrant and any satisfaction and release thereof. A copy of the warrant shall be mailed to the debtor by the bureau at the last known address of the debtor.

(2) After receiving the warrant, the county clerk shall enter the warrant in the County Clerk Lien Record in the manner described in ORS 205.125 (County Clerk Lien Record) . The warrant shall have the effect described in this section and ORS 205.125 (County Clerk Lien Record) and 205.126 (Enforcement of order or warrant recorded in County Clerk Lien Record) and may be enforced as provided in ORS 18.854 (Notices of garnishment generally) , 205.125 (County Clerk Lien Record) and 205.126 (Enforcement of order or warrant recorded in County Clerk Lien Record) . [2015 c.294 §1]

Note: 651.065 (Power to issue warrants for collection of debt owed Bureau of Labor and Industries) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 651 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 651.065 — Power to issue warrants for collection of debt owed Bureau of Labor and Industries , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.162 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.162
660.162 Adoption of policies, standards and programs by Higher Education Coordinating Commission
Status: in_force

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission, in cooperation with the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the appropriate state joint committee, by rule shall adopt policies, standards and programs to carry out the provisions of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) . Such policies, standards or programs may involve any of the following matters:

(1) Development of courses of study for apprentices and trainees in the trade, craft or industrial occupation over which the committee exercises jurisdiction.

(2) Operation of related instruction classes by district school boards and in courses implemented under ORS 660.157 (Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees) (3).

(3) Development of uniform standards covering occupational qualifications and teacher training requirements for instructors.

(4) Preservice and inservice training for instructors.

(5) Evaluation procedures for determining credit for apprenticeship training toward community college associate degrees.

(6) Defining procedures for granting credit for work experience to instructors, skilled craftsmen or journeyworkers toward the requirements of a community college associate degree. [1971 c.271 §9; 1973 c.648 §3; 1977 c.490 §5; 1989 c.491 §65; 2011 c.140 §10; 2017 c.66 §4]

Source: Section 660.162 — Adoption of policies, standards and programs by Higher Education Coordinating Commission; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.200 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.200
652.200 Attorney fee in action for wages
Status: in_force

(1) In any action for the collection of any order, check, memorandum or other instrument of indebtedness referred to in ORS 652.110 (Method of paying employees) , if it is shown that the order, check, memorandum or other instrument of indebtedness was not paid for a period of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after presentation and demand for the payment thereof, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff, include in the judgment, in addition to the costs and disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting the action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully violated the contract of employment.

(2) In any action for the collection of wages, if it is shown that the wages were not paid for a period of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the wages became due and payable, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff, include in the judgment, in addition to the costs and disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting the action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully violated the contract of employment or unless the court finds that the plaintiff’s attorney unreasonably failed to give written notice of the wage claim to the employer before filing the action. [Amended by 1957 c.242 §2; 1981 c.897 §86; 2001 c.279 §1; 2007 c.546 §2]

Source: Section 652.200 — Attorney fee in action for wages , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.010
657.010 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Base year” means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters preceding the benefit year.

(2) “Benefits” means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter.

(3) “Benefit year” means a period of 52 consecutive weeks commencing with the first week with respect to which an individual files an initial valid claim for benefits, and thereafter the 52 consecutive weeks period beginning with the first week with respect to which the individual next files an initial valid claim after the termination of the individual’s last preceding benefit year except that the benefit year shall be 53 weeks if the filing of an initial valid claim would result in overlapping any quarter of the base year of a previously filed initial valid claim.

(4) “Calendar quarter” means the period of three consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, or the approximate equivalent thereof, as the Director of the Employment Department may, by rule, prescribe.

(5) “Contribution” or “contributions” means the taxes that are the money payments required by this chapter, or voluntary payments permitted, to be made to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

(6) “Educational institution,” including an institution of higher education, means an institution:

(a) In which participants, trainees or students are offered an organized course of study or training designed to transfer to them knowledge, skills, information, doctrines, attitudes or abilities from, by or under the guidance of an instructor or teacher;

(b) That is accredited, registered, approved, licensed or issued a permit to operate as a school by the Department of Education or other government agency, or that offers courses for credit that are transferable to an approved, registered or accredited school;

(c) In which the course or courses of study or training that it offers may be academic, technical, trade or preparation for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; and

(d) In which the course or courses of study or training are offered on a regular and continuing basis.

(7) “Employment office” means a free public employment office or branch thereof, operated by this state or maintained as a part of a state-controlled system of public employment offices.

(8) “Hospital” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015 (Definitions) .

(9) “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution that:

(a) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;

(b) Is legally authorized in this state to provide a program of education beyond high school;

(c) Provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor’s or higher degree, or provides a program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, a program of post-graduate or post-doctoral studies, or a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; and

(d) Is a public or other nonprofit institution.

(10) “Instructional capacity” does not include services performed as an instructional assistant as defined in ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter) .

(11) “Internal Revenue Code” means the federal Internal Revenue Code, as amended and in effect on December 31, 2022.

(12) “Nonprofit employing unit” means an organization, or group of organizations, described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(13) “State” includes, in addition to the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. However, for all purposes of this chapter the Virgin Islands shall be considered a state on and after the day on which the United States Secretary of Labor first approves the Virgin Islands’ law under section 3304(a) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act as amended by Public Law 94-566.

(14) “Taxes” means the money payments to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund required, or voluntary payments permitted, by this chapter.

(15) “Valid claim” means any claim for benefits made in accordance with ORS 657.260 (Filing claims for benefits) if the individual meets the wages-paid-for-employment requirements of ORS 657.150 (Amount of benefits) .

(16) “Week” means any period of seven consecutive calendar days ending at midnight, as the director may prescribe by rule. [Amended by 1959 c.642 §1; 1961 c.252 §1; 1963 c.13 §1; 1969 c.597 §174; 1971 c.463 §1; 1977 c.241 §1; 1983 c.528 §1; 1993 c.344 §3; 2005 c.218 §3; 2007 c.614 §16; 2008 c.45 §17; 2009 c.5 §27; 2009 c.595 §1042; 2009 c.909 §30; 2010 c.82 §32; 2011 c.7 §27; 2012 c.31 §27; 2013 c.377 §27; 2014 c.52 §29; 2015 c.442 §21; 2016 c.33 §25; 2017 c.527 §26; 2018 c.101 §26; 2019 c.319 §28; 2021 c.43 §1; 2021 c.456 §28; 2022 c.83 §28; 2023 c.171 §28]

Note: Section 5, chapter 43, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:

Sec. 5. (1) If the United States Secretary of Labor serves notice that any provisions of ORS 657.010 (Definitions) , as amended by section 1 of this 2021 Act, or rules adopted to reflect the amendments to ORS 657.010 (Definitions) by section 1 of this 2021 Act, fail to meet the requirements of the Social Security Act or the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, the nonconforming provisions or rules shall no longer be of any force or effect.

(2) The Director of the Employment Department shall notify the Legislative Counsel as soon as practicable after receipt of the notice described in subsection (1) of this section. [2021 c.43 §5]

Source: Section 657.010 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.110 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.110
660.110 State Apprenticeship and Training Council
Status: in_force

(1) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council shall consist of nine members, including the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and eight members appointed by the Governor as follows:

(a) Four members from apprenticeable building and construction crafts or trades that have programs approved and registered with the council, including two members representing employers and two members representing employees;

(b) Two members from other apprenticeable occupations that have programs approved and registered with the council, including one member representing employers and one member representing employees; and

(c) Two members representing the public.

(2) To qualify to be a member of the council, an individual shall provide the Governor with documentation showing that the individual meets at least one of the following requirements:

(a) Active participation on an apprenticeship governing body for a minimum of four years; or

(b) A minimum of four years of experience in workforce development or investment activities, vocational training or education, apprenticeship program administration or a related discipline.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each member shall be appointed for a term of four years and shall hold office until a successor has been appointed and has qualified. When the term of a member expires, the Governor shall appoint a successor within 90 days after the term expiration date. A member may not automatically be removed from the council in midterm should the member’s industry withdraw from the program for economic reasons.

(b) Any vacancy occurring among the appointed members shall be filled by appointment, as provided in this section, for the unexpired portion of the term.

(c) All appointments of members of the council by the Governor are subject to confirmation by the Senate pursuant to section 4, Article III, Oregon Constitution.

(4) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall serve as the chairperson of the council with the power to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie. The council shall choose from among its members a vice chairperson to preside at meetings and perform other functions of the chairperson when the commissioner is absent.

(5) Each member of the council is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Amended by 1955 c.719 §6; 1967 c.6 §10; 1969 c.314 §71; 1973 c.792 §31; 1981 c.764 §5; 1983 c.318 §1; 1985 c.98 §3; 2007 c.620 §5]

Source: Section 660.110 — State Apprenticeship and Training Council; members; confirmation; compensation and expenses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.565 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.565
657.565 Unlawful practices of employer
Status: in_force

(1) No employer or agent of any employer shall willfully refuse or fail to pay a contribution to the fund or to furnish any report, audit or information duly required by the Director of the Employment Department under this chapter.

(2) No employer shall make a deduction from the wages or salary of any employee to pay any portion of the contribution which the employer is required to make.

Source: Section 657.565 — Unlawful practices of employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.200 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.200
654.200 Scholarship account
Status: in_force

(1) There is established in the Consumer and Business Services Fund the Workers’ Memorial Scholarship Account. Only the interest earned on moneys in the account shall be used by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for the establishment and administration of a scholarship program to pay education related expenses of the spouses and children of workers who are killed or who have received a permanent total disability award from injury on the job. A maximum of $1 million to carry out the provisions of this section may be credited to the account from civil penalties recovered pursuant to ORS 654.086 (Civil penalty for violations) .

(2) The director shall consult with the Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee established pursuant to ORS 654.189 (Safe Employment Education and Training Advisory Committee) in determining the appropriate scholarship standard and in selecting the recipients. [1991 c.395 §2; 1993 c.597 §1; 1999 c.1058 §1; 2017 c.635 §1]

Source: Section 654.200 — Scholarship account; use; standards for eligibility , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.704 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.704
656.704 Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim
Status: in_force

(1) Actions and orders of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services regarding matters concerning a claim under this chapter, and administrative and judicial review of those matters, are subject to the procedural provisions of this chapter and such procedural rules as the Workers’ Compensation Board may prescribe.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A party dissatisfied with an action or order regarding a matter other than a matter concerning a claim under this chapter may request a hearing on the matter in writing to the director. The director shall refer the request for hearing to the Workers’ Compensation Board for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. Review of an order issued by the Administrative Law Judge shall be by the director and the director shall issue a final order that is subject to judicial review as provided by ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) to 183.497 (Awarding costs and attorney fees when finding for petitioner) .

(b) The director shall prescribe the classes of orders issued under this subsection by Administrative Law Judges and other personnel that are final, appealable orders and those orders that are preliminary orders subject to revision by the director.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For the purpose of determining the respective authority of the director and the board to conduct hearings, investigations and other proceedings under this chapter, and for determining the procedure for the conduct and review thereof, matters concerning a claim under this chapter are those matters in which a worker’s right to receive compensation, or the amount thereof, are directly in issue. However, subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, such matters do not include any disputes arising under ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) , 656.247 (Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial) , 656.248 (Medical service fee schedules) , 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) or 656.327 (Review of medical treatment of worker) , any other provisions directly relating to the provision of medical services to workers or any disputes arising under ORS 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure) except as those provisions may otherwise provide.

(b) The respective authority of the board and the director to resolve medical service disputes shall be determined according to the following principles:

(A) Any dispute that requires a determination of the compensability of the medical condition for which medical services are proposed is a matter concerning a claim.

(B) Any dispute that requires a determination of whether medical services are excessive, inappropriate, ineffectual or in violation of the rules regarding the performance of medical services, or a determination of whether medical services for an accepted condition qualify as compensable medical services among those listed in ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) (1)(c), is not a matter concerning a claim.

(C) Any dispute that requires a determination of whether a sufficient causal relationship exists between medical services and an accepted claim to establish compensability is a matter concerning a claim.

(c) Notwithstanding ORS 656.283 (Hearing rights and procedure) (3), if parties to a hearing scheduled before an Administrative Law Judge are involved in a dispute regarding both matters concerning a claim and matters not concerning a claim, the Administrative Law Judge may defer any action on the matter concerning a claim until the director has completed an administrative review of the matters other than those concerning a claim. The director shall mail a copy of the administrative order to the parties and to the Administrative Law Judge. A party may request a hearing on the order of the director. At the request of a party or by the own motion of the Administrative Law Judge, the hearings on the separate matters may be consolidated. The Administrative Law Judge shall issue an order for those matters concerning a claim and a separate order for matters other than those concerning a claim.

(4) Hearings under ORS 656.740 (Review of proposed order declaring noncomplying employer or nonsubjectivity determination) shall be conducted by an Administrative Law Judge from the board’s Hearings Division.

(5) If a request for hearing or administrative review is filed with either the director or the board and it is determined that the request should have been filed with the other, the dispute shall be transferred. Filing a request will be timely filed if the original filing was completed within the prescribed time. [1965 c.285 §54b; 1977 c.804 §23; 1979 c.839 §16; 1981 c.874 §11; 1985 c.770 §8; 1987 c.373 §38a; 1990 c.2 §37; 1995 c.332 §50; 1999 c.849 §§121a,121c,121e; 1999 c.876 §4; 1999 c.926 §2; 2003 c.75 §48; 2005 c.26 §15; 2009 c.35 §5]

Source: Section 656.704 — Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim; authority of director and board; administrative and judicial review; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.470 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.470
653.470 Retaliation prohibited
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful practice for an employer to:

(1) Interfere with, restrain, deny or attempt to deny the exercise of any right protected under ORS 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) ; or

(2) Retaliate or in any way discriminate against an individual with respect to hire or tenure or any other term or condition of employment because the individual has inquired about the provisions of ORS 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) . [2017 c.691 §10]

Note: See note under 653.412 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 653.470 — Retaliation prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.720 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.720
652.720 Prohibited use by employer of fees for medical care contracts withheld from employee wages
Status: in_force

(1) No employer shall retain, directly or indirectly, from employees or from their wages any part of the money collected or retained under ORS 652.710 (Fees collected by employer for medical care contracts are trust funds) for use or benefit of the employer.

(2) No employer shall apply, directly or indirectly, any portion of the money so collected to the employer’s cost of compensation or to the cost of any medical, surgical or hospital care and attention for employees on account of injuries sustained by them in the course of their employment. [Formerly 655.110]

Source: Section 652.720 — Prohibited use by employer of fees for medical care contracts withheld from employee wages , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.509 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.509
657.509 Taxes from political subdivisions and people’s utility districts
Status: in_force

(1) Instead of the amount to be paid into the fund under provisions of ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) (6), a political subdivision may elect to pay taxes in accordance with the provisions of ORS 657.430 (Tax rates based on experience) and 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) . The election shall be on forms prescribed by the Director of the Employment Department and must be filed within the 30-day period following the close of the calendar quarter in which the political subdivision became an employer. An employer failing to submit a timely notice of election under this section shall be liable under provisions of ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) (6) for a minimum of two calendar years. Thereafter such employer may file a written election to pay taxes. Such election must be filed by January 31 of the calendar year for which the election is to be effective. The director may for good cause extend the period within which an election must be filed for an additional 30 days.

(2) An election shall continue until canceled but shall be for a period of not less than two calendar years. An employer may cancel such election by filing with the director a written notice of its intention to cancel by January 31 of the year in which the cancellation is to be effective. The director may for good cause extend the period within which a notice of cancellation may be filed for an additional 30 days. Once a cancellation is effective, the political subdivision must pay amounts in accordance with ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) (6) for two calendar years before it is again eligible to elect payment under this section.

(3) All noncharging provisions of this chapter shall apply to political subdivisions electing to pay taxes under this section, except that with respect to ORS 657.327 (Notice of effectiveness of extended benefits) , one-half of extended benefits applicable to a political subdivision paying taxes under this section shall be charged to the political subdivision.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any political subdivision may elect to pay taxes or cancel a tax election effective January 1, 1978, if such election or notice of cancellation is filed by January 31, 1978. The director may for good cause extend the period for filing an election for an additional 30 days. [1973 c.715 §5; 1975 c.156 §3; 1977 c.446 §8; 1989 c.609 §4]

Source: Section 657.509 — Taxes from political subdivisions and people’s utility districts; election; effect of canceling election; applicability of noncharging provisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.030 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.030
657B.030 Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits
Status: in_force

(1) Family and medical leave insurance benefits are in addition to any paid sick time under ORS 653.606 (Employee count) , vacation leave or other paid leave earned by an employee.

(2) An employer may permit an employee to use all or a portion of paid sick time, vacation leave or any other paid leave earned by the employee in addition to receiving paid family and medical leave insurance benefits during a period of leave taken for family leave, medical leave or safe leave.

(3) In any week in which an employee is eligible to receive workers’ compensation or unemployment benefits under ORS chapter 656 or 657, the employee is disqualified from receiving family and medical leave insurance benefits. [2019 c.700 §6; 2023 c.292 §14]

Note: See note under 657B.015 (Benefit eligibility) .

Source: Section 657B.030 — Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.730 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.730
658.730 Farm labor contractor indorsement to operate farmworker camp
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, by rule, shall establish an indorsement system for any farm labor contractor who operates a farmworker camp. Such system shall include, but not be limited to, provisions prescribing:

(a) The form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting an application for indorsement issuance or renewal.

(b) The requirements for and the manner of testing the competency of indorsement applicants.

(2) The indorsement shall be posted conspicuously in an exterior area of the camp that is open to all employees and in a manner easily visible to the occupants of and visitors to the camp. [1989 c.962 §4]

Source: Section 658.730 — Farm labor contractor indorsement to operate farmworker camp; posting indorsement; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.168 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.168
658.168 Contract requirements
Status: in_force

(1) The contract between an employment agency and an applicant for whom such agency is to procure employment and from whom a charge for services is to be exacted or attempted to be collected shall be in writing. The agency shall give the applicant a copy of the contract.

(2) The contract between the employment agency and the applicant shall include:

(a) The name, address and telephone number of the employment agency.

(b) The name of the applicant.

(c) The date and consecutive number of the contract.

(d) A statement that the applicant is under no financial obligation to the employment agency by the mere signing of the contract, and that the applicant is obligated for the charge of services of the agency only if the applicant accepts and actually starts work in a position made available as a direct result of efforts of the agency, if the position is one on which the agency has a bona fide job order at the time of the applicant’s referral to an employer or is a different position accepted by the applicant with the same employer within 90 days after the date of referral and involves skills the applicant had at the time of referral under a bona fide job order and if the charges for service are based upon the schedule of charges published by the agency pursuant to ORS 658.145 (Schedule of charges) .

(e) The schedule of charges published by the agency pursuant to ORS 658.145 (Schedule of charges) .

(f) Any other term, condition or understanding agreed upon between the agency and the applicant.

(g) At the bottom of the contract, a notice to the effect that the contract is the property of the applicant and shall not be taken from the applicant.

(3) Each contract shall be made in duplicate, both to be signed by the applicant and the person acting for the employment agency. One copy shall be given to the applicant and the other shall be kept on file at the agency.

(4) No fee or charge may be required or accepted from an applicant for employment when the employment agency fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section. [1981 c.318 §21; 1997 c.55 §11]

Source: Section 658.168 — Contract requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.875 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.875
659A.875 Time limitations
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section:

(a) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) alleging an unlawful employment practice other than a violation of ORS 243.323 (Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) , 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) or 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) must be commenced within one year after the occurrence of the unlawful employment practice unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(b) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) alleging a violation of ORS 243.323 (Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) , 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) or 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) must be commenced not later than five years after the occurrence of the alleged violation.

(2) A person who has filed a complaint under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) must commence a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) within 90 days after a 90-day notice is mailed to the complainant under ORS 659A.880 (Ninety-day notice) . This subsection does not apply to a complainant alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) or discrimination under federal housing law.

(3) A civil action alleging a violation of ORS 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) must be commenced not later than two years after the occurrence or the termination of the unlawful practice, or within two years after the breach of any settlement agreement entered into under ORS 659A.840 (Settlement) , whichever occurs last. The two-year period shall not include any time during which an administrative proceeding was pending with respect to the unlawful practice.

(4) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) alleging an unlawful practice in violation of ORS 659A.403 (Discrimination in place of public accommodation prohibited) or 659A.406 (Aiding or abetting certain discrimination prohibited) must be commenced within one year of the occurrence of the unlawful practice.

(5) The notice of claim required under ORS 30.275 (Notice of claim) must be given in any civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) against a public body, as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) , or any officer, employee or agent of a public body as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) .

(6) Notwithstanding ORS 30.275 (Notice of claim) (9):

(a) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) against a public body, as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) , or any officer, employee or agent of a public body as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) , based on an unlawful employment practice other than a violation of ORS 243.323 (Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) , 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) or 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) must be commenced within one year after the occurrence of the unlawful employment practice unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(b) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) alleging a violation 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) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) , 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) or 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) must be commenced not later than five years after the occurrence of the alleged violation unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(c) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) against a public body, as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) , or any officer, employee or agent of a public body as defined in ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) , alleging a violation of ORS 243.323 (Prohibition against entering into agreement with employee that prevents employee from discussing workplace harassment) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) or 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) must be commenced not later than five years after the occurrence of the alleged violation unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) .

(7) For the purpose of time limitations, a compensation practice that is unlawful under ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) occurs each time compensation is paid under a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice.

(8) Notwithstanding ORS 30.275 (Notice of claim) (2)(b), notice of claim against a public body under ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) or 659A.355 (Discrimination based on wage inquiry or wage complaint) must be given within 300 days of discovery of the alleged loss or injury. [2001 c.621 §13; 2005 c.452 §1; 2008 c.36 §14; 2017 c.197 §8; 2019 c.343 §6; 2019 c.463 §6a]

Source: Section 659A.875 — Time limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.353 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.353
660.353 Oregon Youth Employment Program
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) There is created in the Higher Education Coordinating Commission the Oregon Youth Employment Program, which shall operate subject to the availability of funds, including eligible federal funds, for the purpose of providing meaningful work experience and workforce training for persons between the ages of 14 and 24.

(b) The commission shall, pursuant to criteria established by the commission, and after allocating a portion of program funds to the Oregon Youth Corps described in ORS 418.653 (Oregon Youth Corps) , provide grants to local workforce development boards. The commission shall award grants in a manner that ensures no less than 20 percent of program funds are available to organizations with direct experience serving communities of color.

(2) The program shall:

(a) Ensure that at least 75 percent of program participants are from communities of color, rural communities, communities that have faced generational poverty or other communities that have been historically underrepresented in youth employment as identified by the commission by rule;

(b) Create an individual development plan for each program participant that outlines work readiness, career and educational goals;

(c) Provide work readiness instruction;

(d) Provide at least five weeks of paid internships, preapprenticeships or other work experience;

(e) Pay at least minimum wage for work performed by program participants while in the program, or, if a program participant is prohibited by other state or federal law or agreement from receiving wages from the program provider, provide an award valued at an amount equal to at least the payment of minimum wage;

(f) Provide academic support for earning high school graduation credit, completion of approved high school equivalency programs such as the General Educational Development (GED) certificate program or earning college credit for work experience or internships provided through the program;

(g) Expose program participants to in-demand occupations and targeted sectors;

(h) Require program providers to submit a community engagement plan that details how the program providers will partner with and serve communities identified in paragraph (a) of this subsection; and

(i) Require program providers to offer English language learner and accessibility services that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).

(3) The program may provide for public and private sector employment opportunities.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The commission shall collect data on the program, identify successful work experiences and allow for the identification and dissemination of the most promising practices.

(b) The data collected shall be disaggregated by:

(A) The race and ethnicity of program participants;

(B) Whether program participants come from urban or rural areas;

(C) The family income of program participants; and

(D) Any other characteristic of program participants that the commission determines by rule would be useful in evaluating the success of the program.

(c) The data collected shall include:

(A) The number of participants in the program;

(B) The number of participants that complete the program;

(C) The cost of internships and other work experiences provided;

(D) The academic credit earned by participants; and

(E) The number of certificates for passing approved high school equivalency tests such as the General Educational Development (GED) test earned by participants.

(5) The commission shall conduct culturally responsive outreach and engagement and offer technical assistance to prospective program providers.

(6) In a manner determined by the commission by rule, the commission shall assist identified program providers in recruiting program participants across diverse communities by providing:

(a) Translation and accessibility services for marketing materials; and

(b) Training to program providers in culturally responsive, social emotional health and mental health practices.

(7) The commission shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and operation of the program created under subsection (1) of this section. The rules shall include, but are not limited to, establishing eligibility criteria for persons participating in the program. [2011 c.702 §4; 2015 c.366 §67; 2017 c.66 §25; 2017 c.185 §39; 2017 c.297 §17; 2021 c.674 §1]

Source: Section 660.353 — Oregon Youth Employment Program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.005 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.005
656.005 Definitions
Status: in_force

(1) “Average weekly wage” means the Oregon average weekly wage in covered employment, as determined by the Employment Department, for the last quarter of the calendar year preceding the fiscal year in which the injury occurred.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Beneficiary” means an injured worker, and the spouse in a marriage, child or dependent of a worker, who is entitled to receive payments under this chapter.

(b) “Beneficiary” does not include a person who intentionally causes the compensable injury to or death of an injured worker.

(3) “Board” means the Workers’ Compensation Board.

(4) “Carrier-insured employer” means an employer who provides workers’ compensation coverage with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or an insurer authorized under ORS chapter 731 to transact workers’ compensation insurance in this state.

(5) “Child” means a child of an injured worker, including:

(a) A posthumous child;

(b) A child legally adopted before the injury;

(c) A child toward whom the worker stands in loco parentis;

(d) A child born out of wedlock;

(e) A stepchild, if the stepchild was, at the time of the injury, a member of the worker’s family and substantially dependent upon the worker for support; and

(f) A child of any age who was incapacitated at the time of the accident and thereafter remains incapacitated and substantially dependent on the worker for support.

(6) “Claim” means a written request for compensation from a subject worker or someone on the worker’s behalf, or any compensable injury of which a subject employer has notice or knowledge.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A “compensable injury” is an accidental injury, or accidental injury to prosthetic appliances, arising out of and in the course of employment requiring medical services or resulting in disability or death. An injury is accidental if the result is an accident, whether or not due to accidental means, if it is established by medical evidence supported by objective findings, subject to the following limitations:

(A) An injury or disease is not compensable as a consequence of a compensable injury unless the compensable injury is the major contributing cause of the consequential condition.

(B) If an otherwise compensable injury combines at any time with a preexisting condition to cause or prolong disability or a need for treatment, the combined condition is compensable only if, so long as and to the extent that the otherwise compensable injury is the major contributing cause of the disability of the combined condition or the major contributing cause of the need for treatment of the combined condition.

(b) “Compensable injury” does not include:

(A) Injury to any active participant in assaults or combats that are not connected to the job assignment and that amount to a deviation from customary duties;

(B) Injury incurred while engaging in or performing, or as the result of engaging in or performing, any recreational or social activities primarily for the worker’s personal pleasure; or

(C) Injury the major contributing cause of which is demonstrated to be by a preponderance of the evidence the injured worker’s consumption of alcoholic beverages or cannabis or the unlawful consumption of any controlled substance, unless the employer permitted, encouraged or had actual knowledge of such consumption.

(c) A “disabling compensable injury” is an injury that entitles the worker to compensation for disability or death. An injury is not disabling if no temporary benefits are due and payable, unless there is a reasonable expectation that permanent disability will result from the injury.

(d) A “nondisabling compensable injury” is any injury that requires medical services only.

(8) “Compensation” includes all benefits, including medical services, provided for a compensable injury to a subject worker or the worker’s beneficiaries by an insurer or self-insured employer pursuant to this chapter.

(9) “Department” means the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(10) “Dependent” means any of the following individuals who, at the time of an accident, depended in whole or in part for the individual’s support on the earnings of a worker who dies as a result of an injury:

(a) A parent of a worker or the parent’s spouse or domestic partner;

(b) A grandparent of a worker or the grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner;

(c) A grandchild of a worker or the grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner;

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

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

(11) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Doctor” or “physician” means a person duly licensed to practice one or more of the healing arts in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States within the limits of the license of the licensee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided for workers subject to a managed care contract, “attending physician” means a doctor, physician or physician assistant who is primarily responsible for the treatment of a worker’s compensable injury and who is:

(A) A physician licensed under ORS 677.100 (Qualifications of applicant for license) to 677.228 (Automatic lapse of license for failure to pay registration fee or report change of location) by the Oregon Medical Board, or a podiatric physician and surgeon licensed under ORS 677.805 (“Ankle” defined for ORS 677.805 to 677.840) to 677.840 (Fees) by the Oregon Medical Board, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon licensed by the Oregon Board of Dentistry or a similarly licensed doctor in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States;

(B) For a cumulative total of 60 days from the first visit on the initial claim or for a cumulative total of 18 visits, whichever occurs first, to any of the medical service providers listed in this subparagraph, a:

(i) Doctor or physician licensed by the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for the State of Oregon under ORS chapter 684 or a similarly licensed doctor or physician in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States; or

(ii) Doctor of naturopathy or naturopathic physician licensed by the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine under ORS chapter 685 or a similarly licensed doctor or physician in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States; or

(C) For a cumulative total of 180 days from the first visit on the initial claim, a physician assistant licensed by the Oregon Medical Board in accordance with ORS 677.505 (Application of provisions governing physician assistants to other health professions) to 677.525 (Fees) or a similarly licensed physician assistant in any country or in any state, territory or possession of the United States.

(c) Except as otherwise provided for workers subject to a managed care contract, “attending physician” does not include a physician who provides care in a hospital emergency room and refers the injured worker to a primary care physician for follow-up care and treatment.

(d) “Consulting physician” means a doctor or physician who examines a worker or the worker’s medical record to advise the attending physician or nurse practitioner authorized to provide compensable medical services under ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) regarding treatment of a worker’s compensable injury.

(13) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Employer” means any person, including receiver, administrator, executor or trustee, and the state, state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, school districts and other public corporations or political subdivisions, that contracts to pay a remuneration for the services of any worker.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, for purposes of this chapter, the client of a temporary service provider is not the employer of temporary workers provided by the temporary service provider.

(c) As used in paragraph (b) of this subsection, “temporary service provider” has the meaning given that term in ORS 656.850 (License) .

(d) For the purposes of this chapter, “subject employer” means an employer that is subject to this chapter as provided in ORS 656.023 (Who are subject employers) .

(14) “Insurer” means the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or an insurer authorized under ORS chapter 731 to transact workers’ compensation insurance in this state or an assigned claims agent selected by the director under ORS 656.054 (Claim of injured worker of noncomplying employer) .

(15) “Consumer and Business Services Fund” means the fund created by ORS 705.145 (Consumer and Business Services Fund) .

(16) “Incapacitated” means an individual is physically or mentally unable to earn a livelihood.

(17) “Medically stationary” means that no further material improvement would reasonably be expected from medical treatment or the passage of time.

(18) “Noncomplying employer” means a subject employer that has failed to comply with ORS 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) .

(19) “Objective findings” in support of medical evidence are verifiable indications of injury or disease that may include, but are not limited to, range of motion, atrophy, muscle strength and palpable muscle spasm. “Objective findings” does not include physical findings or subjective responses to physical examinations that are not reproducible, measurable or observable.

(20) “Palliative care” means medical service rendered to reduce or moderate temporarily the intensity of an otherwise stable medical condition, but does not include those medical services rendered to diagnose, heal or permanently alleviate or eliminate a medical condition.

(21) “Party” means a claimant for compensation, the employer of the injured worker at the time of injury and the insurer, if any, of the employer.

(22) “Payroll” means a record of wages payable to workers for their services and includes commissions, value of exchange labor and the reasonable value of board, rent, housing, lodging or similar advantage received from the employer. However, “payroll” does not include overtime pay, vacation pay, bonus pay, tips, amounts payable under profit-sharing agreements or bonus payments to reward workers for safe working practices. Bonus pay is limited to payments that are not anticipated under the contract of employment and that are paid at the sole discretion of the employer. The exclusion from payroll of bonus payments to reward workers for safe working practices is only for the purpose of calculations based on payroll to determine premium for workers’ compensation insurance, and does not affect any other calculation or determination based on payroll for the purposes of this chapter.

(23) “Person” includes a partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company and corporation.

(24) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Preexisting condition” means, for all industrial injury claims, any injury, disease, congenital abnormality, personality disorder or similar condition that contributes to disability or need for treatment, provided that:

(A) Except for claims in which a preexisting condition is arthritis or an arthritic condition, the worker has been diagnosed with the condition, or has obtained medical services for the symptoms of the condition regardless of diagnosis; and

(B) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(i) In claims for an initial injury or omitted condition, the diagnosis or treatment precedes the initial injury;

(ii) In claims for a new medical condition, the diagnosis or treatment precedes the onset of the new medical condition; or

(iii) In claims for a worsening pursuant to ORS 656.273 (Aggravation for worsened conditions) or 656.278 (Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim) , the diagnosis or treatment precedes the onset of the worsened condition.

(b) “Preexisting condition” means, for all occupational disease claims, any injury, disease, congenital abnormality, personality disorder or similar condition that contributes to disability or need for treatment and that precedes the onset of the claimed occupational disease, or precedes a claim for worsening in such claims pursuant to ORS 656.273 (Aggravation for worsened conditions) or 656.278 (Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim) .

(c) For the purposes of industrial injury claims, a condition does not contribute to disability or need for treatment if the condition merely renders the worker more susceptible to the injury.

(25) “Self-insured employer” means an employer or group of employers certified under ORS 656.430 (Certification of self-insured employer) as meeting the qualifications set out by ORS 656.407 (Qualifications of insured employers) .

(26) “State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation” and “corporation” mean the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation created under ORS 656.752 (State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation) .

(27) “Wages” means the money rate at which the service rendered is recompensed under the contract of hiring in force at the time of the accident, including reasonable value of board, rent, housing, lodging or similar advantage received from the employer, and includes the amount of tips required to be reported by the employer pursuant to section 6053 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or the amount of actual tips reported, whichever amount is greater. The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may establish assumed minimum and maximum wages, in conformity with recognized insurance principles, at which any worker shall be carried upon the payroll of the employer for the purpose of determining the premium of the employer.

(28) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Worker” means any person, other than an independent contractor, who engages to furnish services for a remuneration, including a minor whether lawfully or unlawfully employed and salaried, elected and appointed officials of the state, state agencies, counties, cities, school districts and other public corporations, but does not include any person whose services are performed as an adult in custody or ward of a state institution or as part of the eligibility requirements for a general or public assistance grant.

(b) For the purpose of determining entitlement to temporary disability benefits or permanent total disability benefits under this chapter, “worker” does not include a person who has withdrawn from the workforce during the period for which such benefits are sought.

(c) For the purposes of this chapter, “subject worker” means a worker who is subject to this chapter as provided in ORS 656.027 (Who are subject workers) .

(29) “Independent contractor” has the meaning given that term in ORS 670.600 (Independent contractor defined) . [1975 c.556 §§3 to 19 (enacted in lieu of 656.002); 1977 c.109 §2; 1977 c.804 §1; 1979 c.839 §26; 1981 c.535 §30; 1981 c.723 §3; 1981 c.854 §2; 1983 c.740 §242; 1985 c.212 §1; 1985 c.507 §1; 1985 c.770 §1; 1987 c.373 §31; 1987 c.457 §1; 1987 c.713 §3; 1987 c.884 §25; 1989 c.762 §3; 1990 c.2 §3; 1993 c.739 §23; 1993 c.744 §18; 1995 c.93 §31; 1995 c.332 §1; 1997 c.491 §5; 2001 c.865 §1; 2003 c.811 §§1,2; 2007 c.241 §§6,7; 2007 c.252 §§1,2; 2007 c.365 §1; 2007 c.505 §§1,2; 2009 c.43 §§6,7; 2011 c.117 §1; 2015 c.629 §53; 2017 c.21 §64; 2017 c.71 §1; 2017 c.409 §19; 2019 c.13 §62; 2019 c.213 §113; 2021 c.257 §1; 2022 c.6 §5; 2023 c.87 §2]

Source: Section 656.005 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.209 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.209
659A.209 Effect on public record disclosures
Status: in_force

ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) are not intended to:

(1) Allow disclosure of records exempt from disclosure except 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) .

(2) Prevent public employers from prohibiting employee disclosure of information of an advisory nature to the extent that it covers other than purely factual materials and is preliminary to any final agency determination of policy or action. [Formerly 659.520]

Source: Section 659A.209 — Effect on public record disclosures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.840 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.840
657.840 Federal Advance Interest Repayment Fund
Status: in_force

(1) On the first day of the third month of a calendar quarter the Director of the Employment Department shall:

(a) Estimate the interest payable, accrued through the end of the calendar quarter, on federal advances obtained under the provisions of ORS 657.807 (Advances, under title XII of Social Security Act, to Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund) ;

(b) Estimate the amount of federal advance interest repayment tax receipts expected to be collected during the quarter for any preceding calendar quarter in which such tax was assessed;

(c) Add the amount in the Federal Advance Interest Repayment Fund on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter to the estimate in paragraph (b) of this subsection; and

(d) Subtract the sum obtained in paragraph (c) of this subsection from the estimate in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) If the remainder obtained in subsection (1)(d) of this section is more than zero, each employer subject to this chapter shall be assessed a federal advance interest repayment tax. Such tax shall be a percentage of the regular unemployment tax payable under this chapter for the calendar quarter. The percentage shall be determined by dividing the remainder in subsection (1)(d) of this section by the estimated amount of unemployment tax due and payable on wages paid during the quarter. The percentage shall be rounded up to the next full percent.

(3) The tax assessed under this section shall be collected in such manner as the director may prescribe. Interest and penalties applicable to the regular unemployment insurance tax shall be applicable to this tax.

(4) There is hereby created a Federal Advance Interest Repayment Fund as a separate fund in the State Treasury. Such fund shall consist of all moneys received pursuant to this section and interest earnings accruing to the fund and shall be used only for the payment of interest accruing and payable on advances received under ORS 657.807 (Advances, under title XII of Social Security Act, to Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund) , except that if at the end of any calendar quarter, all advances and interest have been repaid, any remaining balance in the fund may be transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund.

(5) This section does not apply to public and nonprofit employers or Indian tribes making reimbursement payments as provided in ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) and 657.513 (Political subdivision contribution payments from Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund) . [1983 c.52 §2; 2001 c.572 §14]

Source: Section 657.840 — Federal Advance Interest Repayment Fund; assessment of tax; applicability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.427 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.427
656.427 Termination of workers’ compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer
Status: in_force

(1) An insurer that issues a workers’ compensation insurance policy or surety bond to an employer under this chapter may cancel the policy or surety bond prior to the expiration date of the policy or surety bond by giving the employer and the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services notice of cancellation in accordance with rules adopted by the director. Notice required under this section must be provided to the director within 10 calendar days after the effective date of the cancellation provided in the notice given to the employer.

(2) An insurer may cancel a workers’ compensation insurance policy or surety bond under this section as follows:

(a) If the cancellation of a workers’ compensation insurance policy is for reasons other than those set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection, it is effective at 12 midnight not less than 45 days after the date the notice is mailed to the employer.

(b) If the cancellation of a workers’ compensation insurance policy is based on the insurer’s decision not to offer insurance to employers within a specific premium category, it is effective not sooner than 90 days after the date the notice is mailed to the employer.

(c) If the cancellation of a workers’ compensation insurance policy is based on nonpayment of premium, the cancellation is effective not sooner than 10 days after the date the notice is mailed to the employer.

(d) The cancellation of a surety bond is effective at 12 midnight not less than 30 days after the date the notice is received by the director.

(3) An insurer may nonrenew a workers’ compensation insurance policy by providing notice in the manner provided for in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Notice to the employer under this section shall be given by mail, addressed to the employer at the last-known address of the employer. If the employer is a partnership, notice may be given to any of the partners. If the employer is a limited liability company, notice may be given to any manager, or in a member managed limited liability company, to any of the members. If the employer is a corporation, notice may be given to any agent or officer of the corporation under whom legal process may be served.

(5) Cancellation of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or surety bond shall in no way limit liability that was incurred under the policy or surety bond prior to the effective date of the cancellation.

(6) If, before the effective date of a cancellation under this section, the employer gives notice to the insurer that it has not obtained coverage from another insurer and intends to become insured under the assigned risk plan established under ORS 656.730 (Assigned risk plan) , the insurer shall ensure that continuing coverage is provided to the employer under the plan without further application by the employer, transferring the risk to the plan as of the effective date of cancellation. If the insurer is a servicing carrier under the plan, it shall continue to provide coverage for the employer as a servicing carrier, at least until another servicing carrier is provided for the employer in the normal course of administering the plan. If the insurer is not a servicing carrier, it shall apply to the plan for coverage on the employer’s behalf. Nothing in this section is intended to limit the authority of administrators of the plan to require the employer to provide deposits or to make payments consistent with plan requirements. However, the rules of the plan shall allow any deposit requirements imposed by the plan to be deferred for as long as one year.

(7) The cancellation of a workers’ compensation insurance policy under this section is effective on the earliest of:

(a) The expiration of the term of the policy;

(b) The effective date of a cancellation under subsection (2) of this section; or

(c) The effective date of a policy for which another insurer makes a proof of coverage filing on behalf of the employer. [1975 c.556 §32; 1981 c.854 §30; 1981 c.874 §5; 1981 c.876 §6; 1985 c.212 §8; 1990 c.1 §1; 1995 c.93 §36; 1995 c.332 §46a; 2003 c.170 §5; 2007 c.241 §3; 2007 c.656 §§1,2,3]

Source: Section 656.427 — Termination of workers’ compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.500 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.500
652.500 Receiver to pay accrued wages
Status: in_force

Whenever the business or property of any person, company or corporation in this state shall be placed by any court in this state in the hands of a receiver, whether upon foreclosure or creditor’s bill, the receiver shall report immediately to the court appointing the receiver the amount due by the person, company or corporation, at the date of the receiver’s appointment, to employees and laborers of the person, company or corporation. The court shall order the receiver to pay out of the first receipts and earnings of such person, company or corporation, after paying current operating expenses under the administration of the receiver, the wages of all employees and laborers that had accrued within six months prior to the appointment of the receiver. The court also shall order the receiver to pay the wages of all employees and laborers employed by the receiver, at least once every 30 days, out of the first receipts and earnings of the person, company or corporation while under the management of the receiver. However, should the receiver not take in sufficient money from receipts and earnings to pay the employees and laborers at least once every 30 days, the receiver shall issue and deliver to each of the employees and laborers, upon demand, a receiver’s certificate, showing the amount due the employee or laborer in money, which certificate will draw interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date of issuance until paid. The receiver shall thereafter pay such certificates, in the order of their issuance, out of the first money coming into the receiver’s hands from the receipts and earnings of the properties under the charge of the receiver. [Formerly 31.050; 2003 c.14 §396]

Note: 652.500 (Receiver to pay accrued wages) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 652 or any series therein by legislative action. See the Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 652.500 — Receiver to pay accrued wages; payment of employees; receiver’s certificates , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.305 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.305
654.305 Protection and safety of persons in hazardous employment generally
Status: in_force

Generally, all owners, contractors or subcontractors and other persons having charge of, or responsibility for, any work involving a risk or danger to the employees or the public shall use every device, care and precaution that is practicable to use for the protection and safety of life and limb, limited only by the necessity for preserving the efficiency of the structure, machine or other apparatus or device, and without regard to the additional cost of suitable material or safety appliance and devices. [Amended by 1997 c.249 §199]

Source: Section 654.305 — Protection and safety of persons in hazardous employment generally , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.428 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.428
658.428 Rules must require property services contractors to provide professional training
Status: in_force

(1) Rules adopted under ORS 658.427 (Duty of commissioner to establish procedures for licensing of property services contractors) shall require that a property services contractor provide professional training through or approved by the Bureau of Labor and Industries to employees of the property services contractor who perform janitorial services, and to employees who manage or supervise those employees, in order to:

(a) Prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace.

(b) Prevent discrimination in the workplace and promote cultural competency.

(c) Educate the workforce regarding protection for employees who report a violation of a state or federal law, rule or regulation.

(2) A property services contractor shall provide the training as follows:

(a) At least once during the year in which a property services contractor license is first issued to a property services contractor;

(b) For new employees, within 90 days of the employee’s initial hiring date; and

(c) At least once every two years after the renewal of a license. [2017 c.676 §4; 2018 c.8 §6]

Source: Section 658.428 — Rules must require property services contractors to provide professional training; training requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.110 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.110
657B.110 Continuous jurisdiction of director
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department, upon motion of the director or upon application of a covered individual, may at any time reconsider any final decision under this chapter. Reconsideration may occur when there is evidence of:

(a) Errors of computation;

(b) Clerical errors;

(c) Misinformation provided to a party by the Employment Department;

(d) Facts not previously known to the director; or

(e) Errors caused by misapplication of law by the department.

(2) Reconsideration of a final decision shall be made in accordance with such regulations as the director may prescribe, and may include the making of a new decision which, if made, shall award, deny, terminate, continue, increase or decrease benefits to the extent found necessary and appropriate for the correction of a previous error respecting such benefits. Any new decision made under this subsection shall be subject to review as provided in ORS 657B.410 (Appeals process, generally) . [2019 c.700 §14]

Source: Section 657B.110 — Continuous jurisdiction of director; reconsideration of previous decisions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.298 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.298
656.298 Judicial review of board orders
Status: in_force

(1) Within the time limit specified in ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) , any party affected by an order of the Workers’ Compensation Board, including orders issued pursuant to ORS 656.278 (Board has continuing authority to alter earlier action on claim) , may request judicial review of the order by the Court of Appeals.

(2) The name and style of the proceedings shall be “In the Matter of the Compensation of (name of the worker).”

(3) The judicial review shall be commenced by serving a copy of a petition for judicial review on the board and on the parties who appeared in the review proceedings, and by filing with the clerk of the Court of Appeals the original petition for judicial review with proof of service indorsed thereon. The petition for judicial review shall state:

(a) The name of the person requesting judicial review and of all other parties.

(b) The date of the filing of the order for which judicial review is requested.

(c) A statement that the person is requesting judicial review by the Court of Appeals.

(d) A brief statement of the relief requested and the reasons the relief should be granted.

(4) Within 10 days after service of a petition for judicial review on a party under subsection (3) of this section, such party may also request judicial review in the same manner.

(5) The following requirements of subsection (3) of this section are jurisdictional and may not be waived or extended:

(a) Service of the petition for judicial review on all parties identified in the petition for judicial review as adverse parties or, if the petition for judicial review does not identify adverse parties, on all parties who have appeared in the proceeding before the board, within the time limits imposed by ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) (8) and by subsection (4) of this section.

(b) Filing of the original petition for judicial review with the Court of Appeals within the time limits imposed by ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) (8) and by subsection (4) of this section.

(6) Within 30 days after service of a petition for judicial review on the board, the board shall forward to the clerk of the Court of Appeals:

(a) The original copy of the transcribed record prepared under ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) .

(b) All exhibits.

(c) Copies of all decisions and orders entered during the hearing and review proceedings.

(7) The review by the Court of Appeals shall be on the entire record forwarded by the board. Review shall be as provided in ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) (7) and (8).

(8) Review under this section shall be given precedence on the docket over all other cases, except those given equal status by statute.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the parties to a petition for judicial review of an order of the board settle all or part of the matter during the pendency of the petition for judicial review, the board has jurisdiction to enter any orders that may be necessary to implement the settlement.

(b) If the settlement disposes of all issues during the pendency of the petition for judicial review, the appellate court may dismiss the petition for judicial review.

(c) If the settlement disposes of part of the issues during the pendency of the petition for judicial review, the appellate court may limit judicial review to the issues not disposed of by the settlement. [1965 c.285 §36; 1977 c.804 §11; 1987 c.884 §12a; 1997 c.389 §1; 2005 c.188 §3; 2007 c.17 §1]

Source: Section 656.298 — Judicial review of board orders; settlement during pendency of petition for review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.403 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.403
659A.403 Discrimination in place of public accommodation prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all persons within the jurisdiction of this state are entitled to the full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation, without any distinction, discrimination or restriction on account of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is of age, as described in this section, or older.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit:

(a) The enforcement of laws governing the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors and the frequenting by minors of places of public accommodation where alcoholic beverages are served;

(b) The enforcement of laws governing the use of marijuana items, as defined in ORS 475C.009 (Definitions for ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525) , by persons under 21 years of age and the frequenting by persons under 21 years of age of places of public accommodation where marijuana items are sold; or

(c) The offering of special rates or services to persons 50 years of age or older.

(3) It is an unlawful practice for any person to deny full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of any place of public accommodation in violation of this section. [Formerly 30.670; 2003 c.521 §1; 2005 c.131 §1; 2007 c.100 §5; 2015 c.614 §27; 2021 c.367 §37]

Source: Section 659A.403 — Discrimination in place of public accommodation prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.136 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.136
659A.136 Medical examinations and inquiries of employees
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this section, an employer may not require that an employee submit to a medical examination, may not make inquiries of an employee as to whether the employee has a disability, and may not make inquiries of an employee as to the nature or severity of any disability of the employee, unless the examination or inquiry is shown to be job-related and consistent with business necessity.

(2) An employer may conduct voluntary medical examinations, including voluntary medical histories, that are part of an employee health program available to employees at that work site. An employer may make inquiries into the ability of an employee to perform job-related functions.

(3) Information obtained under subsection (2) of this section relating to the medical condition or history of any employee is subject to the same restrictions applicable to information acquired from medical examinations authorized under ORS 659A.133 (Medical examinations and inquiries of job applicants) . [Formerly 659.448; 2007 c.70 §296; 2009 c.508 §12]

Source: Section 659A.136 — Medical examinations and inquiries of employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.010
660.010 Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Apprentice” means a worker who is at least 16 years of age, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise required by law, and who is employed to learn an apprenticeable occupation under standards of apprenticeship approved by the State Apprenticeship and Training Council and under an apprenticeship agreement recognized by the council.

(2) “Apprenticeable occupation” means a skilled trade that:

(a) Is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised training;

(b) Is clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry;

(c) Involves manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge that require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job supervised training; and

(d) Requires related instruction to supplement the on-the-job training.

(3) “Apprenticeship agreement” means a written agreement between an apprentice and either the apprentice’s program sponsor or the local joint committee acting as the agent for the program sponsor that contains the minimum terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice.

(4) “Course of study” means a course of study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees established in accordance with ORS 660.157 (Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees) .

(5) “District school board” includes the boards of community college service districts, education service districts, common school districts and community college districts.

(6) “Employer” means any person employing the services of an apprentice, regardless of whether the person is a party to an apprenticeship agreement with the apprentice.

(7) “Journeyworker” means a worker who has attained a level of skill, abilities and competencies recognized within an industry as having mastered the skills and competencies required for the occupation.

(8) “Local joint committee” includes local joint apprenticeship committees, local joint training committees and trade committees.

(9) “Program” means the total system of apprenticeship as operated by a particular local joint committee, including the committee’s registered standards and all other terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment and training of apprentices in that apprenticeable occupation.

(10) “Trainee” means a worker who is at least 16 years of age, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise required by law, and who is to receive, in part consideration for services, complete instruction in an occupation that meets all the requirements of an apprenticeable occupation, except that such occupation requires, in the opinion of the council, less than 2,000 but not less than 1,000 hours of on-the-job supervised training.

(11) “Training agent” means an employer that is registered with a local joint committee and the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. [Amended by 1957 c.270 §3; 1963 c.151 §4; 1967 c.6 §1; 1971 c.271 §1; 1977 c.490 §2; 1981 c.764 §2; 2007 c.71 §215; 2007 c.620 §2; 2011 c.140 §2]

Source: Section 660.010 — Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.338 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.338
657B.338 Request for offset of moneys owed to debtor by Department of Revenue against certain amounts owed by debtor
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department may pay a fee charged by the Department of Revenue pursuant to ORS 293.250 (Collections Unit) for processing a request to offset against liquidated state debt a state tax refund owed to the debtor.

(2) The net amount received from the Department of Revenue after deduction of fees charged under subsection (1) of this section shall be offset against the debt. [2023 c.120 §6]

Note: Section 13 (2), chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 13. (2) Section 6, chapter 120, Oregon Laws 2023 [ 657B.338 (Request for offset of moneys owed to debtor by Department of Revenue against certain amounts owed by debtor) ], applies to amounts owed by a debtor on or after January 1, 2023. [2023 c.120 §13(2); 2023 c.292 §16b(2)]

Source: Section 657B.338 — Request for offset of moneys owed to debtor by Department of Revenue against certain amounts owed by debtor; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.265 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.265
653.265 Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Perishable product” means any product that may spoil, deteriorate or undergo other material changes that render it unsuitable for the use for which it was produced. “Perishable product” includes agricultural crops, meat and fish.

(b) “Undue hardship period” means the period of time during which perishable product must be processed after harvesting, slaughter or catch.

(c) “Workweek” means a fixed period of time established by an employer that reflects a regularly recurring period of 168 hours or seven consecutive 24-hour periods. A workweek may begin on any day of the week and any hour of the day and need not coincide with a calendar week. The beginning of the workweek may be changed if the change is intended to be permanent and is not designed to evade overtime requirements.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to (d) of this subsection, an employer may not require or permit an employee employed in any cannery, drier or packing plant in this state to work more than:

(A) 10 hours in any one day; or

(B) 55 hours in one workweek.

(b) An employer may permit an employee described in paragraph (a) of this subsection to work up to 60 hours in one workweek if the employee requests or consents in writing to work more than 55 hours in the workweek.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) of this subsection, during the period of time that an employer is eligible for an undue hardship period exemption under subsection (5) of this section, an employer may permit an employee described in paragraph (a) of this subsection to work:

(A) Up to 84 hours per workweek for four workweeks; and

(B) Up to 80 hours per workweek for the remainder of the undue hardship period.

(d) An employer may permit an employee described in paragraph (a) of this subsection to work more than 10 hours in any one day if the employer compensates the employee as follows:

(A) One and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour the employee works over 10 hours in any one day if the employee is an hourly employee; or

(B) One and one-half times the regular price for all work done during the time the employee is employed over 10 hours per day if the employee is a piece worker.

(3) An employer shall calculate an employee’s overtime on a daily basis under subsection (2)(d) of this section and on a weekly basis under ORS 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) (1) and pay the greater of the two amounts if, during the same workweek, the employee works more than:

(a) 10 hours in one day as described in subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) 40 hours in one workweek as described in ORS 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) (1).

(4) An employer that makes an overtime payment to an employee pursuant to subsection (3) of this section satisfies the overtime compensation requirements under this section and ORS 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) (1).

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An employer is eligible for an undue hardship period exemption from the restrictions on work hours under subsection (2)(a) of this section if the employer, in the ordinary course of the employer’s business, processes perishable products. The undue hardship period exemption shall be effective only during an undue hardship period. An employer may be eligible for more than one undue hardship period exemption in a calendar year. However, the combined total duration of the employer’s undue hardship period exemptions may not exceed 21 workweeks in a calendar year.

(b) To claim an undue hardship period exemption, an employer must provide notice of the undue hardship period to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and obtain written consent from each employee whom the employer will request to work more than 55 hours in any workweek during the undue hardship period.

(c) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) The notice the employer sends to the commissioner under paragraph (b) of this subsection must be in a form prescribed by the commissioner by rule and include a description of the reasons for the undue hardship period, the start and expected end dates of the undue hardship period and any other information required by the commissioner.

(B) The employee’s written consent shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner by rule and include:

(i) A description of the employer’s reasons for the undue hardship period;

(ii) The start and expected end dates of the undue hardship period;

(iii) A statement that the employer may require the employee to work up to 84 hours per workweek for up to four workweeks during the undue hardship period;

(iv) A statement that the employer may require the employee to work up to 80 hours per workweek for the remainder of the undue hardship period;

(v) A statement that the employee consents to working up to 84 hours per workweek for up to four workweeks during the undue hardship period and up to 80 hours per workweek for the remainder of the undue hardship period;

(vi) Contact information for the Bureau of Labor and Industries; and

(vii) Any other information required by the commissioner.

(6) An employer may not coerce an employee into consenting to work more than 55 hours in a given workweek.

(7) This section does not apply to:

(a) An employee employed in a cannery, drier or packing plant that is located on a farm and primarily processes products produced on the farm;

(b) An employee employed in a cannery, drier or packing plant who is engaged in manufacturing, as that term is defined in ORS 652.020 (Maximum working hours in certain industries) ;

(c) An employee employed by a seafood processor, as that term is defined in ORS 653.263 (Overtime for persons employed by seafood processors) ; or

(d) An employee employed in a cannery, drier or packing plant whose principal duties are administrative in nature or who is not otherwise, in the usual course of the employee’s duties, engaged in the direct processing of goods.

(8) Subsections (2) to (6) of this section do not apply to employees who are represented by a labor organization for purposes of collective bargaining with their employer, provided limits on the required hours of work and overtime payment have been agreed to between the employer and labor organization, or if no agreement is reached, then, for the purposes of this subsection, such limits and payments shall not be deemed to be changed from the previous collective bargaining agreement between the employer and labor organization unless the employees have been locked out or are engaged in a strike or the employer has unilaterally implemented new terms and conditions of employment.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding ORS 653.256 (Civil penalty for general employment statute or rule violations) , in addition to any other penalty provided by law, the commissioner may assess the following civil penalties against an employer:

(A) $2,000 per violation if the commissioner determines the employer coerced an employee into consenting under subsection (2)(b) of this section to work more than 55 hours in any given workweek; and

(B) $3,000 per violation if the commissioner determines the employer coerced an employee into consenting under subsection (5) of this section to work more than 55 hours per workweek in any given workweek during an undue hardship period.

(b) Each violation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection is a separate and distinct offense. In the case of a continuing violation, each workweek’s continuance is a separate and distinct violation.

(c) Civil penalties authorized by this subsection shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) . All sums collected as penalties under this subsection shall be applied and paid over as provided in ORS 653.256 (Civil penalty for general employment statute or rule violations) .

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employee has a private cause of action against an employer if the employer violates subsection (2) of this section by requiring the employee to work more than the applicable limit for the maximum allowable hours of employment in one workweek.

(b) If the employee prevails in an action brought under this section, the court may enter judgment against the employer for:

(A) Actual damages or $3,000 per claim, whichever is greater;

(B) Equitable relief; and

(C) Liquidated damages in an amount equal to twice the employee’s overtime wages earned during the period not allowed under subsection (2) of this section.

(c) In an action brought under this section, the court may award to the prevailing plaintiff costs, disbursements and reasonable attorney fees. Any attorney fee agreement is subject to approval by the court. [Amended by 1971 c.492 §2; 2017 c.685 §§8,9]

Source: Section 653.265 — Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants; exceptions; remedies; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.018 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.018
656.018 Effect of providing coverage
Status: repealed

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The liability of every employer who satisfies the duty required by ORS 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) (1) is exclusive and in place of all other liability arising out of injuries, diseases, symptom complexes or similar conditions arising out of and in the course of employment that are sustained by subject workers, the workers’ beneficiaries and anyone otherwise entitled to recover damages from the employer on account of such conditions or claims resulting therefrom, specifically including claims for contribution or indemnity asserted by third persons from whom damages are sought on account of such conditions, except as specifically provided otherwise in this chapter.

(b) This subsection shall not apply to claims for indemnity or contribution asserted by a railroad, as defined in ORS 824.020 (Definitions for ORS 824.020 to 824.042) , or by a corporation, individual or association of individuals which is subject to regulation pursuant to ORS chapter 757 or 759.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, all agreements or warranties contrary to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection entered into after July 19, 1977, are void.

(2) The rights given to a subject worker and the beneficiaries of the subject worker under this chapter for injuries, diseases, symptom complexes or similar conditions arising out of and in the course of employment are in lieu of any remedies they might otherwise have for such injuries, diseases, symptom complexes or similar conditions against the worker’s employer under ORS 654.305 (Protection and safety of persons in hazardous employment generally) to 654.336 (Comparative negligence) or other laws, common law or statute, except to the extent the worker is expressly given the right under this chapter to bring suit against the employer of the worker for an injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition.

(3) The exemption from liability given an employer under this section is also extended to the employer’s insurer, the self-insured employer’s claims administrator, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, and to the contracted agents, employees, partners, limited liability company members, general partners, limited liability partners, limited partners, officers and directors of the employer, the employer’s insurer, the self-insured employer’s claims administrator and the department, except that the exemption from liability shall not apply:

(a) If the willful and unprovoked aggression by a person otherwise exempt under this subsection is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition;

(b) If the worker and the person otherwise exempt under this subsection are not engaged in the furtherance of a common enterprise or the accomplishment of the same or related objectives;

(c) If the failure of the employer to comply with a notice posted pursuant to ORS 654.082 (Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation) is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition; or

(d) If the negligence of a person otherwise exempt under this subsection is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition and the negligence occurs outside of the capacity that qualifies the person for exemption under this section.

(4) The exemption from liability given an employer under this section applies to a worker leasing company and the client to whom workers are provided when the worker leasing company and the client comply with ORS 656.850 (License) (3).

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The exemption from liability given an employer under this section applies to a temporary service provider, as that term is used in ORS 656.850 (License) , and also extends to the client to whom workers are provided when the temporary service provider complies with ORS 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) .

(b) The exemption from liability given a client under paragraph (a) of this subsection is also extended to the client’s insurer, the self-insured client’s claims administrator, the department, and the contracted agents, employees, officers and directors of the client, the client’s insurer, the self-insured client’s claims administrator and the department, except that the exemption from liability shall not apply:

(A) If the willful and unprovoked aggression by a person otherwise exempt under this subsection is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition;

(B) If the worker and the person otherwise exempt under this subsection are not engaged in the furtherance of a common enterprise or the accomplishment of the same or related objectives;

(C) If the failure of the client to comply with a notice posted pursuant to ORS 654.082 (Prohibiting use of equipment involved in violation) is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition; or

(D) If the negligence of a person otherwise exempt under this subsection is a substantial factor in causing the injury, disease, symptom complex or similar condition and the negligence occurs outside of the capacity that qualifies the person for exemption under this subsection.

(6) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit payment, voluntarily or otherwise, to injured workers or their beneficiaries in excess of the compensation required to be paid under this chapter.

(7) The exclusive remedy provisions and limitation on liability provisions of this chapter apply to all injuries and to diseases, symptom complexes or similar conditions of subject workers arising out of and in the course of employment whether or not they are determined to be compensable under this chapter. [1965 c.285 §6; 1975 c.115 §1; 1977 c.514 §1; 1977 c.804 §3a; 1987 c.447 §110; 1989 c.600 §1; 1993 c.628 §6; 1995 c.332 §5; amendments by 1995 c.332 §5a repealed by 1999 c.6 §1; 1995 c.733 §76; 1997 c.275 §§6,7; 1997 c.491 §§1,2; amendments by 1999 c.6 §4 repealed by 2001 c.865 §23; 2013 c.488 §1]

Source: Section 656.018 — Effect of providing coverage; exclusive remedy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.545 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.545
657.545 Release of ORS 657.540 lien by filing security
Status: in_force

(1) The employer against whose property a lien has been filed under ORS 657.540 (Lien on property of defaulting employer) may cause the property to be released by filing with the county clerk of the county wherein such lien is recorded a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit in a sum double the amount claimed in said lien, executed by a surety company licensed to do business in Oregon or by two freeholders of this state, having the qualifications of bail upon arrest or in the case of a letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) , to be approved by the circuit judge of the district in which said lien is filed, or, in the event of the absence of the circuit judge from the county in which said lien is filed, then by the county judge of said county, running to the Director of the Employment Department and conditioned for the payment of all damages, costs, charges and disbursements that may be recovered by the director against such employer or that may be found to be a lien upon or against the property of such employer.

(2) The clerk shall issue to such employer a certificate stating that the bond or letter of credit is substituted in lieu of the property of said employer and that the lien on said property is forever released and discharged. A marginal entry of said release and bond or letter of credit shall be made in the lien docket containing the original record of statement of claim.

(3) If the director establishes the validity of the lien by a suit to foreclose the same, the director is entitled to judgment against the sureties upon said bond or against the issuer of the letter of credit. [Amended by 1991 c.331 §98; 1997 c.631 §518; 2003 c.576 §532]

Source: Section 657.545 — Release of ORS 657.540 lien by filing security , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.411 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.411
659A.411 Definitions for ORS 659A.411 to 659A.415
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 659A.411 (Definitions for ORS 659A.411 to 659A.415) to 659A.415 (Liability for damages) :

(1) “Customer” means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a place of public accommodation.

(2) “Eligible medical condition” means the use of an ostomy device or a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, any other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome or other medical condition that can cause a person to require access to a toilet facility without delay.

(3) “Place of public accommodation” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.400 (Place of public accommodation defined) . [2009 c.415 §1]

Note: 659A.411 (Definitions for ORS 659A.411 to 659A.415) to 659A.415 (Liability for damages) and 659A.417 (Violation of ORS 659A.413) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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.411 — Definitions for ORS 659A.411 to 659A.415 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.210 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.210
657.210 Disqualification in other jurisdictions
Status: in_force

An individual is disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which or a part of which the individual has received, will receive or is claiming unemployment benefits under an unemployment insurance law of another state, the United States or any other governmental jurisdiction. However, if the appropriate agency of such other state, the United States or any other governmental jurisdiction finally determines that the individual is not entitled to such unemployment benefits, this disqualification shall not apply. [Amended by 1979 c.267 §3]

Source: Section 657.210 — Disqualification in other jurisdictions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.090 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.090
662.090 Notice of hearing
Status: in_force

(1) The hearing shall be held after due and personal notice thereof has been given, in such manner as the court shall direct, to all known persons against whom relief is sought, and also to the chief of those public officials of the county and city within which the unlawful acts have been threatened or committed charged with the duty to protect complainant’s property. However, if a complainant also alleges that, unless a temporary restraining order is issued without notice, a substantial and irreparable injury to complainant’s property will be unavoidable, such a temporary restraining order may be issued upon testimony under oath, sufficient, if sustained, to justify the court in issuing a temporary injunction upon a hearing after notice. Such a temporary restraining order shall be effective for no longer than five days and shall become void at the expiration of the five days.

(2) No temporary restraining order or temporary injunction shall be issued except on condition that complainant first files an undertaking with adequate security in an amount to be fixed by the court sufficient to recompense those enjoined for any loss, expense or damage caused by the improvident or erroneous issuance of such order or injunction, including all reasonable costs, together with a reasonable attorney fee at trial and on appeal and expense of defense against the order or against the granting of any injunctive relief sought in the same proceeding and subsequently denied by the court.

(3) The undertaking mentioned in subsection (2) of this section shall be understood to signify an agreement entered into by the complainant and the surety upon which a judgment may be rendered in the same action or proceeding against the complainant and surety, upon a hearing to assess damages of which hearing complainant and surety shall have reasonable notice, the complainant and surety submitting themselves to the jurisdiction of the court for that purpose. This section does not deprive any party having a claim or cause of action under or upon such undertaking from electing to pursue the ordinary remedy of the party by action for legal or equitable remedies. [Amended by 1979 c.284 §188; 1981 c.897 §98]

Source: Section 662.090 — Notice of hearing; issuance of temporary injunction without notice; attorney fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.310 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.310
660.310 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and alternative education programs
Status: in_force

For the purposes of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-128), an individual enrolled in an alternative education program as provided by ORS 336.615 (Definition for ORS 336.615 to 336.665) to 336.665 (Effect of failure to propose alternative programs) may be considered to be an out-of-school youth. [2015 c.239 §2; 2017 c.17 §53]

Source: Section 660.310 — Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and alternative education programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.192 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.192
659A.192 Leave to attend criminal proceeding
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “undue hardship” means a significant difficulty and expense to a business and includes consideration of the size of the covered employer’s business and the covered employer’s critical need for the employee.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a covered employer shall allow an eligible employee to take leave from employment to attend a criminal proceeding.

(3) A covered employer may limit the amount of leave an eligible employee takes to attend a criminal proceeding if the employee’s leave creates an undue hardship to the covered employer’s business.

(4) An eligible employee may notify the prosecuting attorney if taking leave to attend a criminal proceeding would cause undue hardship to the covered employer. The prosecuting attorney shall then notify the court or hearing body. The court or hearing body must take the schedule of the employee into consideration when scheduling a criminal proceeding. [2003 c.603 §3]

Source: Section 659A.192 — Leave to attend criminal proceeding; undue hardship on employer; scheduling criminal proceeding , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.138 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.138
656.138 Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes
Status: in_force

(1) All persons registered as apprentices or trainees and participating in related instruction classes conducted by a school district, community college district or education service district in accordance with the requirements of ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) or section 50, title 29, United States Code as of September 13, 1975, are considered as workers of the school district, community college district or education service district subject to this chapter.

(2) A school district, community college district or education service district conducting related instruction classes shall submit a written statement to the insurer, or in the case of self-insurers, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, that includes a description of the related instruction to be given to such apprentices or trainees and an estimate of the total number of persons enrolled.

(3) Upon receiving the written statement, the insurer, or in the case of self-insurers, the director, may fix assumed wage rates for those apprentices or trainees participating in related instruction classes, which may be used only for the purposes of computations under this chapter.

(4) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council shall furnish the insurer, or in the case of self-insurers, the director, and the school district, community college district or education service district with an estimate of the total number of apprentices or trainees approved by it for participation in related instruction classes subject to coverage under this section and any significant changes in the estimated total. Apprentices and trainees as provided in subsection (1) of this section are entitled to benefits under this chapter.

(5) The filing of claims for benefits under the authority of this section is the exclusive remedy of apprentices or trainees or their beneficiaries for injuries compensable under this chapter against the state, its political subdivisions, the school district, community college district or education service district, their members, officers and employees, or any employer, regardless of negligence.

(6) This section does not apply to any apprentice or trainee who has earned wages for performing such duties. [1971 c.634 §2; 1975 c.775 §1; 1979 c.815 §5]

Source: Section 656.138 — Coverage of apprentices, trainees participating in related instruction classes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.030 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.030
653.030 Commissioner may prescribe lower rates in certain cases
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall issue rules prescribing the employment of other types of persons at fixed minimum hourly wage rates lower than the minimum wage rate required by ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) , when the commissioner has determined that the application of ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) would substantially curtail opportunities for employment for specific types of persons. The types of persons for whom a minimum hourly wage rate may be set are limited to persons who are student-learners, as defined in ORS 653.070 (Student-learners special wage) . [1967 c.596 §5 (1); 1973 c.403 §4; 1979 c.886 §2; 1981 c.850 §1; 1985 c.99 §3; 2007 c.70 §282; 2019 c.371 §3]

Source: Section 653.030 — Commissioner may prescribe lower rates in certain cases; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.236 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.236
659A.236 Discrimination for testifying before Legislative Assembly, committee or task force prohibited
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate against an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment solely for the reason that the employee has testified before the Legislative Assembly or any of its interim or statutory committees, including advisory committees and subcommittees thereof, or task forces. [Formerly 659.270]

Source: Section 659A.236 — Discrimination for testifying before Legislative Assembly, committee or task force prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.110 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.110
663.110 Employee organization, bargaining rights
Status: in_force

Employees have the right to self-organization; to form, join or assist labor organizations; to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing; and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Employees also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities except to the extent that this right may be affected by an agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized by ORS 663.125 (Other employer unfair labor practices) . However, agreements involving union security including an all-union agreement or agency agreement must safeguard the rights of nonassociation of employees, based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which such employee is a member. Such employee must pay an amount of money equivalent to regular union dues and initiation fees and assessments, if any, to a nonreligious charity or to another charitable organization mutually agreed upon by the employee affected and the representative of the labor organization to which such employee would otherwise pay dues. The employee shall furnish written proof that this has been done. If the employee and representative of the labor organization do not reach agreement on the matter, the Employment Relations Board shall designate such organization. [1971 c.729 §5; 2003 c.14 §410]

Source: Section 663.110 — Employee organization, bargaining rights; union security agreements; payments to charitable institutions in lieu of union dues and other fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.160 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.160
663.160 Expression of views not containing threats or promises of benefit not unfair labor practice
Status: in_force

The expressing of any views, argument or opinion, or the dissemination thereof, whether in written, printed, graphic or visual form, does not constitute evidence of an unfair labor practice under any of the provisions of this chapter, if the expression contains no threat of reprisal or force or promise of benefit. [1971 c.729 §16]

Source: Section 663.160 — Expression of views not containing threats or promises of benefit not unfair labor practice , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.120 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.120
652.120 Establishing regular payday
Status: in_force

(1) Every employer shall establish and maintain a regular payday, at which date the employer shall pay all employees the wages due and owing to them.

(2) Payday may not extend beyond a period of 35 days from the time that the employees entered upon their work, or from the date of the last regular payday.

(3) This section does not prevent the employer from establishing and maintaining paydays at more frequent intervals.

(4) This section does not prevent any employer from entering into a written agreement, prior to the rendering of any services, and mutually satisfactory with the employer’s employees, as to the payment of wages at a future date.

(5) When an employer has notice that an employee has not been paid the full amount the employee is owed on a regular payday and there is no dispute between the employer and the employee regarding the amount of the unpaid wages:

(a) If the unpaid amount is less than five percent of the employee’s gross wages due on the regular payday, the employer shall pay the employee the unpaid amount no later than the next regular payday; or

(b) If the unpaid amount is five percent or more of the employee’s gross wages due on the regular payday, the employer shall pay the employee the unpaid amount within three days after the employer has notice of the unpaid amount, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. [Amended by 1961 c.662 §1; 2007 c.453 §1]

Source: Section 652.120 — Establishing regular payday; pay intervals; agreement to pay wages at future date , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.390 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.390
659A.390 Restrictions on no-rehire provisions as condition of workers’ compensation settlements
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “No-rehire provision” means any provision in an agreement barring a worker from seeking further employment, reemployment or reinstatement with an employer.

(b) “Settlement agreement” means a settlement agreement disposing of all or part of a worker’s claim for workers’ compensation under ORS chapter 656.

(c) “Worker” means a worker who has applied for benefits or invoked or utilized the procedures provided for in ORS chapter 656.

(2) With respect to offers to enter into a settlement agreement, it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to:

(a) Make an offer to negotiate a settlement agreement conditional upon a worker also entering into an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision.

(b) Make an offer for a settlement agreement conditional upon the worker also entering into an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision unless:

(A) Prior to the offer, the worker has provided the employer with written confirmation of the worker’s willingness to enter into an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision as a condition of entering into the settlement agreement; and

(B) The settlement offer affirmatively states that entering into the settlement agreement is conditional upon the worker also entering into an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision.

(3) Provided that the requirements under subsection (2)(b) of this section are met, it is not a violation of this section:

(a) For any party participating in negotiations for a settlement agreement to make or reject an offer for a settlement agreement that includes a no-rehire provision.

(b) For an employer to require a worker, as a condition of a settlement agreement, to also enter into an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision.

(4) It is not a violation of this section for an employer to make an offer to enter into a settlement agreement that includes a no-rehire provision when the following circumstances exist:

(a) The worker has not provided the written confirmation described in subsection (2)(b)(A) of this section; and

(b) The offer affirmatively states that the offer is not conditional upon the worker also entering in an agreement that includes a no-rehire provision.

(5) A worker may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) for a violation of this section and may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) and recover a civil penalty of up to $5,000 and relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) (1) to (3). [2023 c.446 §2]

Source: Section 659A.390 — Restrictions on no-rehire provisions as condition of workers’ compensation settlements; exceptions; remedy for violation; civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.060 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.060
651.060 Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas
Status: repealed

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may conduct investigations, issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties required under ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) , 651.030 (Commissioner) , 651.050 (Duties of commissioner) , 651.120 (Entry and examination of workplaces) and 651.170 (Payment of expenses) and ORS chapters 652, 653, 658 and 659A and in all contested cases scheduled for hearing by the Bureau of Labor and Industries pursuant to ORS chapter 183 when the information sought is relevant to a lawful investigative purpose and is reasonable in scope. The testimony shall be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which testimony is applicable. The commissioner shall adopt rules for gathering information through subpoenas or testimony. The rules must include procedures through which a party may object to providing information. After being served with a subpoena, if a person refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined, to answer any question or to produce any document or other thing as required by the subpoena, the commissioner may petition the circuit court in the county in which the investigation is pending for an order directing the person to show cause why the person has not complied with the subpoena and should not be held in contempt. The commissioner shall serve the court’s order upon the person in the manner provided by ORCP 55 D. If the person fails to show cause for the noncompliance, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena within such time as the court shall direct and may hold the person in contempt.

(2) Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before any officer of the bureau shall be paid the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in ORS 44.415 (Fees and mileage of witnesses) (2). The payment shall be made from the fund appropriated for the use of the bureau and in the manner provided in ORS 651.170 (Payment of expenses) for the payment of other expenses of the bureau.

(3) The commissioner shall employ a deputy commissioner and such other assistants or personnel as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties of the commissioner or of the bureau and may prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the employees. The commissioner may delegate any of the powers of the commissioner or of the bureau to the deputy commissioner and to the other assistants employed under this subsection for the purpose of transacting the business of the commissioner’s office or of the bureau. In the absence of the commissioner, the deputy commissioner and the other assistants whom the commissioner employs have full authority, under the commissioner’s direction, to do and perform any duty that the law requires the commissioner to perform. However, the commissioner is responsible for all acts of the deputy commissioner and of the assistants employed under this subsection.

(4) The commissioner may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary to administer and enforce any statutes over which the commissioner or the bureau has jurisdiction.

(5) The commissioner may conduct and charge and collect fees for public information programs pertaining to any of the statutes over which the commissioner or the bureau has jurisdiction. [Amended by 1959 c.627 §8; 1963 c.258 §1; 1971 c.734 §29; 1975 c.282 §1; 1979 c.225 §3; 1981 c.851 §2; 1983 c.636 §1; 1989 c.980 §17; 1997 c.240 §1; 2003 c.794 §305; 2005 c.22 §§454,455; 2007 c.277 §1]

Note: ORCP 55 was repealed and replaced by the Council on Court Procedures Amendments promulgated on December 8, 2018, and effective January 1, 2020. The text of 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the repeal. Editorial adjustment of 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) for the repeal of ORCP 55 has not been made. See the ORCP 55 Cross-Reference Chart available from the Council on Court Procedures.

Source: Section 651.060 — Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas; enforcement; witness fees; staff; delegation; rules; public information programs; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.075 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.075
656.075 Exemption from coverage for newspaper carriers
Status: in_force

An individual qualifies for the exemption provided in ORS 656.027 (Who are subject workers) only if the newspaper publishing company or independent newspaper dealer or contractor utilizing the individual:

(1) Encourages any minor so utilized to remain in school and attend classes;

(2) Encourages any minor so utilized to not allow newspaper carrier duties to interfere with any school activities of the individual;

(3) Provides accident insurance coverage for the individual while the individual is engaged in newspaper carrier duties that is at least equal to the following:

(a) $250,000 unallocated hospital and medical benefits;

(b) $10 per week lost time benefits for a period of 52 weeks; and

(c) $5,000 accidental death and dismemberment benefit; and

(4) Provides the individual with a clear, written explanation or description of the amount and the terms and conditions of the insurance coverage required by this section, including a specific statement that the insurance coverage is in lieu of benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Law. [1977 c.835 §4; 1981 c.535 §53]

Source: Section 656.075 — Exemption from coverage for newspaper carriers; casualty insurance and other requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).