ORS § 656.019 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.019
656.019 Civil negligence action for claim denied on basis of failure to meet major contributing cause standard
Status: in_force

"…the Supreme Court said the legislative history shows that state lawmakers did not intend to expand the rights of workers to pursue compensation for their injuries." Bibliographic info

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(a) An injured worker may pursue a civil negligence action for a work-related injury that has been determined to be not compensable because the worker has failed to establish that a work-related incident was the major contributing cause of the worker’s injury only after an order determining that the claim is not compensable has become final. The injured worker may appeal the compensability of the claim as provided in ORS 656.298 (Judicial review of board orders) , but may not pursue a civil negligence claim against the employer until the order affirming the denial has become final.

(b) Nothing in this subsection grants a right for a person to pursue a civil negligence action that does not otherwise exist in law.

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(a) Notwithstanding any other statute of limitation provided in law, a civil negligence action against an employer that arises because a workers’ compensation claim has been determined to be not compensable because the worker has failed to establish that a work-related incident was the major contributing cause of the worker’s injury must be commenced within the later of two years from the date of injury or 180 days from the date the order affirming that the claim is not compensable on such grounds becomes final.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a person may not commence a civil negligence action for a work-related injury that has been determined to be not compensable because the worker has failed to establish that a work-related incident was the major contributing cause of the worker’s injury, if the period within which such action may be commenced has expired prior to the filing of a timely workers’ compensation claim for the work-related injury. [2001 c.865 §15]

Source: Section 656.019 — Civil negligence action for claim denied on basis of failure to meet major contributing cause standard; statute of limitations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.295 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.295
656.295 Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders
Status: in_force

(1) The request for review by the Workers’ Compensation Board of an order of an Administrative Law Judge need only state that the party requests a review of the order.

(2) The requests for review shall be mailed to the board and copies of the request shall be mailed to all parties to the proceeding before the Administrative Law Judge.

(3) When review has been requested, the record of such oral proceedings at the hearings before the Administrative Law Judge as may be necessary for purposes of the review shall be transcribed at the expense of the board. The original transcript shall be certified to be true, accurate and complete by the transcriber. A list of all exhibits received by the Administrative Law Judge shall be furnished to the parties in interest along with a copy of the transcribed record.

(4) Notice of the review shall be given to the parties by mail. The board shall set a date for review as expeditiously as possible. Review shall be scheduled for a date not later than 90 days after receipt by the board of the request for review. Review shall not be postponed except in extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the requesting party.

(5) The review by the board shall be based upon the record submitted to it under subsection (3) of this section and such oral or written argument as it may receive. Evaluation of the worker’s disability by the board shall be as of the date of issuance of the reconsideration order pursuant to ORS 656.268 (Claim closure) . Any finding of fact regarding the worker’s impairment must be established by medical evidence that is supported by objective findings. If the board finds that the claim has been closed prematurely, the board shall issue an order rescinding the notice of closure. The board shall apply to the review of the claim such standards for the evaluation of disability as may be adopted by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services pursuant to ORS 656.726 (Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws) . Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit the right of a worker, insurer or self-insured employer to present evidence to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the standards adopted pursuant to ORS 656.726 (Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws) for evaluation of the worker’s permanent disability were incorrectly applied in the reconsideration order pursuant to ORS 656.268 (Claim closure) . However, if the board determines that a case has been improperly, incompletely or otherwise insufficiently developed or heard by the Administrative Law Judge, it may remand the case to the Administrative Law Judge for further evidence taking, correction or other necessary action.

(6) The board may affirm, reverse, modify or supplement the order of the Administrative Law Judge and make such disposition of the case as it determines to be appropriate. It shall make its decision within 30 days after the review.

(7) The order of the board shall be filed and a copy thereof sent by mail to the director and to the parties.

(8) An order of the board is final unless within 30 days after the date of mailing of copies of such order to the parties, one of the parties appeals to the Court of Appeals for judicial review pursuant to ORS 656.298 (Judicial review of board orders) . The order shall contain a statement explaining the rights of the parties under this subsection and ORS 656.298 (Judicial review of board orders) . [1965 c.285 §35a; 1977 c.804 §10; 1987 c.884 §12; 1990 c.2 §22; 1991 c.293 §1; 1999 c.313 §8]

Source: Section 656.295 — Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders; application of standards for evaluation of disability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 655.605 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 655 / Section 655.605
655.605 Definitions for ORS 655.605 and 655.615
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 655.605 (Definitions for ORS 655.605 and 655.615) and 655.615 (Payment of benefits to injured occupationally limited trainees) :

(1) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.

(2) “Employer” means any person who provides on-the-job training for trainees in cooperation with the department or the Commission for the Blind even though no wages or salary is paid to the trainee.

(3) “Employment” means work experience through nonremunerative, on-the-job training as a part of a special training program of the department or the Commission for the Blind occurring on the premises of the employer or at such other places as the department or the Commission for the Blind and the employer may agree.

(4) “Injury” means any personal injury sustained by a trainee by accident, disease or infection arising out of and in the course of employment, or death resulting proximately therefrom as provided in ORS chapter 656.

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

(6) “Trainee” or “client” means an occupationally limited person who is participating in a special training or evaluation program of the department or the Commission for the Blind in which the trainee is enrolled. [1971 c.581 §1; 1973 c.429 §1; 1979 c.814 §5; 1981 c.184 §1; 1989 c.224 §123; 2001 c.900 §213]

Source: Section 655.605 — Definitions for ORS 655.605 and 655.615 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors655.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.732 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.732
656.732 Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct
Status: in_force

The circuit court for any county, or the judge of such court, on application of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Workers’ Compensation Board, or any of the board members, their Administrative Law Judges or assistants, shall compel obedience to subpoenas issued and served pursuant to ORS 656.726 (Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws) and shall punish disobedience of any such subpoena or any refusal to testify at any authorized session or hearing or to answer any lawful inquiry of the director or any of the board members, Administrative Law Judges or assistants, in the same manner as a refusal to testify in the circuit court or the disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from the court is punished. [Formerly 656.412; 1979 c.839 §21]

Source: Section 656.732 — Power to compel obedience to subpoenas and punish for misconduct , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.300 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.300
660.300 Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) to 660.420 (Program for strategic investments in maritime workforce development activities) :

(1) “Chief elected official” means a county commissioner, a county judge or the mayor of the City of Portland.

(2) “Federal Act” or “federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act” means the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).

(3) “Local workforce development area” means the City of Portland or a county when the city or county has been designated as a local workforce development area under ORS 660.324 (Duties of state board) . “Local workforce development area” may include two or more counties that have joined together to form a local workforce development area and that have been designated as a local workforce development area under ORS 660.324 (Duties of state board) .

(4) “Local workforce development board” means a board established pursuant to section 3122 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

(5) “Maritime sector” includes but is not limited to:

(a) Enterprises engaged in the design, construction, manufacture, acquisition, operation, supply, repair or maintenance of marine vessels or component parts of marine vessels;

(b) Enterprises engaged in managing or operating shipping lines;

(c) Customs brokerage services, shipyards, shipping and freight forwarding services, dry docks, marine railways and marine repair shops;

(d) Enterprises engaged in commercial or recreational fishing;

(e) Enterprises and academic institutions engaged in scientific research of ocean processes, marine life or other ocean resources; and

(f) Enterprises engaged in marine tours or travel, water sports or other marine leisure activities.

(6) “Participant” means a person receiving services under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).

(7) “Participant records” means records relating to matters such as grades, conduct, personal and academic evaluations, results of psychometric testing, counseling, disciplinary actions, if any, and other personal matters.

(8) “Priority populations” means:

(a) Communities of color;

(b) Women;

(c) Low-income communities;

(d) Rural and frontier communities;

(e) Veterans;

(f) Persons with disabilities;

(g) Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals;

(h) Members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized Indian tribes;

(i) Individuals who disproportionately experience discrimination in employment on the basis of age; and

(j) Individuals who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community.

(9) “State workforce agencies” means state agencies that administer workforce programs.

(10) “Workforce development” means services designed to help individuals attain employment and progress along career pathways and to help businesses better achieve business goals by more easily finding skilled employees. “Workforce development” includes:

(a) Education and training services;

(b) Apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs registered with the State Apprenticeship and Training Council;

(c) Labor market analysis;

(d) Employment and reemployment services;

(e) Employee recruitment and retention services; and

(f) Convening, coordinating, oversight and evaluation services for business and state workforce agencies.

(11) “Workforce programs” means programs that have a primary mission of helping individuals become employed, retain employment, increase wages and progress along career pathways and that are responsible for outcomes related to the primary mission. [Formerly 285A.443; 2014 c.49 §2; 2015 c.366 §57; 2017 c.185 §23; 2017 c.297 §1; 2017 c.738 §1; 2021 c.100 §1; 2022 c.28 §1]

Source: Section 660.300 — Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.075 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.075
657.075 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (52 Stat. 1094).

Source: Section 657.075 — Employment; service under Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.815 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.815
662.815 Picketing sites where perishable agricultural crops are being harvested restricted
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to picket or cause to be picketed any farm, ranch or orchard where perishable agricultural crops are produced while such crops are being harvested unless such picket has been a regular employee on such farm, ranch or orchard immediately prior to the commencement of the picketing. [1963 c.543 §3]

Source: Section 662.815 — Picketing sites where perishable agricultural crops are being harvested restricted , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.435 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.435
652.435 Accepting assignments of wage claims from labor bureau of another state
Status: in_force

Whenever a labor bureau in another state, which has entered into a reciprocal agreement under ORS 652.425 (Authority of commissioner to enter into agreements with other states for reciprocal enforcement of wage claims) with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the agreement is in effect at the time, takes an assignment of a wage claim from an employee residing in the other state for services rendered in the other state to an employer or former employer who has removed to Oregon, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may take an assignment of the wage claim from such labor bureau and enforce the collection thereof as provided in the applicable provisions of ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) to 652.414 (Procedure for payment from fund) . [1953 c.256 §4; 2003 c.14 §395]

Source: Section 652.435 — Accepting assignments of wage claims from labor bureau of another state , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.080 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.080
652.080 Computing hours on duty for purposes of ORS 652.060 and 652.070
Status: in_force

In computing the average or total number of hours a week for the purposes of ORS 652.060 (Maximum working hours for firefighters) and 652.070 (Overtime pay for firefighters) , authorized vacation or sick leave time shall be considered as time on regular duty. [1959 c.402 §4]

Source: Section 652.080 — Computing hours on duty for purposes of ORS 652.060 and 652.070 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.714 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.714
656.714 Removal of board member
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor may at any time remove any member of the Workers’ Compensation Board for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. Before such removal the Governor shall give the member a copy of the charges against the member and shall fix the time when the member can be heard in defense, which shall not be less than 10 days thereafter. Such hearing shall be open to the public.

(2) If the member is removed, the Governor shall file in the office of the Secretary of State a complete statement of all charges made against such member and the findings thereon, with a record of the proceedings.

(3) The power of removal is absolute and there is no right of review in any court whatsoever. [Formerly 656.406; 1989 c.1094 §3]

Source: Section 656.714 — Removal of board member , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.552 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.552
656.552 Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer’s premiums
Status: in_force

(1) If the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation finds it necessary for the protection of the Industrial Accident Fund, it may require any employer insured with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, except political subdivisions of the state, to deposit and keep on deposit with the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation a sum equal to the premiums due the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation upon the estimated payroll of the employer for a period of not to exceed six months.

(2) The State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation may, in its discretion and in lieu of such deposit, accept a bond, letter of credit or similar instrument to secure payment of premiums to become due the Industrial Accident Fund. The deposit or posting of the bond, letter of credit or similar instrument shall not relieve the employer from making premium payments to the Industrial Accident Fund based on the actual payroll of the employer, as provided by ORS 656.504 (Rates, charges, fees and reports by employers insured by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation) .

(3) If an employer ceases to be insured by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall, upon receipt of all payments due the Industrial Accident Fund, refund to the employer all deposits remaining to the employer’s credit and shall cancel any bond, letter of credit or similar instrument given under this section. [Amended by 1959 c.450 §8; 1965 c.285 §81; 1981 c.854 §37; 2009 c.145 §1]

Source: Section 656.552 — Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer’s premiums , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.425 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.425
659A.425 Violation based on facially neutral housing policy
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Facially neutral housing policy” means a guideline, practice, rule or screening or admission criterion, regarding a real property transaction, that applies equally to all persons.

(b) “Protected class” means a group of persons distinguished by race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, familial status, source of income or disability.

(c) “Real property transaction” means an act described in 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) involving the renting or leasing of residential real property subject to ORS chapter 90.

(2) A court or the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may find a person to have violated 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) if:

(a) The person applies a facially neutral housing policy to a member of a protected class in a real property transaction involving a residential tenancy subject to ORS chapter 90; and

(b) Application of the policy adversely impacts members of the protected class to a greater extent than the policy impacts persons generally.

(3) In determining under subsection (2) of this section whether a violation has occurred and, if a violation has occurred, what relief should be granted, a court or the commissioner shall consider:

(a) The significance of the adverse impact on the protected class;

(b) The importance and necessity of any business purpose for the facially neutral housing policy; and

(c) The availability of less discriminatory alternatives for achieving the business purpose for the facially neutral housing policy. [2008 c.36 §2; 2021 c.367 §41]

Source: Section 659A.425 — Violation based on facially neutral housing policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.015 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.015
657B.015 Benefit eligibility
Status: in_force

Family and medical leave insurance benefits are available to any of the following during a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave:

(1) An eligible employee who:

(a) During the base year or alternate base year, as applicable, contributes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) in accordance with ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) ; and

(b) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS 657B.090 (Claim for benefits) ;

(2) A self-employed individual who:

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(A) Has earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the base year; or

(B) Has not earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the base year, but who has earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the alternate base year;

(b) Elects coverage under ORS 657B.130 (Elective coverage for certain individuals) ;

(c) During the base year or alternate base year, as applicable, contributes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) an amount determined by the Director of the Employment Department under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) ; and

(d) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS 657B.090 (Claim for benefits) ; or

(3) An employee of a tribal government, if:

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(A) The employee has earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year; or

(B) The employee has not earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year, but has earned at least $1,000 in wages during the alternate base year;

(b) The tribal government elects coverage for its employees under ORS 657B.130 (Elective coverage for certain individuals) ;

(c) During the base year or alternate base year, as applicable, the employee and tribal government contribute to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) an amount determined by the director under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) ; and

(d) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS 657B.090 (Claim for benefits) . [2019 c.700 §3; 2023 c.292 §4]

Note: Section 16 (2), chapter 292, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 16. (2) The amendments to ORS 657B.015 (Benefit eligibility) , 657B.030 (Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits) , 657B.090 (Claim for benefits) and 657B.210 (Equivalent plans, generally) by sections 3, 4, 7 and 14 of this 2023 Act apply to benefits paid or made available on or after September 3, 2023. [2023 c.292 §16(2); 2023 c.292 §16a(2)]

Source: Section 657B.015 — Benefit eligibility , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.066 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.066
659A.066 Worker may continue benefits after employer’s obligation ends
Status: in_force

If the State of Oregon’s obligation to continue paying premiums for health benefits under ORS 659A.063 (State to continue group health benefits for injured worker and covered dependents) expires or terminates, the worker may continue coverage by paying the entire premium pursuant to ORS 743B.342 (Continuation of benefits after injury or illness covered by workers’ compensation) . [Formerly 659.460]

Source: Section 659A.066 — Worker may continue benefits after employer’s obligation ends , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.362 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.362
653.362 Exemption of minors serving as soccer referees
Status: in_force

The provisions of ORS 653.305 (Bureau’s inquiry into employment of minors) to 653.370 (Civil penalty for unlawful employment of minors) do not apply to a person under 18 years of age serving as a referee or assistant referee in a youth or adult recreational soccer match. [2001 c.765 §2]

Source: Section 653.362 — Exemption of minors serving as soccer referees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.676 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.676
657.676 Reconsideration of determinations
Status: in_force

(1) Upon motion of the Director of the Employment Department or upon application of an interested employer, the director may reconsider a determination of employer subjectivity, tax rate or tax assessment, irrespective of whether the determination has become final. The director may reconsider a determination when there is evidence of:

(a) Computation errors;

(b) Clerical errors;

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

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

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

(2) The reconsideration shall be accomplished by the director or any employee the director may designate for the purpose, in accordance with rules adopted by the director. The director or designated employee may make a new determination, which is subject to hearing, review and appeal in accordance with ORS 657.485 (Notice of rate) and 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) to 657.684 (Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.683) . [1977 c.538 §13; 2007 c.88 §1]

Source: Section 657.676 — Reconsideration of determinations; conditions; rules; hearing and review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.850 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.850
659A.850 Hearing
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) All proceedings before the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under this section shall be conducted as contested case proceedings under the provisions of ORS chapter 183. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the commissioner may appoint a special tribunal or hearing officer to hear the matter. The commissioner may affirm, reverse, modify or supplement the determinations, conclusions or order of any special tribunal or hearing officer appointed under this subsection. The scheduling of a hearing under this section does not affect the ability of the commissioner and any respondent to thereafter settle the matters alleged in the complaint through conference, conciliation and persuasion.

(b) In a proceeding under this section 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:

(A) Only an employee of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may be a member of a special tribunal or a hearing officer appointed to hear the matter.

(B) An aggrieved person may intervene as a party in the proceeding. The commissioner may award prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney fees to a person who intervenes.

(2) After considering all the evidence, the commissioner shall cause to be issued findings of facts and conclusions of law.

(3) The commissioner shall issue an order dismissing the formal charges against any respondent not found to have engaged in any unlawful practice alleged in the complaint.

(4) After a hearing under this section, the commissioner shall issue an appropriate cease and desist order against any respondent found to have engaged in any unlawful practice alleged in the complaint. The order must be signed by the commissioner and must take into account the need to supervise compliance with the terms of order. The order may require that the respondent:

(a) Perform an act or series of acts designated in the order that are reasonably calculated to:

(A) Carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(B) Eliminate the effects of the unlawful practice that the respondent is found to have engaged in, including but not limited to paying an award of actual damages suffered by the complainant and complying with injunctive or other equitable relief; and

(C) Protect the rights of the complainant and other persons similarly situated;

(b) Submit reports to the commissioner on the manner of compliance with other terms and conditions specified in the commissioner’s order, and take other action as may be required to ensure compliance with the commissioner’s order; and

(c) Refrain from any action specified in the order that would jeopardize the rights of the complainant or other persons similarly situated, or that would otherwise frustrate the purposes of this chapter.

(5) A cease and desist order issued under subsection (4) of this section may be recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record in the manner provided by ORS 205.125 (County Clerk Lien Record) and enforced in the manner provided by ORS 205.126 (Enforcement of order or warrant recorded in County Clerk Lien Record) . In addition to enforcement under ORS 205.126 (Enforcement of order or warrant recorded in County Clerk Lien Record) , the order may be enforced by writ of mandamus or a civil action to compel specific performance of the order.

(6) The commissioner may charge a respondent on a cease and desist order the actual collection fees charged to the bureau by any other governmental agency or any private collection agency assisting in the collection of the judgment. [2001 c.621 §8; 2007 c.903 §10; 2008 c.36 §12; 2009 c.110 §1; 2009 c.162 §2]

Source: Section 659A.850 — Hearing; orders; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.050 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.050
662.050 Specific acts that are not enjoinable
Status: in_force

No court, nor any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of any labor dispute to prohibit any person or persons participating or interested in such dispute from doing, whether singly or in concert, any of the following acts:

(1) Ceasing or refusing to perform any work or to remain in any relation of employment.

(2) Becoming or remaining a member of any labor organization or of any employer organization, regardless of any undertaking or promise, as is described in ORS 662.030 (Restrictions in employment contracts on affiliation with labor or employer organization unenforceable) .

(3) Paying or giving to, or withholding from, any person participating or interested in such labor dispute, any strike or unemployment benefits or insurance, or other moneys or things of value.

(4) By all lawful means aiding any person participating or interested in any labor dispute who is being proceeded against in, or is prosecuting, any action or suit in any court of the United States or of any state.

(5) Giving publicity to the existence of, or facts involved in, any labor dispute, whether by advertising, speaking, patrolling or by any other method not involving fraud or violence or intimidation.

(6) Assembling peaceably to act or to organize to act in promotion of their interests in a labor dispute.

(7) Advising or notifying any person of any intention to do any of the acts specified in subsections (1) to (6) of this section.

(8) Agreeing with other persons to do or not to do any of the acts specified in subsections (1) to (7) of this section.

(9) Advising, urging or otherwise causing or inducing without fraud or violence or intimidation, the acts specified in subsections (1) to (8) of this section, regardless of any undertaking or promise, as is described in ORS 662.030 (Restrictions in employment contracts on affiliation with labor or employer organization unenforceable) .

Source: Section 662.050 — Specific acts that are not enjoinable , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.547 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.547
653.547 Definitions
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Domestic service” means services related to the care of persons in private homes or the maintenance of private homes or their premises.

(b) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Domestic worker” means an individual who works in the home of another person for the purpose of caring for a child, doing housekeeping or providing other domestic service and who is not compensated with public funds for the work performed.

(B) “Domestic worker” does not include:

(i) A parent or spouse of the employer.

(ii) A child of the employer who is under 26 years of age.

(iii) Students who regularly attend elementary or secondary school during the day.

(iv) Children, other than children of the employer, who are under 14 years of age.

(v) Children under 18 years of age who provide babysitting services and persons who provide babysitting on a casual basis.

(vi) Persons who perform casual labor in private homes or the maintenance of private homes or their premises, including but not limited to yard work, washing windows and shoveling snow.

(vii) Individuals employed by organizations licensed as required by ORS 443.015 (License required) or 443.315 (License required) .

(viii) Independent contractors.

(ix) Individuals performing companionship services exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).

(x) Persons who perform house sitting duties that do not involve domestic service.

(xi) Persons who provide domestic service in exchange for an in-kind good or service.

(c) “Employer” means a person that employs another person in this state.

(2) A person employing a domestic worker shall:

(a) Notwithstanding ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) , pay the domestic worker an overtime wage at a rate of one and one-half times the worker’s base rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek, or in excess of 44 hours in a workweek if the domestic worker lives in the home of the employer.

(b) Provide the domestic worker at least 24 consecutive hours of rest each workweek. If the domestic worker agrees to work on the anticipated day of rest, the employer shall pay the employee the overtime rate specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(c) If the domestic worker lives in the home of the employer, provide at least eight consecutive hours of rest within each 24-hour period and provide a space with adequate conditions for uninterrupted sleep.

(d) If the domestic worker lives in the home of the employer, permit the domestic worker to cook the worker’s own food, subject to reasonable restrictions based on the religious or health needs of the home’s residents.

(e) If the domestic worker worked an average of at least 30 hours per week during the previous year, provide the domestic worker with at least three paid personal leave days off.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a) of this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall adopt rules for the calculation of overtime wages for domestic workers during periods of travel and medical emergencies.

(4) A person that employs a domestic worker may not:

(a) Request that the domestic worker allow the employer, on either a mandatory or voluntary basis, to have possession of the worker’s passport.

(b) Engage in unwelcome sexual advances, request sexual favors or engage in other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature directed toward a domestic worker when:

(A) Submission to the conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of the domestic worker’s employment;

(B) Submission to or rejection of the conduct by the domestic worker is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the domestic worker; or

(C) The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the domestic worker’s work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

(c) Subject a domestic worker to harassment based on gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin if the harassment has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the worker’s work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

(d) 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 this section and ORS 653.549 (Rules) or has reported a violation to, or filed a complaint with, the Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging a violation of this section. [2015 c.457 §1; 2021 c.367 §30]

Note: 653.547 (Definitions) to 653.553 (Short title) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 653 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 653.547 — Definitions; overtime; meal and rest periods; employment conditions; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.412 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.412
658.412 License examination
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may not issue a license to operate as a labor contractor until an applicant for a license has successfully passed a qualifying examination designed to test the applicant’s ability, knowledge and proficiency to conduct and manage the business of a labor contractor. The examination must also test the applicant’s knowledge of an employer’s responsibility to prevent sexual assault and sexual harassment. The commissioner shall prescribe by rule the requirements for and the manner of testing the competency of license applicants.

(2) In prescribing requirements for testing applicants for a property services contractor license, the commissioner may establish a process to administer the examination in-person, through an online electronic medium or in any other manner as the commissioner may specify. [1989 c.164 §3; 2013 c.584 §6; 2017 c.676 §5; 2018 c.8 §4]

Source: Section 658.412 — License examination; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.776 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.776
656.776 Notice to Secretary of State regarding action on audit report
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the Secretary of State completes and delivers to the appropriate authority an audit under ORS 297.210 (Audits of accounts of state agencies and state-aided institutions and agencies) , the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or any subsidiary corporation formed or acquired by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall notify the Secretary of State in writing of the measures taken and proposed to be taken, if any, to respond to the recommendations of the audit report. The Secretary of State may extend the 90-day period for good cause. [Formerly 656.760]

Source: Section 656.776 — Notice to Secretary of State regarding action on audit report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 655.540 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 655 / Section 655.540
655.540 Disposition and use of assessments
Status: in_force

(1) The assessments paid to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services by the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Youth Authority shall be credited as a component of the Insurance Fund pursuant to ORS 278.425 (Insurance Fund) and 278.435 (Fund to operate on actuarially sound basis) .

(2) Funds credited to the adult in custody injury component of the Insurance Fund for the purposes of ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) may be used to effect insurance or reinsurance with any authority or instrumentality, public or private, or otherwise to distribute the liability for compensation payable to persons entitled to recover under ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) . [1963 c.527 §§9,11; 1967 c.335 §54; 1967 c.637 §§25,25a; 1989 c.966 §66; 1991 c.566 §11; 2013 c.229 §17; 2019 c.213 §110]

Source: Section 655.540 — Disposition and use of assessments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors655.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.447 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.447
656.447 Sanctions against insurer for failure to comply with contracts, orders or rules
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services may suspend or revoke the authorization of an insurer to issue workers’ compensation insurance policies if the director, after notice to the company and giving the company an opportunity to be heard and present evidence, finds that:

(a) The company has failed to comply with its obligations under any such policy; or

(b) The company has failed to comply with the orders of the director or the provisions of this chapter or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.

(2) A suspension or revocation shall not affect the liability of any such company on any workers’ compensation insurance policy in force prior to the suspension or revocation. [1975 c.556 §37; 1977 c.430 §2; 1987 c.373 §33; 2007 c.241 §15]

Source: Section 656.447 — Sanctions against insurer for failure to comply with contracts, orders or rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.810 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.810
657.810 Deposit and use of fund
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys received for the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund under ORS 657.805 (Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund) shall be deposited with the State Treasurer subject to ORS 657.830 (State Treasurer as custodian of funds) .

(2) All moneys in the fund shall be mingled and undivided and shall be administered by the Director of the Employment Department for the purpose of this chapter.

Source: Section 657.810 — Deposit and use of fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.270 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.270
657.270 Hearing upon decision
Status: in_force

(1) When a request for hearing upon the claim has been filed, as provided in ORS 657.266 (Initial determination of eligibility and amount of benefits) to 657.269 (Decision final unless hearing requested) , an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings established under ORS 183.605 (Office of Administrative Hearings) shall be assigned to conduct the hearing.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Director of the Employment Department shall notify the parties to the hearing requested under subsection (1) of this section, in plain language, of their right, upon request, to receive copies of all documents and records in the possession of the Employment Department relevant to the decision of the authorized representative, including any statements of the claimant, employer or employer’s agents.

(b) When the hearing is conducted by telephone, the director shall provide to all parties copies of all documents and records in the possession of the director that will be introduced at the hearing as exhibits, including any statements of the claimant, employer or employer’s agents, and all jurisdictional documents, at least seven days prior to the hearing. A party may request that the hearing be continued in order to receive copies of and respond to documentary evidence introduced at the hearing and not provided to the party prior to the hearing.

(3) When the claimant or the employer is not represented at the hearing by an attorney, paralegal worker, legal assistant, union representative or person otherwise qualified by experience or training, the administrative law judge shall explain the issues involved in the hearing and the matters that the unrepresented claimant or employer must either prove or disprove. The administrative law judge shall ensure that the record developed at the hearing shows a full and fair inquiry into the facts necessary for consideration of all issues properly before the administrative law judge in the case.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) After the administrative law judge has given all parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, the administrative law judge shall promptly affirm, modify or set aside the decision of the authorized representative with respect to the claim.

(b) The administrative law judge promptly shall notify all parties entitled to notice of the decision of the authorized representative, as set forth in ORS 657.266 (Initial determination of eligibility and amount of benefits) to 657.269 (Decision final unless hearing requested) , of the administrative law judge’s decision, including a dismissal of the request for hearing as provided in subsection (7) of this section, and the reasons for the administrative law judge’s decision. The administrative law judge may address issues raised by evidence in the record, including but not limited to the nature of the separation and continued claims filed subsequent to issuance of a decision under ORS 657.267 (Allowing or denying claim) , notwithstanding the scope of the issues raised by the parties or the arguments in a party’s request for hearing.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Following issuance of a written decision by an administrative law judge, any party may file a request to reopen the hearing. The party making the request must file the request with the Office of Administrative Hearings and simultaneously provide a copy to the Employment Department.

(b) The administrative law judge’s decision whether to grant the request to reopen the hearing shall be in writing and shall be mailed to the parties.

(c) The administrative law judge may reopen the hearing if:

(A) Any party that is requesting the reopening failed to appear at the hearing;

(B) The party files the request within 20 days after the issuance of the written decision by the administrative law judge; and

(C) The party shows good cause for failing to appear.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the decision of the administrative law judge is final unless the director or any other party to the hearing files an application for review with the Employment Appeals Board within 20 days after the delivery of the notice under subsection (4) of this section, or if mailed, within 20 days after the notice was mailed to the party’s last-known address.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The administrative law judge may dismiss a request for hearing under subsection (1) of this section if:

(A) The request for hearing is withdrawn by the requesting party;

(B) In response to a request by the administrative law judge or the administrative law judge’s designee, the requesting party fails to provide in a timely manner the information necessary to allow the matter to be scheduled for hearing;

(C) The requesting party fails to appear at the time of the hearing;

(D) The issues are resolved by cancellation or amendment of the decision that is the subject of the hearing request;

(E) The requesting party fails to file the request for hearing within the time allowed by statute or rule and fails to show good cause for the delay;

(F) The request for hearing is filed prior to the date of the written decision or written determination that is the subject of the request; or

(G) The request for hearing is made by a person who is not entitled to a hearing or is not the authorized representative of a party who is entitled to a hearing.

(b) The Director of the Employment Department may dismiss a request for hearing under subsection (1) of this section if the conditions described in paragraph (a)(A), (D), (F) or (G) of this subsection exist.

(c) A dismissal by the administrative law judge under paragraph (a) of this subsection is final unless the party whose request for hearing has been dismissed files, within 20 days after the dismissal notice was mailed to the party’s last-known address, an application for review as provided under this chapter.

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) A dismissal by the director under paragraph (b) of this subsection is final unless the party whose request for hearing has been dismissed files, within 20 days after the dismissal notice was mailed to the party’s last-known address, a request for hearing regarding the dismissal.

(B) If the party files a timely request under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the hearing regarding the dismissal shall be assigned to an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings under this section.

(C) The administrative law judge assigned under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall determine whether the dismissal was appropriately entered. If the dismissal was not appropriately entered, the administrative law judge shall decide the underlying issue upon which the hearing was requested. [Amended by 1965 c.210 §2; 1969 c.597 §178; 1973 c.300 §8; 1981 c.77 §12; 1983 c.395 §2; 1985 c.404 §1; 1993 c.778 §13; 1999 c.849 §122; 1999 c.1067 §§3,5; 2003 c.75 §49; 2003 c.197 §5; 2009 c.10 §1; 2011 c.514 §3; 2015 c.69 §1]

Source: Section 657.270 — Hearing upon decision; application for review; dismissal of request for hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.785 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.785
657.785 Agreement for Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery Arrangement
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Employment Department may enter into an agreement or agreements with any other state’s employment security agency, or group thereof, including the Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery Arrangement, for the mutual and reciprocal recovery of overpaid unemployment compensation benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the director may withhold from benefits otherwise due amounts necessary to recover overpaid benefits on behalf of other states with which the director has entered into such mutual and reciprocal agreements.

(2) For purposes of this section, “states” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [1995 c.105 §2]

Source: Section 657.785 — Agreement for Interstate Reciprocal Overpayment Recovery Arrangement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.621 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.621
653.621 Minimum use increments
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon request of an employee with accrued sick time available, an employer must allow the employee to use sick time. If possible, the employee shall include the anticipated duration of the sick time requested in the request.

(b) Sick time earned under ORS 653.606 (Employee count) shall be taken in hourly increments unless:

(A) To do so would impose an undue hardship on the employer; and

(B) The employer has a policy or combination of policies that allows an employee to use at least 56 hours of paid leave per year that may be taken in minimum increments of four hours and may be used for the purposes specified in ORS 653.616 (Allowable uses of sick time) .

(c) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this subsection. The rules adopted shall include, but need not be limited to, criteria for establishment of undue hardship under this section that are based on the difficulty of securing a replacement worker while allowing the employer to apply a consistent policy to all employees.

(2) An employer may require the employee to comply with the employer’s usual and customary notice and procedural requirements for absences or for requesting time off if those requirements do not interfere with the ability of the employee to use sick time.

(3) If the need to use sick time is foreseeable:

(a) The employer may require reasonable advance notice of the employee’s intention to use sick time, not to exceed 10 days prior to the date the sick time is to begin or as soon as otherwise practicable; and

(b) The employee shall make a reasonable attempt to schedule the use of sick time in a manner that does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer.

(4) If the need to use sick time is unforeseeable, the employee shall provide notice to the employer as soon as practicable and must comply generally with the employer’s notice or procedural requirements for requesting or reporting other time off if those requirements do not interfere with the ability of the employee to use sick time. [2015 c.537 §7]

Source: Section 653.621 — Minimum use increments; notice to employer; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.030 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.030
657.030 Employment generally
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, except as provided in ORS 657.035 (Employment) , 657.040 (Employment) and 657.043 (Employment) to 657.094 (Employment) , “employment” means service for an employer, including service in interstate commerce, within or outside the United States, performed for remuneration or under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, “employment” includes service that is:

(a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or

(b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, “employment” does not include:

(a) Service performed in the employ of a school, college or university, if the service is performed by a student who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes at the school, college or university, or by the spouse of the student, if the spouse is advised at the time the spouse commences to perform the service, that the employment of the spouse is provided under a program to provide financial assistance to the student by the school, college, or university, and the employment is not covered by any program of unemployment insurance.

(b) Service performed in the employ of a hospital, if the service is performed by a patient of the hospital.

(c) Service performed as a student nurse in the employ of a hospital or a nurses’ training school by an individual who is enrolled in a nurses’ training school chartered or approved pursuant to the laws of this state.

(d) Service performed by an individual who is enrolled at a nonprofit or public educational institution that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are carried on as a student in a full-time program, taken for credit at the institution, that combines academic instruction with work experience, if the service is an integral part of the program, and the program has been approved by the Director of the Employment Department, and the institution has so certified to the employer, except that this paragraph does not apply to service performed in a program established for or on behalf of an employer or group of employers.

(e) Service performed by a full-time student in the employ of an organized camp described in section 3306(c)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code:

(A) If the camp:

(i) Did not operate for more than seven months in the calendar year and did not operate more than seven months in the preceding calendar year; or

(ii) Had average gross receipts for any six months in the preceding calendar year that were not more than 33-1/3 percent of its average gross receipts for the other six months in the preceding calendar year; and

(B) If the full-time student performed services in the employ of the camp for less than 13 calendar weeks in the calendar year.

(4) As used in subsection (3)(e) of this section, an individual shall be treated as a full-time student for any period:

(a) During which the individual is enrolled as a full-time student at an educational institution; or

(b) That is between academic years or terms if:

(A) The individual was enrolled as a full-time student at an educational institution for the immediately preceding academic year or term; and

(B) There is a reasonable assurance that the individual will be enrolled for the immediately succeeding academic year or term after the period described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. [Amended by 1959 c.405 §2; 1971 c.463 §5; 1975 c.257 §2; 1981 c.77 §2; 1987 c.263 §1; 2011 c.106 §3]

Source: Section 657.030 — Employment generally; educational, hospital, nursing, student service exclusions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.045 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.045
657.045 Employment
Status: in_force

(1) “Employment” does not include agricultural labor unless such labor is performed after December 31, 1977, for an employing unit who:

(a) During any calendar quarter in the current calendar year or the preceding calendar year paid remuneration in cash of $20,000 or more to individuals employed in agricultural labor; or

(b) On each of 20 days during the current calendar year or the preceding calendar year, each day being in a different calendar week, employed in agricultural labor for some portion of the day (whether or not at the same moment of time) 10 or more individuals.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, “employment” does not include services performed before January 1, 1993, by an individual who is a noncitizen admitted to the United States to perform agricultural labor pursuant to sections 214(c) and 101(a) (15) (H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

(3) “Agricultural labor” does not include services performed for the state or a political subdivision but does include all services performed:

(a) On a farm, in the employ of any person, in connection with cultivating the soil, or in connection with raising or harvesting any agricultural or horticultural commodity, including the raising, shearing, feeding, caring for, training and management of livestock, bees, poultry and fur-bearing animals and wildlife.

(b) In the employ of the owner or tenant or other operator of a farm, in connection with the operation, management, conservation, improvement or maintenance of such farm and its tools and equipment, or in salvaging timber or clearing land of brush and other debris left by a hurricane, if the major part of such services is performed on a farm.

(c) In connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity defined as an agricultural commodity in section 15(g) of the Federal Agricultural Marketing Act, as amended, or in connection with the ginning of cotton, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs or waterways not owned or operated for profit used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes.

(d) In the employ of the operator or group of operators of a farm or farms (or a cooperative organization of which such operator or operators are members) in handling, planting, drying, packing, packaging, processing, freezing, grading, storing or delivering to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market, in its unmanufactured state, any agricultural or horticultural commodity, but only if such operator or group of operators produced more than one-half of the commodity, as measured by volume, weight or other customary means, with respect to which such service is performed.

(4) Subsection (3)(d) of this section does not apply to service performed in connection with:

(a) Commercial canning, commercial freezing or brining of cherries;

(b) Any agricultural or horticultural commodity after its delivery to a terminal market for distribution for consumption; or

(c) Any activity enumerated in subsection (3)(d) of this section when performed for an employer also engaged in any activity enumerated in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

(5) “Farms,” as used in this section, includes stock, dairy, poultry, fruit, fur-bearing animal, Christmas tree and truck farms, plantations, orchards, ranches, nurseries, ranges, greenhouses or other similar structures used primarily for the raising of agricultural or horticultural commodities.

(6) For the purpose of this section, service in connection with the raising of forestry-type seedlings is agricultural labor when performed in a nursery.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For purposes of this chapter, and for services performed after December 31, 1977, any individual who is a member of a crew furnished by a crew leader to perform agricultural labor for any other person shall be treated as an employee of such crew leader if:

(A) Such crew leader holds a valid certificate of registration under the federal Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act; or

(B) Substantially all the members of such crew operate or maintain mechanized equipment which is provided by such crew leader; and

(C) Such individual is not an employee of such other persons under the usual common law rules applicable in determining the employer-employee relationship.

(b) Any individual who is furnished by a crew leader to perform agricultural labor for any other person and who is not treated as an employee of such crew leader under paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be an employee of such other person and such other person shall be treated as having paid cash remuneration to such individual in an amount equal to the amount of cash remuneration paid to such individual by the crew leader, either on behalf of the crew leader or on behalf of such other person, for agricultural labor performed for such other person.

(c) For purposes of this subsection, the term “crew leader” means an individual who:

(A) Furnishes individuals to perform agricultural labor for any other person;

(B) Pays, either on behalf of the crew leader or on behalf of such other person, the individuals so furnished by the crew leader for the agricultural labor performed by them; and

(C) Has not entered into a written agreement with such other person under which such individual is designated as an employee of such other person. [Amended by 1955 c.655 §3; 1957 c.395 §1; 1971 c.463 §7; 1973 c.260 §1; 1977 c.446 §1; 1987 c.263 §2; 1989 c.631 §1; 1993 c.18 §141; 2022 c.97 §16]

Source: Section 657.045 — Employment; agricultural labor excluded; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.749 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.749
657.749 Department actions when certain forest maintenance activity jobs listed
Status: in_force

(1) If an employer lists an available forest maintenance activity job under a federal H-2B certification for temporary nonagricultural work with the Employment Department, the department shall:

(a) Confirm with the employer whether the job is open to Oregon resident workers;

(b) Notify the United States Department of Labor, union halls and community agencies serving unemployed Oregon resident workers that the job has been listed; and

(c) Display information concerning the job listing in prominent public locations frequented by unemployed Oregon resident workers.

(2) The Employment Department shall periodically inform past and present employers of workers for the performance of forest maintenance activities regarding the local supply of Oregon resident workers available to fill forest maintenance activity jobs that may become available. [2013 c.389 §3]

Source: Section 657.749 — Department actions when certain forest maintenance activity jobs listed , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.807 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.807
656.807 Time for filing of claims for occupational disease
Status: in_force

(1) All occupational disease claims shall be void unless a claim is filed with the insurer or self-insured employer by whichever is the later of the following dates:

(a) One year from the date the worker first discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, the occupational disease; or

(b) One year from the date the claimant becomes disabled or is informed by a physician that the claimant is suffering from an occupational disease.

(2) If the occupational disease results in death, a claim may be filed within one year from the date that the worker’s beneficiary first discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable care should have discovered, that the cause of the worker’s death was due to an occupational disease.

(3) The procedure for processing occupational disease claims shall be the same as provided for accidental injuries under this chapter. [Amended by 1953 c.440 §2; 1959 c.351 §2; 1965 c.285 §87a; 1973 c.543 §3; 1981 c.535 §47; 1981 c.854 §55; 1985 c.212 §10; 1987 c.713 §6]

Source: Section 656.807 — Time for filing of claims for occupational disease; procedure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.290 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.290
659A.290 Prohibited conduct by employer
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Reasonable safety accommodation” may include, but is not limited to, a transfer, reassignment, modified schedule, use of available paid leave from employment, unpaid leave from employment, changed work telephone number, changed work station, installed lock, implemented safety procedure or any other adjustment to a job structure, workplace facility or work requirement in response to actual or threatened domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.

(b) “Victim of bias” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.270 (Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285) .

(c) “Victim of domestic violence” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.270 (Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285) .

(d) “Victim of harassment” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.270 (Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285) .

(e) “Victim of sexual assault” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.270 (Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285) .

(f) “Victim of stalking” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.270 (Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285) .

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

(a) Refuse to hire an otherwise qualified individual because the individual is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(b) Discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an individual with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the individual is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(c) Refuse to make a reasonable safety accommodation requested by an individual who is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the employer, as determined under ORS 659A.121 (Undue hardship) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Prior to making a reasonable safety accommodation, an employer may require an individual to provide certification that the individual is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(b) An individual must provide a certification required under paragraph (a) of this subsection within a reasonable time after receiving the employer’s request for certification.

(c) Any of the following constitutes sufficient certification:

(A) A copy of a police report indicating that the individual was or is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(B) A copy of a protective order or other evidence from a court, administrative agency or attorney that the individual appeared in or is preparing for a civil, criminal or administrative proceeding related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(C) Documentation from an attorney, law enforcement officer, health care professional, licensed mental health professional or counselor, member of the clergy, employee of the Department of Justice division providing victim and survivor services or victim services provider that the individual was or is undergoing treatment or counseling, obtaining services or relocating as a result of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(d) All records and information kept by an employer regarding a reasonable safety accommodation made for an individual are confidential and may not be released without the express permission of the individual, unless otherwise required by law. [2009 c.478 §2; 2011 c.687 §4; 2013 c.613 §3; 2023 c.549 §15]

Source: Section 659A.290 — Prohibited conduct by employer; records confidential , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.310 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.310
653.310 Employment certificates on file
Status: in_force

No child under 18 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any employment listed in ORS 653.320 (Employment of children under 14 years) (2) unless the person employing the child keeps on file and accessible to the school authorities of the district where such child resides, and to the police and the Bureau of Labor and Industries, an annual employment certificate as prescribed by the rules adopted by the bureau pursuant to ORS 653.307 (Annual employment certificates) and keeps a complete list of all such children employed therein. [Amended by 1971 c.626 §3; 1995 c.133 §2; 1999 c.59 §194; 2013 c.296 §23]

Source: Section 653.310 — Employment certificates on file; list of minor employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.183 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.183
659A.183 Denying family leave to eligible employee prohibited
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful practice for a covered employer to:

(1) Deny family leave to which an eligible employee is entitled under ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) ; 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 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) , submitted a request for family leave or invoked any provision of ORS 659A.150 (Definitions for ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186) to 659A.186 (Exclusivity of provisions) . [Formerly 659.492; 2007 c.777 §2]

Source: Section 659A.183 — Denying family leave to eligible employee prohibited; retaliation prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.140 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.140
652.140 Payment of wages on termination of employment
Status: in_force

(1) When an employer discharges an employee or when employment is terminated by mutual agreement, all wages earned and unpaid at the time of the discharge or termination become due and payable not later than the end of the first business day after the discharge or termination.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When an employee who does not have a contract for a definite period quits employment, all wages earned and unpaid at the time of quitting become due and payable immediately if the employee has given to the employer not less than 48 hours’ notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of intention to quit employment.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, if the employee has not given to the employer the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the wages become due and payable within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the employee has quit, or at the next regularly scheduled payday after the employee has quit, whichever event first occurs.

(c) If the employee has not given to the employer the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and if the employee is regularly required to submit time records to the employer to enable the employer to determine the wages due the employee, within five days after the employee has quit the employer shall pay the employee the wages the employer estimates are due and payable. Within five days after the employee has submitted the time records, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable.

(3) For the purpose of this section, if employment termination occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, all wages earned and unpaid shall be paid no later than the end of the first business day after the employment termination, except that if the employment is related to activities authorized under ORS chapter 565, all wages earned and unpaid shall be paid no later than the end of the second business day after the employment termination.

(4) The employer shall forward such wages by mail to any address designated by the employee if the employee requests the employer so to do. An employer may deposit such wages without discount in the employee’s account in a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) , in this state, provided the employee and the employer have agreed to such deposit.

(5) This section does not apply to employment for which a collective bargaining agreement otherwise provides for the payment of wages upon termination of employment.

(6) When a termination of employment results from the sale of a business or business property and the purchaser employs or continues the employment of an individual employed at the business, this section does not apply to the payment to such an individual of wages for earned but unused accrued holiday leave, sick leave, vacation leave or other leave benefits payable upon termination of employment pursuant to a collective bargaining or other employment agreement or employer policy, if the following conditions are met:

(a) On the first day of such an individual’s continued employment the purchaser of the business credits the individual with all such earned but unused accrued leave; and

(b) The leave, when used, is paid at a rate not less than the rate at which the leave was earned or, if paid at a lesser rate, the number of hours credited is increased to compensate the individual for any difference. [Amended by 1957 c.242 §1; 1975 c.192 §1; 1991 c.966 §1; 1995 c.753 §1; 1997 c.233 §1; 1999 c.59 §192; 2005 c.664 §1]

Source: Section 652.140 — Payment of wages on termination of employment; exception for collective bargaining , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.232 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.232
656.232 Payments to noncitizens residing outside of United States
Status: in_force

(1) If a beneficiary is a noncitizen residing outside of the United States or its dependencies, payment of the sums due such beneficiary may, in the discretion of the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, be made to the consul general of the country in which such beneficiary resides on behalf of the beneficiary. The receipt of the consul general to the director for the amounts thus paid shall be a full and sufficient receipt for the payment of the funds thus due the beneficiary.

(2) All benefit rights shall be canceled upon the commencement of a state of war between the United States and the country of a beneficiary’s domicile. [Amended by 2022 c.6 §3; 2022 c.97 §15a]

Source: Section 656.232 — Payments to noncitizens residing outside of United States , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.099 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.099
659A.099 Short title
Status: in_force

ORS 659A.090 (Definitions for ORS 659A.090 to 659A.099) to 659A.099 (Short title) may be cited as the Oregon Military Family Leave Act. [2009 c.559 §2]

Source: Section 659A.099 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.212 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.212
659A.212 Policy on cooperation with law enforcement officials
Status: in_force

(1) In order to protect the safety of the citizens of this state, it is the policy of this state that all public employers and their employees cooperate with law enforcement officials in the apprehension of persons subject to a felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, when an employee reasonably believes that a person receiving services, benefits or assistance from the state or any agency or political subdivision in the state is subject to a felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest issued by this state, any other state, the federal government, or any territory, commonwealth or governmental instrumentality of the United States, the employee shall promptly and without delay report to the employee’s immediate supervisor or a person designated by the agency by rule to receive such report.

(3) The supervisor or person designated by the agency shall notify the Oregon State Police promptly and without delay of the information supplied by the employee.

(4) The notification required by subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall include disclosure of the name and address of the person, available information concerning the felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest and other available identifying information.

(5) Information disclosed under this section shall only be used by law enforcement officials to verify the existence of a felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest of the person and to apprehend the person if a felony or misdemeanor warrant for arrest exists. [Formerly 659.525]

Source: Section 659A.212 — Policy on cooperation with law enforcement officials; duty to report person subject to warrant for arrest , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.435 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.435
657.435 Base rate for first year
Status: in_force

For each calendar year, an employer’s tax rate shall be that rate assigned in this section to the applicable schedule I through VIII of Table A, ORS 657.462 (Computation of benefit ratio) in effect for such calendar year unless and until there have been 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the computation date, except as otherwise provided, throughout which the employer’s account has been chargeable with benefits.

Schedule of Table A, Tax Rate

ORS 657.462 (Computation of benefit ratio) Assigned

I 2.0%

II 2.1%

III 2.4%

IV 2.6%

V 2.9%

VI 3.1%

VII 3.2%

VIII 3.3%

[Amended by 1955 c.655 §5; 1973 c.300 §11; 1977 c.538 §1a; 1989 c.609 §2; 2005 c.183 §5]

Note: See note under 657.430 (Tax rates based on experience) .

Source: Section 657.435 — Base rate for first year , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.565 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.565
653.565 Investigating compliance with rules
Status: in_force

The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall, from time to time, investigate and ascertain whether employers are observing and complying with its rules under ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.565 (Investigating compliance with rules) and take such steps as may be necessary to prosecute employers that are not observing or complying with its rules. [Formerly 653.535]

Source: Section 653.565 — Investigating compliance with rules; prosecution for violation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.440 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.440
656.440 Notice of certificate revocation
Status: in_force

(1) Before revocation of certification under ORS 656.434 (Certification effective until canceled or revoked) becomes effective, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall give the employer notice that the certification will be revoked stating the grounds for the revocation. The notice shall be served on the employer in the manner provided by ORS 656.427 (Termination of workers’ compensation insurance contract or surety bond liability by insurer) (4). The revocation shall become effective within 10 days after receipt of such notice by the employer unless within such period of time the employer corrects the grounds for the revocation or appeals 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.

(2) If the employer appeals, the Hearings Division of the Workers’ Compensation Board under ORS 656.283 (Hearing rights and procedure) shall set a date for a hearing, which date shall be within 30 days after receiving the appeal request, and shall give the employer at least five days’ notice of the time and place of the hearing. A record of the hearing shall be kept but it need not be transcribed unless requested by the employer. The cost of transcription shall be charged to the employer. Within 10 days after the hearing, the Administrative Law Judge shall either affirm or disaffirm the revocation and give the employer written notice thereof by registered or certified mail.

(3) If revocation is affirmed on review by the Administrative Law Judge, the revocation is effective five days after the employer receives notice of the affirmance unless within such period of time the employer corrects the grounds for the revocation or petitions for judicial review of the affirmance pursuant to ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) to 183.497 (Awarding costs and attorney fees when finding for petitioner) .

(4) If the revocation is affirmed following judicial review, the revocation is effective five days after entry of the final judgment of affirmance, unless within such period the employer corrects the grounds for the revocation. [1975 c.556 §35; 1977 c.804 §15; 2003 c.576 §530; 2005 c.26 §14; 2007 c.241 §30]

Source: Section 656.440 — Notice of certificate revocation; appeal; effective date , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.343 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.343
659A.343 Discrimination based on individual’s presentation of identification other than Real ID prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “Real ID” has the meaning given that term in ORS 807.450 (Definition) .

(2) A person may not discriminate against an individual because the individual holds or presents a form of government issued identification other than a Real ID.

(3) An individual claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of subsection (2) of this section may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) and recover the relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) (1) and (3). [2019 c.701 §11]

Source: Section 659A.343 — Discrimination based on individual’s presentation of identification other than Real ID prohibited; remedies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.611 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.611
653.611 Substantially equivalent policies
Status: in_force

(1) An employer with a sick leave policy, paid vacation policy, paid personal time off policy or other paid time off program that is substantially equivalent to or more generous to the employee than the minimum requirements of ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) :

(a) Must, at a minimum, comply with the requirements of ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) for the first 40 hours that the employer’s policy provides per year; and

(b) Need not comply with the requirements of ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) beyond the first 40 hours that the employer’s policy provides per year.

(2) If an employee of an employer that has a policy for paid sick time, paid vacation leave, paid personal time off or other paid time off programs has exhausted all paid and unpaid leave available to the employee, the employer is not obligated to provide additional leave for paid or unpaid sick time as required by ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) . However, the employer may be obligated to provide paid or unpaid sick time by federal or state law that provides for paid or unpaid leave for similar purposes. [2015 c.537 §4; 2017 c.520 §3]

Source: Section 653.611 — Substantially equivalent policies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.632 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.632
656.632 Industrial Accident Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Industrial Accident Fund is continued. This fund shall be held by the State Treasurer and by the State Treasurer deposited in such banks as are authorized to receive deposits of general funds of the state.

(2) All moneys received by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation under this chapter, shall be paid forthwith to the State Treasurer and shall become a part of the Industrial Accident Fund. However, any assessments collected for the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services under this chapter and deposited in the Industrial Accident Fund may thereafter be transferred to the director and deposited in the Consumer and Business Services Fund.

(3) All payments authorized to be made by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation by this chapter, including all salaries, clerk hire and all other expenses, shall be made from the Industrial Accident Fund. [Formerly 656.452; 1975 c.556 §47; 2003 c.781 §§9,13]

Source: Section 656.632 — Industrial Accident Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.503 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.503
658.503 Service of process when labor contractor unavailable
Status: in_force

In any action arising out of the activities of an unlicensed labor contractor within this state who is not in the state or is otherwise unavailable for service of process in this state, the unlicensed labor contractor may be served by mailing a certified true copy of the summons and complaint to:

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries;

(2) The last-known address, if any, of the unlicensed labor contractor; and

(3) Any other address the use of which the plaintiff knows or, on the basis of reasonable inquiry, has reason to believe is most likely to result in actual notice. [1989 c.164 §12; 2013 c.584 §25]

Source: Section 658.503 — Service of process when labor contractor unavailable , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.067 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.067
654.067 Inspection of places of employment
Status: in_force

(1) In order to carry out the purposes of ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) , the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, employer or agent in charge, is authorized:

(a) To enter without delay and at reasonable times any place of employment;

(b) To inspect and investigate during regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, any such place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment and materials therein, and to question privately the owner, employer, agents or employees; and

(c) To conduct a comprehensive inspection of any place of employment as deemed necessary by the department based upon the prior violation history of the place of employment regarding any state occupational safety or health law, regulation, standard, rule or order.

(2) Whenever an accident investigation reveals that a violation has caused or contributed to a work-related fatality at a place of employment, the director shall conduct a comprehensive inspection of the place of employment within one year following the date on which the closing conference associated with the work-related fatality was held.

(3) Whenever three or more willful or repeated violations occur at a place of employment within a one-year period, the director shall conduct a comprehensive inspection of the place of employment within one year following the date on which the closing conference associated with the most recent willful or repeated violation was held.

(4) No person shall give an owner, employer, agent or employee advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) of any place of employment without authority from the director.

(5) Except in the case of an emergency, or of a place of employment open to the public, if the director is denied access to any place of employment for the purpose of an inspection or investigation, such inspection or investigation shall not be conducted without an inspection warrant obtained pursuant to ORS 654.202 (Issuance of warrants for safety and health inspections) to 654.216 (Execution of inspection warrants) , or without such other authority as a court may grant in an appropriate civil proceeding. Nothing contained herein, however, is intended to affect the validity of a constitutionally authorized inspection conducted without an inspection warrant.

(6) A representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employees of the employer shall be given an opportunity to accompany the director during the inspection of any place of employment for the purpose of aiding such inspection. When there is no employee representative, or the employee representative is not an employee of the employer, the director should consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of safety and health in the place of employment.

(7) The representative of the employer may, at the employer’s option, be an attorney retained by the employer.

(8) As used in this section:

(a) “Accident investigation” means an official examination of a place of employment conducted by a compliance officer who is responsible for carrying out inspections and investigations on behalf of the department, that includes a systematic appraisal of an accident sequence to determine causal factors, corrective actions and preventative measures.

(b) “Closing conference” means a process that informs the employer and the employee representatives, if any, of the findings resulting from an inspection of a place of employment and any other pertinent issues related to the inspection.

(c) “Comprehensive inspection” means a substantially complete inspection of a place of employment that, in the professional judgment of the inspector who conducts the inspection, may be deemed comprehensive although not all potentially hazardous conditions, operations and practices within the place of employment are inspected. [1973 c.833 §16 (enacted in lieu of 654.047, 654.222 and 654.232); 1999 c.1017 §3; 2023 c.126 §1]

Source: Section 654.067 — Inspection of places of employment; comprehensive inspections; denial of access; warrants; safety and health consultation with employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.030 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.030
659A.030 Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited
Status: in_force

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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice:

(a) For an employer, because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older, or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age of any other person with whom the individual associates, or because of an individual’s juvenile record that has been expunged pursuant to ORS 419A.260 (Expunction) to 419A.271 (Appointment of counsel) , to refuse to hire or employ the individual or to bar or discharge the individual from employment. However, discrimination is not an unlawful employment practice if the discrimination results from a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business.

(b) For an employer, because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older, or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age of any other person with whom the individual associates, or because of an individual’s juvenile record that has been expunged pursuant to ORS 419A.260 (Expunction) to 419A.271 (Appointment of counsel) , to discriminate against the individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.

(c) For a labor organization, because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older, or because of an individual’s juvenile record that has been expunged pursuant to ORS 419A.260 (Expunction) to 419A.271 (Appointment of counsel) , to exclude or to expel from its membership the individual or to discriminate in any way against the individual or any other person.

(d) For any employer or employment agency to print or circulate or cause to be printed or circulated any statement, advertisement or publication, or to use any form of application for employment or to make any inquiry in connection with prospective employment that expresses directly or indirectly any limitation, specification or discrimination as to an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older, or on the basis of an expunged juvenile record, or any intent to make any such limitation, specification or discrimination, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification. Identification of prospective employees according to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age does not violate this section unless the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, after a hearing conducted pursuant to ORS 659A.805 (Rules for carrying out ORS chapter 659A) , determines that the designation expresses an intent to limit, specify or discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age.

(e) For an employment agency, because of an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age if the individual is 18 years of age or older, or because of the race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status or age of any other person with whom the individual associates, or because of an individual’s juvenile record that has been expunged pursuant to ORS 419A.260 (Expunction) to 419A.271 (Appointment of counsel) , to classify or refer for employment, or to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise to discriminate against the individual. However, it is not an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment an individual when the classification or referral results from a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business.

(f) For any person to discharge, expel or otherwise discriminate against any other person because that other person has opposed any unlawful practice, or because that other person has filed a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this chapter or has attempted to do so.

(g) For any person, whether an employer or an employee, to aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any of the acts forbidden under this chapter or to attempt to do so.

(2) The provisions of this section apply to an apprentice under ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) , but the selection of an apprentice on the basis of the ability to complete the required apprenticeship training before attaining the age of 70 years is not an unlawful employment practice. The commissioner shall administer this section with respect to apprentices under ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) equally with regard to all employees and labor organizations.

(3) The compulsory retirement of employees required by law at any age is not an unlawful employment practice if lawful under federal law.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer or labor organization to provide or make financial provision for child care services of a custodial or other nature to its employees or members who are responsible for a minor child.

(b) As used in this subsection, “responsible for a minor child” means having custody or legal guardianship of a minor child or acting in loco parentis to the child.

(5) This section does not prohibit an employer from enforcing an otherwise valid dress code or policy, as long as the employer provides, on a case-by-case basis, for reasonable accommodation of an individual based on the health and safety needs of the individual and the dress code or policy does not have a disproportionate adverse impact on members of a protected class to a greater extent than the policy impacts persons generally. [Formerly 659.030; 2007 c.100 §4; 2021 c.239 §4; 2021 c.367 §35; 2021 c.585 §10]

Source: Section 659A.030 — Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.015 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.015
654.015 Unsafe or unhealthy place of employment prohibited
Status: in_force

No employer or owner shall construct or cause to be constructed or maintained any place of employment that is unsafe or detrimental to health. [Amended by 1973 c.833 §6]

Source: Section 654.015 — Unsafe or unhealthy place of employment prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.845 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.845
659.845 Fraudulently accepting advancement and refusing to work prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall, with intent to defraud, sign for and accept or receive transportation to or in the direction of a place of employment provided by or at the instance or expense of the proposed employer, or knowingly or with intent to defraud accept or receive the benefit of any other pecuniary advancements made by or at the instance or expense of the employer, as advances against wages for labor to be performed, and neglect to render service or perform labor or pay in money equal in value to such transportation or other benefits accepted or received.

(2) The failure of any person to render service, perform labor, or pay in money for such transportation or other benefits, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud if:

(a) At or prior to the time of advancing such transportation or other benefits, the employer has delivered directly to such laborer or has filed in duplicate with the employment agency through which any such laborer is secured, one copy of which shall be delivered to such laborer, a written or printed statement setting forth the wages to be paid, the character of the work to be performed, and the living and working conditions; and

(b) The wages to be paid, the character of the work to be performed and the living and working conditions are as represented in such written or printed statement. [Formerly 659.250]

Source: Section 659.845 — Fraudulently accepting advancement and refusing to work prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.220 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.220
658.220 Injunctive relief for violation
Status: in_force

(1) When it appears to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that any person is engaged or about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes a violation of ORS 658.005 (Definitions for ORS 658.005 to 658.245) to 658.245 (Actions upon agency bonds or letters of credit) or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the commissioner may, without bond, obtain an order from an appropriate circuit court enjoining any such act or practice. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the commissioner if the commissioner prevails in an action under this subsection. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in an action under this subsection if the court determines that the commissioner had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court.

(2) In the manner described in ORS 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) , the commissioner 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 658.005 (Definitions for ORS 658.005 to 658.245) to 658.245 (Actions upon agency bonds or letters of credit) . [1973 c.678 §26; 1981 c.318 §27; 1981 c.897 §92; 1995 c.696 §44; 2007 c.277 §3]

Source: Section 658.220 — Injunctive relief for violation; authority of commissioner , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.128 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.128
656.128 Sole proprietors, limited liability company members, partners, independent contractors may elect coverage by insurer
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who is a sole proprietor, or a member, including a member who is a manager, of a limited liability company, or a member of a partnership, or an independent contractor pursuant to ORS 670.600 (Independent contractor defined) , may make written application to an insurer to become entitled as a subject worker to compensation benefits. Thereupon, the insurer may accept such application and fix a classification and an assumed monthly wage at which such person shall be carried on the payroll as a worker for purposes of computations under this chapter.

(2) When the application is accepted, such person thereupon is subject to the provisions and entitled to the benefits of this chapter. The person shall promptly notify the insurer whenever the status of the person as an employer of subject workers changes. Any subject worker employed by such a person after the effective date of the election of the person shall, upon being employed, be considered covered automatically by the same workers’ compensation insurance policy that covers such person.

(3) No claim shall be allowed or paid under this section, except upon corroborative evidence in addition to the evidence of the claimant.

(4) Any person subject to this chapter as a worker as provided in this section may cancel such election by giving written notice to the insurer. The cancellation shall become effective at 12 midnight ending the day of filing the notice with the insurer. [Amended by 1957 c.440 §2; 1959 c.448 §12; 1965 c.285 §18; 1969 c.400 §1; 1975 c.556 §23; 1981 c.854 §9; 1981 c.876 §3; 1993 c.777 §11; 1995 c.93 §33; 1995 c.332 §11; 2007 c.241 §9]

Source: Section 656.128 — Sole proprietors, limited liability company members, partners, independent contractors may elect coverage by insurer; cancellation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.126 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.126
656.126 Coverage while temporarily in or out of state
Status: in_force

(1) If a worker employed in this state and subject to this chapter temporarily leaves the state incidental to that employment and receives an accidental injury arising out of and in the course of employment, the worker, or beneficiaries of the worker if the injury results in death, is entitled to the benefits of this chapter as though the worker were injured within this state.

(2) Any worker from another state and the employer of the worker in that other state are exempted from the provisions of this chapter while that worker is temporarily within this state doing work for the employer:

(a) If that employer has furnished workers’ compensation insurance coverage under the workers’ compensation insurance or similar laws of a state other than Oregon so as to cover that worker’s employment while in this state;

(b) If the extraterritorial provisions of this chapter are recognized in that other state; and

(c) If employers and workers who are covered in this state are likewise exempted from the application of the workers’ compensation insurance or similar laws of the other state.

The benefits under the workers’ compensation insurance Act or similar laws of the other state, or other remedies under a like Act or laws, are the exclusive remedy against the employer for any injury, whether resulting in death or not, received by the worker while working for that employer in this state.

(3) A certificate from the duly authorized officer of the Department of Consumer and Business Services or similar department of another state certifying that the employer of the other state is insured therein and has provided extraterritorial coverage insuring workers while working within this state is prima facie evidence that the employer carries that workers’ compensation insurance.

(4) Whenever in any appeal or other litigation the construction of the laws of another jurisdiction is required, the courts shall take judicial notice thereof.

(5) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall have authority to enter into agreements with the workers’ compensation agencies of other states relating to conflicts of jurisdiction where the contract of employment is in one state and the injuries are received in the other state, or where there is a dispute as to the boundaries or jurisdiction of the states and when such agreements have been executed and made public by the respective state agencies, the rights of workers hired in such other state and injured while temporarily in Oregon, or hired in Oregon and injured while temporarily in another state, or where the jurisdiction is otherwise uncertain, shall be determined pursuant to such agreements and confined to the jurisdiction provided in such agreements.

(6) When a worker has a claim under the workers’ compensation law of another state, territory, province or foreign nation for the same injury or occupational disease as the claim filed in Oregon, the total amount of compensation paid or awarded under such other workers’ compensation law shall be credited against the compensation due under Oregon workers’ compensation law. The worker shall be entitled to the full amount of compensation due under Oregon law. If Oregon compensation is more than the compensation under another law, or compensation paid the worker under another law is recovered from the worker, the insurer shall pay any unpaid compensation to the worker up to the amount required by the claim under Oregon law. [Amended by 1955 c.723 §1; 1957 c.474 §1; 1977 c.804 §4; 1989 c.684 §1; 1995 c.332 §10; 1997 c.234 §1]

Source: Section 656.126 — Coverage while temporarily in or out of state; judicial notice of other state’s laws; agreements between states relating to conflicts of jurisdiction; limitation on compensation for claims in this state and other jurisdictions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.021 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.021
656.021 Coverage exception for laborers under contracts with construction and landscape contractor licensees
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a person that awards a contract to another person is responsible for providing workers’ compensation coverage to individuals who perform labor under the contract, the provisions of ORS 656.029 (Obligation of person awarding contract to provide coverage for workers under contract) do not apply if, before labor under the contract commences, the other person:

(1) Has a construction contractor license issued by the Construction Contractors Board and performing the work of the contract requires a construction contractor license under ORS chapter 701; or

(2) Has a landscape contracting business license issued by the State Landscape Contractors Board and performing the work of the contract requires a landscape contracting business license under ORS 671.510 (Short title) to 671.760 (Business income tax) . [1989 c.870 §13; 1999 c.402 §7; 2007 c.836 §48; 2021 c.21 §1]

Source: Section 656.021 — Coverage exception for laborers under contracts with construction and landscape contractor licensees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.103 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.103
659A.103 Policy
Status: in_force

(1) It is declared to be the public policy of Oregon to guarantee individuals the fullest possible participation in the social and economic life of the state, to engage in remunerative employment, to use and enjoy places of public accommodation, resort or amusement, to participate in and receive the benefits of the services, programs and activities of state government and to secure housing accommodations of their choice, without discrimination on the basis of disability.

(2) The guarantees expressed in subsection (1) of this section are hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Oregon to protect, and ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) shall be construed to effectuate such policy. [Formerly 659.405; 2003 c.254 §2; 2007 c.70 §290; 2009 c.508 §4]

Source: Section 659A.103 — Policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.640 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.640
657.640 Attorney General to represent director
Status: in_force

Upon request of the Director of the Employment Department, the Attorney General or, under the direction of the Attorney General, the district attorney of any county, shall institute or prosecute actions or proceedings for the enforcement of this chapter, when such actions or proceedings are within the county in which such district attorney was elected, and shall defend in like manner all suits, actions and proceedings brought against the director in the official capacity of the director. [Amended by 1971 c.418 §19]

Source: Section 657.640 — Attorney General to represent director , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.277 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.277
653.277 Adjustment and revision of tax credit rate amounts
Status: in_force

Following receipt of a report required under ORS 653.274 (Mandatory reporting on economic impacts of agricultural overtime compensation requirements) and submitted to a regular or interim committee of the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Assembly shall consider making adjustments to the structure of the credit allowed under ORS 315.133 (Overtime compensation paid to agricultural workers) and shall revise the credit rate amounts provided in ORS 315.135 (Calculation of credit amount) , if deemed appropriate by the Legislative Assembly. [2022 c.115 §12a]

Note: 653.277 (Adjustment and revision of tax credit rate amounts) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 653 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 653.277 — Adjustment and revision of tax credit rate amounts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.041 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.041
656.041 City or county may elect to provide coverage for adults in custody
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) “Adult in custody” means a person sentenced by any court or legal authority, whether in default of the payment of a fine or committed for a definite number of days, to serve sentence in a city or county jail or other place of incarceration except state and federal institutions. “Adult in custody” includes a person who performs community service pursuant to ORS 137.128 (Community service as part of sentence) , whether or not the person is incarcerated.

(b) “Authorized employment” means the employment of an adult in custody on work authorized by the governing body of a city or county.

(2) A city or county may elect to have adults in custody performing authorized employment considered as subject workers of the city or county for purposes of this chapter. Such election shall be made by a written application to the insurer, or in the case of a self-insured employer, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, that includes a resolution of the governing body declaring its intent to cover adults in custody as provided in this section and a description of the work to be performed by such adults in custody. The application shall also state the estimated total number of adults in custody for which coverage is requested. The county or city shall notify the insurer or director of changes in the estimated total number of adults in custody performing authorized employment.

(3) Upon receiving the written application the insurer or self-insured employer may fix assumed wage rates for the adults in custody, which may be used only for purposes of computations under this chapter, and shall require the regular payment of premiums or assessments based upon the estimated total number of such adults in custody for which coverage is requested. The self-insured employer shall submit such assumed wage rates to the director. If the director finds that the rates are unreasonable, the director may fix appropriate rates to be used for purposes of this section.

(4) The city or county shall maintain a separate list of adults in custody performing authorized employment. A certified copy of the list shall be furnished the insurer or director upon request. Adults in custody covered under this section are entitled to the benefits of this chapter and they are entitled to such benefits if injured as provided in ORS 656.202 (Compensation payable to subject worker in accordance with law in effect at time of injury) while performing any duties arising out of and in the course of their participation in the authorized employment, provided the duties being performed are among those described on the application of the city or county.

(5) The filing of claims for benefits under this section is the exclusive remedy of an adult in custody or a beneficiary of the adult in custody for injuries compensable under this chapter against a city or county and its officers and employees, regardless of negligence. [1967 c.472 §§2,3; 1977 c.807 §1; 1979 c.815 §4; 1981 c.854 §7; 1981 c.874 §3; 1983 c.706 §2; 2019 c.213 §149]

Source: Section 656.041 — City or county may elect to provide coverage for adults in custody , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.082 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.082
659A.082 Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited
Status: in_force

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(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Service” means the performance of duty on a voluntary or involuntary basis in a uniformed service that may involve active duty, active duty for training, initial active duty for training, inactive duty for training, full-time duty in the National Guard, funeral honors duty or an examination to determine fitness for service in a uniformed service.

(b) “Uniformed service” means the Armed Forces of the United States, the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard when engaged in active duty for training, inactive duty 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) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against a person because of the person’s service in a uniformed service by:

(a) If the employer is a public body, denying a public officer or public employee the status or rights provided by ORS 408.240 (Status and rights of public officer and employee during and after military duty) to 408.280 (Reelection of public officer while in military service) and 408.290 (Benefits for public employees on military leave of absence) .

(b) Denying any of the following because a person is a member of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform or has an obligation to perform service in a uniformed service:

(A) Initial employment;

(B) Reemployment following a leave from employment taken by reason of service in a uniformed service;

(C) Retention in employment;

(D) Promotion; or

(E) Any other term, condition or privilege of employment, including but not limited to compensation.

(c) Discharging, expelling, disciplining, threatening or otherwise retaliating against the person for exercising or attempting to exercise the status or rights provided by this section.

(3) An employer does not commit an unlawful employment practice under subsection (2)(b) of this section if the employer acted based on a bona fide occupational requirement reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer’s business and the employer’s actions could not be avoided by making a reasonable accommodation of the person’s service in a uniformed service.

(4) Subsection (2)(b) and (c) of this section shall be construed to the extent possible in a manner that is consistent with similar provisions of the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, including the five-year limit on eligibility for reemployment under 38 U.S.C. 4312.

(5) In addition to any exception under federal law, the cumulative period of time for which an employee is absent from a position of employment with an employer for purposes of any of the following types of service in the uniformed service shall be excluded from the calculation of any durational limit on the eligibility for reemployment rights:

(a) Voluntary service overseas; and

(b) Voluntary service within the United States during or in response to an emergency or disaster declared by local, state or federal government. [2009 c.378 §2; 2011 c.18 §1; 2021 c.62 §2]

Source: Section 659A.082 — Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 655.530 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 655 / Section 655.530
655.530 Assignment of benefits under ORS 655.505 to 655.555
Status: in_force

No benefits payable under ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) are subject to assignment prior to their receipt by the person entitled thereto, nor shall they pass by operation of law. These benefits and the right to receive them are also exempt from seizure on execution, attachment or garnishment, or by the process of any court. [1963 c.527 §7]

Source: Section 655.530 — Assignment of benefits under ORS 655.505 to 655.555 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors655.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.031 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.031
654.031 Citation and order to correct unsafe or unhealthy conditions
Status: in_force

Whenever the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services has reason to believe, after an inspection or investigation, that any employment or place of employment is unsafe or detrimental to health or that the practices, means, methods, operations or processes employed or used in connection therewith are unsafe or detrimental to health, or do not afford adequate protection to the life, safety and health of the employees therein, the director shall issue such citation and order relative thereto as may be necessary to render such employment or place of employment safe and protect the life, safety and health of employees therein. The director may in the order direct that such additions, repairs, improvements or changes be made, and such devices and safeguards be furnished, provided and used, as are reasonably required to render such employment or place of employment safe and healthful, in the manner and within the time specified in the order. [Formerly 654.045]

Source: Section 654.031 — Citation and order to correct unsafe or unhealthy conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.652 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.652
657.652 Certificate as evidence in proceeding
Status: in_force

In any action, suit or proceeding brought by or against the Director of the Employment Department a certificate attested to by the director or the authorized representative of the director showing the amount of contributions, interest and penalties due from an employing unit shall be prima facie evidence of the payment by the employing unit of the amount of wages for employment set forth therein, of the levy of assessment, of the delinquency, and of the compliance by the director or the authorized representative of the director with all the provisions of this chapter relating to the computation and assessment of the contributions, interest and penalties specified in the certificate. [1963 c.354 §6 ( 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)]

Source: Section 657.652 — Certificate as evidence in proceeding , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 661.260 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 661 / Section 661.260
661.260 Liability for false or fraudulent application
Status: in_force

(1) A person that makes a false or fraudulent representation or declaration in an application to register a label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement under ORS 661.230 (Registration of union label) , whether the person makes the representation or declaration verbally, in writing or by any other means, is liable in damages to a party that is entitled to bring an action under ORS 661.250 (Actions to enjoin counterfeits or unauthorized use of label) or 661.270 (Who may bring action on behalf of unincorporated association or union) for any injury the party suffers as a consequence of the person’s false or fraudulent representation or declaration.

(2) A false or fraudulent representation or declaration of the type described in subsection (1) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. [Amended by 1987 c.158 §129; 2015 c.277 §12]

Source: Section 661.260 — Liability for false or fraudulent application; criminal penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors661.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.750 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.750
658.750 Camp operator registration
Status: in_force

(1) Every farmworker camp operator shall register with the Department of Consumer and Business Services each farmworker camp operated by the operator.

(2) The department shall establish, by rule, procedures for annual registration of farmworker camps. The department may adopt any other rule necessary to implement the provisions of ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) .

(3) Upon receipt of an initial application for registration, the department shall conduct a preoccupancy consultation with the operator of the farmworker camp if:

(a) The camp was not registered with the department prior to January 1, 1989, and has not been registered with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services in a prior year; or

(b) The camp operator requests a consultation.

(4) If the department has determined that the health and safety conditions existing at the camp are not in conformance with the rules of the department, the department shall not register the camp until the department determines that the camp has been brought into compliance.

(5) Upon registration of a camp, the department shall transmit a copy of the registration to the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(6) The department shall compile periodically a list of all registered camps and make the list available to the bureau and other interested persons. [1989 c.962 §6; 1991 c.67 §168; 1995 c.500 §1]

Source: Section 658.750 — Camp operator registration; procedures; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.518 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.518
660.518 Additional duties
Status: in_force

(1) The OregonServes Commission shall act in all respects as the successor to both the Oregon Volunteers Commission for Voluntary Action and Service and the Oregon Commission for National and Community Service formed in response to the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993.

(2) The OregonServes Commission shall act at all times in compliance with the requirements imposed upon a state commission by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 in effect on January 1, 2006. [Formerly 458.570]

Source: Section 660.518 — Additional duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.320 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.320
657.320 Cancellation of unrecoverable benefits
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If any amount paid to an individual as benefits, for which the individual has been found liable under the provisions of ORS 657.310 (Repayment or deduction of benefits paid due to misrepresentation by recipient) to repay or to have deducted from benefits payable, has neither been repaid nor deducted within a period of five years following the date the decision establishing the overpayment became final, and is equal to or is less than the state maximum weekly benefit amount or determined by the Director of the Employment Department to be uncollectible, the overpayment together with the record of the overpayment and the resulting shortage, may be canceled, and the overpayment, excluding any amount chargeable to reimbursable employers, shall be permanently charged to the fund.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the overpayment may not be canceled if the debt is being recovered by payments or deductions that were received within the last three months or if repayment of the overpayment is required under ORS 657.213 (Ineligibility for benefits upon conviction of fraud in obtaining benefits) .

(2) If an amount paid to an individual as benefits, for which the individual has been found liable under the provisions of ORS 657.315 (Deduction of benefits paid in error not due to recipient fault) (1) to have deducted from benefits payable, has not been waived under ORS 657.317 (Waiver of recovery of overpaid benefits) , paid or deducted from benefits otherwise payable to the individual for any week or weeks within five years following the week in which the decision establishing the overpayment became final, the overpayment together with the record of the overpayment and the resulting shortage, shall be canceled and the overpayment, excluding any amount chargeable to reimbursable employers, shall be permanently charged to the fund.

(3) When in the judgment of the director the best interests of the Employment Department are served in an effort to settle accounts, the director may waive, reduce or compromise any part or all of the interest or penalty charged pursuant to ORS 657.310 (Repayment or deduction of benefits paid due to misrepresentation by recipient) . The director may determine that the amount of interest or penalty due and unpaid is uncollectible, and write the amount off. In making the determination that interest or a penalty is uncollectible, the director shall consider, among other factors:

(a) The administrative costs of continued collection efforts in relation to the amount due;

(b) The accessibility of the debtor for effective collection actions; and

(c) The debtor’s financial condition and ability to pay the amount due, both current and projected. [Amended by 1977 c.294 §5; 1983 c.146 §1; 1997 c.372 §3; 2007 c.87 §3; 2011 c.514 §2; 2013 c.703 §3; 2015 c.530 §2]

Source: Section 657.320 — Cancellation of unrecoverable benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.340 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.340
659A.340 Interfering with employee’s good faith disclosure of information concerning unlawful conduct or certain violations prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “employer” means:

(a) An adjudicated youth foster home as defined in ORS 420.888 (Definitions for ORS 420.888 to 420.892) ;

(b) An adult foster home as defined in ORS 443.705 (Definitions for ORS 443.705 to 443.825) ;

(c) A child care provider as defined in ORS 329A.700 (Definitions for ORS 329A.700 to 329A.712) ;

(d) A child-caring agency as defined in ORS 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) ;

(e) A child-caring facility as defined in ORS 418.950 (Definitions for ORS 418.950 to 418.970) ;

(f) Community-based structured housing as defined in ORS 443.480 (Definitions for ORS 443.480 to 443.500) ;

(g) A facility as defined in ORS 430.735 (Definitions for ORS 430.735 to 430.765) ;

(h) A foster home as defined in ORS 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) ;

(i) A long term care facility as defined in ORS 442.015 (Definitions) ;

(j) A residential facility as defined in ORS 443.400 (Definitions for ORS 443.400 to 443.455) ;

(k) A youth care center as defined in ORS 420.855 (Definitions for ORS 420.855 to 420.885) ; or

(L) Any other entity that is licensed, certified or registered by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , to provide care to children, youth, individuals with disabilities or older adults.

(2) It is an unlawful employment practice under ORS chapter 659A for an employer to violate ORS 329A.348 (Interference with disclosure of information) , 418.256 (Interference with disclosure of information) , 418.644 (Interference with disclosure of information) , 420.872 (Interference with disclosure of information) , 420.891 (Interference with disclosure of information) , 441.046 (Facility prohibited from interfering with employee’s disclosure of abuse, violations of laws or threats to health and safety of resident) , 443.453 (Interference with employee or volunteer disclosure of information concerning practice that threatens health or safety of residents prohibited) or 443.766 (Interference with employee or volunteer disclosure of information concerning practice that threatens health or safety of residents prohibited) or to interfere with an employee’s good faith disclosure of information concerning the abuse or mistreatment of an individual cared for by the employer, violations of licensing or certification requirements, criminal activity occurring at the workplace, violations of state or federal laws or any practice that threatens the health and safety of the individual cared for by the employer to regulatory agencies, law enforcement authorities or persons who are acting on behalf of the individual.

(3) An employee or a volunteer may file a civil action under ORS 659A.885 (Civil action) , alleging violation of this section. [2019 c.381 §21; 2021 c.489 §158]

Note: 659A.340 (Interfering with employee’s good faith disclosure of information concerning unlawful conduct or certain violations prohibited) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 659A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 659A.340 — Interfering with employee’s good faith disclosure of information concerning unlawful conduct or certain violations prohibited; remedy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.052 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.052
659A.052 Reemployment rights of injured state workers
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the rights provided to injured workers under ORS 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) and 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) , if all permanent restrictions of an injured worker are known and:

(a) The injured worker was employed at the time of injury by any agency in the legislative department of the government of this state, the injured worker shall have the right to reinstatement or reemployment at any available and suitable position in another agency in the legislative department.

(b) The injured worker was employed at the time of injury by any agency in the judicial department of the government of this state, the injured worker shall have the right to reinstatement or reemployment at any available and suitable position in another agency in the judicial department.

(c) The injured worker was employed at the time of injury by any agency of the executive or administrative department of the government of this state, the injured worker shall have the right to reinstatement or reemployment at any available and suitable position in another agency of the executive or administrative department.

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) and 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) , an injured worker referred to in subsection (1) of this section has preference for entry level and light duty assignments with agencies described in subsection (1) of this section. The legislative and judicial departments of the government of this state may adopt rules to define entry level and light duty assignments. The Administrator of the Personnel Division by rule shall adopt a process to identify entry level and light duty assignments within the executive or administrative department of the government of this state.

(3) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 240, the Administrator of the Personnel Division shall compel compliance with this section and ORS 659A.043 (Reinstatement of injured worker to former position) and 659A.046 (Reemployment of injured worker in other available and suitable work) by any agency of the executive or administrative department of the government of this state. [Formerly 659.412; 2005 c.22 §471; 2009 c.315 §1; 2015 c.232 §1]

Source: Section 659A.052 — Reemployment rights of injured state workers; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.815 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.815
658.815 Disposition of moneys
Status: in_force

(1) All farmworker camp indorsement fees received by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 658.810 (Fees) shall be credited to the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. Notwithstanding ORS 651.160 (Bureau of Labor and Industries Account) (1) and 658.413 (Fee schedule for licenses, indorsements and renewals) (4), moneys credited to the account under this subsection are continuously appropriated for the enforcement of ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) .

(2) Moneys collected from civil penalties imposed by the commissioner pursuant to ORS 658.850 (Civil penalties) for violations of ORS 658.750 (Camp operator registration) shall be credited to the Agricultural Worker Housing Development Account of the Oregon Housing Fund.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all moneys other than fees described in ORS 658.413 (Fee schedule for licenses, indorsements and renewals) received by the commissioner under ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) shall be credited to the General Fund. [1989 c.962 §12; 1991 c.67 §172; 1999 c.399 §9; 2001 c.310 §6; 2021 c.525 §27]

Source: Section 658.815 — Disposition of moneys , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.365 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.365
653.365 Civil penalty exemption for unlawful employment of minors by parents or persons standing in place of parents
Status: in_force

The provisions of ORS 653.370 (Civil penalty for unlawful employment of minors) do not apply when minors under 18 years of age are employed under the following circumstances:

(1) The minor is employed by the parent of the minor; or

(2) The minor is employed by a person standing in the place of the parent of the minor and who has custody of the minor. [1981 c.820 §3; 1997 c.103 §1]

Source: Section 653.365 — Civil penalty exemption for unlawful employment of minors by parents or persons standing in place of parents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.198 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.198
659A.198 Use of paid leave
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of an agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer, a collective bargaining agreement or an employer policy, a covered employer is not required to grant leave with pay under ORS 659A.192 (Leave to attend criminal proceeding) to an eligible employee to attend a criminal proceeding.

(2) An eligible employee who takes leave to attend a criminal proceeding may use any paid accrued vacation leave during the period of leave or may use any other paid leave that is offered by the covered employer in lieu of vacation leave during the period of leave.

(3) Subject to the terms of any agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or an employer policy, the covered employer may determine the order in which accrued leave is to be used when more than one type of accrued leave is available to the employee. [2003 c.603 §6]

Source: Section 659A.198 — Use of paid leave , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.835 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.835
659A.835 Investigation
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, after the filing of any complaint under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) or 659A.825 (Complaints filed by Attorney General or commissioner) , the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may investigate the complaint.

(2) The commissioner shall commence an investigation of any complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) or 659A.825 (Complaints filed by Attorney General or commissioner) 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 within 30 days after the filing of the complaint.

(3) If, by reason of an investigation under this section, the commissioner determines that additional persons should be named as respondents in the complaint, the commissioner may add the names of those persons to the complaint. The commissioner may name additional persons as respondents under this subsection only during the course of the investigation. Within 10 days after identifying an additional person who will be named as a respondent, the commission shall serve the person with a copy of the complaint that identifies the alleged discriminatory housing practice and a notice that advises the person of the procedural rights and obligations of the person, including the person’s right to file an answer to the complaint.

(4) If an investigation under this section discloses any substantial evidence supporting the allegations of a complaint, the commissioner shall issue a finding of substantial evidence. The finding must be sent to the respondent and the complainant and must be signed by the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee. The finding must include at least the following information:

(a) The names of the complainant and the respondent;

(b) The allegations contained in the complaint;

(c) Facts found by the commissioner that are related to the allegations of the complaint; and

(d) A statement that the investigation of the complaint has disclosed substantial evidence supporting the allegations of the complaint. [2001 c.621 §5; 2007 c.903 §8]

Source: Section 659A.835 — Investigation; finding of substantial evidence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.056 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.056
657.056 Employment
Status: in_force

(1) “Employment” includes an individual’s entire service as an officer or member of a crew of an American vessel wherever performed and whether in intrastate or interstate or foreign commerce, if the employer maintains within this state at the beginning of the pay period an operating office from which the operations of the vessel are ordinarily and regularly supervised, managed, directed and controlled.

(2) The term “employment” shall not include:

(a) Services performed as an officer or member of the crew of a vessel not an American vessel; or

(b) Services performed by an individual not a United States citizen on or in connection with an American vessel under a contract of service which is not entered into within the United States and during the performance of which the vessel does not touch a port of the United States.

(3) “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the law of the United States and includes any vessel which is neither documented nor numbered under the laws of the United States nor documented under the laws of any foreign country if its crew is employed solely by one or more citizens or residents of the United States or corporations organized under the laws of the United States or of any state. [1961 c.349 §2; 1971 c.463 §8]

Source: Section 657.056 — Employment; maritime service , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.840 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.840
659.840 Requiring breathalyzer or lie detector test prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No person, or agent or representative of such person, shall require, as a condition for employment or continuation of employment, any person or employee to take a breathalyzer test, polygraph test or any other form of a so-called lie detector test. However, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the administration of a breathalyzer test to an individual if the individual consents to the test. If the employer has reasonable grounds to believe that the individual is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the employer may require, as a condition for employment or continuation of employment, the administration of a blood alcohol content test by a third party or a breathalyzer test. The employer shall not require the employee to pay the cost of administering any such test.

(2) For the purposes of this section, an individual is “under the influence of intoxicating liquor” when the individual’s blood alcohol content exceeds the amount prescribed in a collective bargaining agreement or the amount prescribed in the employer’s work rules if there is no applicable collective bargaining provision. [Formerly 659.225]

Source: Section 659.840 — Requiring breathalyzer or lie detector test prohibited; exception for breathalyzer test , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.112 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.112
659A.112 Employment discrimination
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

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to refuse to hire, employ or promote, to bar or discharge from employment or to discriminate in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of disability.

(2) An employer violates subsection (1) of this section if the employer does any of the following:

(a) The employer limits, segregates or classifies a job applicant or employee in a way that adversely affects the opportunities or status of the applicant or employee because the applicant or employee has a disability.

(b) The employer participates in a contractual or other arrangement or relationship that has the effect of subjecting a qualified job applicant or employee with a disability to the discrimination prohibited by ORS 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) to 659A.139 (Construction of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145) , including but not limited to participating in a relationship with an employment or referral agency, a labor union, an organization providing fringe benefits to an employee of the employer, or an organization providing training and apprenticeship programs.

(c) The employer utilizes standards, criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of discrimination on the basis of disability, or that perpetuate the discrimination of others who are subject to common administrative control.

(d) The employer excludes or otherwise denies equal jobs or benefits to a qualified individual because the individual is known to have a relationship or association with an individual with a disability.

(e) The employer does not make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified individual with a disability who is a job applicant or employee, unless the employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the employer.

(f) The employer denies employment opportunities to a job applicant or employee who is a qualified individual with a disability, if the denial is based on the need of the employer to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental impairments of the employee or applicant.

(g) The employer uses qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria, including those based on an individual’s uncorrected vision or unaided hearing, that screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or a class of individuals with disabilities unless the standard, test or other selection criterion, as used by the employer, is shown to be job-related for the position in question and is consistent with business necessity.

(h) The employer fails to select and administer tests relating to employment in the most effective manner to ensure that when the test is administered to a job applicant or employee who has a disability that impairs sensory, manual or speaking skills, the test results accurately reflect the skills, aptitude or other characteristics of the applicant or employee that the test purports to measure, rather than reflecting the impaired sensory, manual or speaking skills of the employee or applicant. The provisions of this paragraph do not limit the ability of an employer to select or administer tests designed to measure sensory, manual or speaking skills of an employee or job applicant. [Formerly 659.436; 2007 c.70 §291; 2009 c.508 §6]

Source: Section 659A.112 — Employment discrimination , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.141 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.141
659A.141 Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to and not in lieu of any other penalty provided by state law, a person with a disability who uses an assistance animal or the owner of an assistance animal may bring an action for economic and noneconomic damages against any person who steals or, without provocation, attacks the assistance animal. The person with a disability or the owner may also bring an action for such damages against the owner of any animal that, without provocation, attacks an assistance animal. The action authorized by this subsection may be brought by the person with a disability or the owner even if the assistance animal was in the custody or under the supervision of another person when the theft or attack occurred.

(2) If the theft of or unprovoked attack on an assistance animal described in subsection (1) of this section results in the death of the animal or the animal is not returned or if injuries sustained in the theft or attack prevent the animal from returning to service as an assistance animal, the measure of economic damages shall include, but need not be limited to, the replacement value of an equally trained assistance animal, without any differentiation for the age or the experience of the animal. In addition, the person with a disability or the owner may recover any other costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, costs of temporary replacement assistance services, whether provided by another assistance animal or a person, incurred as a result of the theft of or injury to the animal.

(3) If the theft of or unprovoked attack on an assistance animal described in subsection (1) of this section results in injuries from which the animal recovers and returns to service, or if the animal is stolen but is recovered and returns to service, the measure of economic damages shall include, but need not be limited to, the veterinary medical expenses, costs of temporary replacement assistance services, whether provided by another assistance animal or a person, and any other costs and expenses incurred by the person with a disability or the owner as a result of the theft of or injury to the animal.

(4) A cause of action does not arise under this section if the person with a disability, the owner or the person having custody or supervision of the assistance animal was committing a criminal or civil trespass at the time of the theft of or attack on the assistance animal.

(5) The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees incurred by a defendant who prevails in the action if the court determines that the plaintiff had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting a claim or no objectively reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of a trial court.

(6) As used in this section, “assistance animal” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659A.143 (Assistance animals) . [Formerly 346.687]

Note: 659A.141 (Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 659 by legislative action but was not added to ORS chapter 659A or any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 659A.141 — Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.315 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.315
659A.315 Restricting use of tobacco in nonworking hours prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to require, as a condition of employment, that any employee or prospective employee refrain from using lawful tobacco products during nonworking hours, except when the restriction relates to a bona fide occupational requirement.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply if an applicable collective bargaining agreement prohibits off-duty use of tobacco products. [Formerly 659.380; 2005 c.199 §3]

Source: Section 659A.315 — Restricting use of tobacco in nonworking hours prohibited; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.575 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.575
657.575 Repayment of default by nonprofit employing unit
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, when a nonprofit employing unit is found by the Director of the Employment Department to be in default with respect to payment of taxes required by this chapter, the nonprofit employing unit may elect to satisfy the deficiency together with any interest and penalties thereon, by making reimbursement payments into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund in an amount equivalent to the amount of regular benefits and one-half of extended benefits paid out to claimants who, during the period of noncompliance with this chapter, were paid wages by such nonprofit employing unit. However, the election to make reimbursement payments may not be made if the director finds that any part of the deficiency is due to an intent to postpone or avoid either payment of taxes due the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or the election to make reimbursement payments pursuant to ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) (8).

(2) Reimbursement payments made pursuant to this section shall be deemed to satisfy any deficiency, together with any interest and penalties thereon. If a nonprofit employing unit elects to make reimbursement payments under this section, any payments previously made to satisfy that deficiency shall be credited to the reimbursement payments for which the nonprofit employing unit is liable. If all liabilities for benefit payments to claimants are met, any payments in excess of the reimbursement payments required, together with any interest and penalties thereon, shall be refunded to the nonprofit employing unit. [1989 c.329 §2; 2005 c.218 §18]

EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT; ADMINISTRATION GENERALLY

Source: Section 657.575 — Repayment of default by nonprofit employing unit; conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.300 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.300
659A.300 Requiring breathalyzer, polygraph, psychological stress or brain-wave test or genetic test prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this section, it is an unlawful employment practice for any employer to subject, directly or indirectly, any employee or prospective employee to any breathalyzer test, polygraph examination, psychological stress test, genetic test or brain-wave test.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “Breathalyzer test” means a test to detect the presence of alcohol in the body through the use of instrumentation or mechanical devices.

(b) “Genetic test” has the meaning given in ORS 192.531 (Definitions for ORS 192.531 to 192.549) .

(c) “Polygraph examination or psychological stress test” means a test to detect deception or to verify the truth of statements through the use of instrumentation or mechanical devices.

(d) An individual is “under the influence of intoxicating liquor” when the individual’s blood alcohol content exceeds the amount prescribed in a collective bargaining agreement or the amount prescribed in the employer’s work rules if there is no applicable collective bargaining provision.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to prohibit the administration of a polygraph examination to an individual, if the individual consents to the examination, during the course of criminal or civil judicial proceedings in which the individual is a party or witness or during the course of a criminal investigation conducted by a law enforcement agency, as defined in ORS 181A.010 (Definitions for ORS 181A.010 to 181A.350) , a district attorney or the Attorney General.

(4) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to prohibit the administration of a breathalyzer test to an individual if the individual consents to the test. If the employer has reasonable grounds to believe that the individual is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, the employer may require, as a condition for employment or continuation of employment, the administration of a blood alcohol content test by a third party or a breathalyzer test. The employer shall not require the employee to pay the cost of administering any such test.

(5) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit the administration of a genetic test to an individual if the individual or the individual’s representative grants informed consent in the manner provided by ORS 192.535 (Informed consent for obtaining genetic information) , and the genetic test is administered solely to determine a bona fide occupational qualification. [Formerly 659.227]

Source: Section 659A.300 — Requiring breathalyzer, polygraph, psychological stress or brain-wave test or genetic test prohibited; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.219 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.219
659A.219 Uniform standards and procedures manual for implementation of Whistleblower Law
Status: in_force

(1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall adopt a uniform standards and procedures manual that provides guidelines for implementing ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) .

(2) The bureau shall make the manual available to the public on the bureau’s website.

(3) The manual must include, but need not be limited to, the following information:

(a) Proper procedures for disclosing information under ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) ;

(b) The rights and remedies provided to an employee who discloses information under ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) ; and

(c) The implementation of statutes and rules relating to protected activity under ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) as interpreted by the case law of this state.

(4) The bureau shall review the manual on a periodic basis and make updates as necessary to reflect recent changes in rule or law, including case law, regarding disclosures of information under ORS 659A.200 (Definitions for ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224) to 659A.224 (Short title) . [2018 c.83 §3]

Source: Section 659A.219 — Uniform standards and procedures manual for implementation of Whistleblower Law; requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.805 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.805
662.805 Definitions for ORS 662.805 to 662.825
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 662.805 (Definitions for ORS 662.805 to 662.825) to 662.825 (Jurisdiction to enjoin violations) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Labor dispute” includes any controversy between an employer and a regular employee of that employer concerning terms or conditions of employment, or concerning the association or representation of persons in negotiating, fixing, maintaining, changing or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of employment.

(2) “Perishable agricultural crops” means those products of agriculture that, because of their inherent qualities or dependence upon conditions of soil or weather, mature, decompose, decay or deteriorate and in so doing undergo material changes of form and quality that render them unsuitable for the use for which they were produced.

(3) “Regular employee” means a person who has been employed by the employer for at least six calendar work days. [1963 c.543 §2; 2007 c.71 §217]

Source: Section 662.805 — Definitions for ORS 662.805 to 662.825 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.053 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.053
657.053 Employment
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Fish” includes fish or other forms of aquatic animal life.

(b) “Boat” includes one or, in the case of a fishing operation, more than one boat.

(2) “Employment” does not include service performed by an individual on a boat engaged in catching fish under an arrangement with the owner or operator of the boat when, under the arrangement:

(a) The individual does not receive any cash remuneration other than as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection;

(b) Any cash remuneration does not exceed $100;

(c) The individual receives a share of the boat’s catch of fish or a share of the proceeds from the sale of that catch; and

(d) The amount of the individual’s share depends on the amount of the boat’s catch of fish, but only if the operating crew of the boat, or each boat from which the individual receives a share in the case of a fishing operation involving more than one boat, is normally made up of fewer than 10 individuals. [1999 c.651 §2]

Source: Section 657.053 — Employment; certain service on fishing boat excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.225 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.225
662.225 Prohibited conduct by professional strikebreaker
Status: in_force

No professional strikebreaker shall knowingly become employed or offer to become employed for the purpose of replacing an employee involved in a strike or lockout, for the duration of that strike or lockout. [1975 c.645 §3]

Source: Section 662.225 — Prohibited conduct by professional strikebreaker , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.325 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.325
657.325 Extended benefits
Status: in_force

(1) An individual shall be eligible to receive extended benefits with respect to any week of unemployment in the individual’s eligibility period only if the Director of the Employment Department finds that with respect to such week the individual:

(a) Is an exhaustee;

(b) Has satisfied the requirements of this chapter for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to individuals claiming extended benefits, including not being subject to a disqualification for the receipt of benefits; and

(c) Has been paid wages by an employer or employers subject to the provisions of this chapter during the base period of the individual’s applicable benefit year in an amount equal to or in excess of 40 times the individual’s applicable weekly benefit amount.

(2) The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in the individual’s eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount payable to the individual during the applicable benefit year.

(3) The maximum extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to the applicable benefit year shall be:

(a) 50 percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to the individual under this chapter in the applicable benefit year; or

(b) With respect to weeks beginning in a high unemployment period, 80 percent of the total amount of regular benefits which were payable to the individual under this chapter in the applicable benefit year.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, extended benefits shall not be payable to any individual for any week pursuant to an interstate claim filed in any other state under the interstate benefit payment plan if an extended benefit period is not in effect for such week in such other state.

(5) The provisions of subsection (4) of this section shall not apply with respect to the first two weeks for which extended benefits would otherwise be payable to an individual pursuant to an interstate claim filed under the interstate benefit payment plan.

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (1) to (5) and (12) of this section, an individual shall be ineligible for payment of extended benefits for any week of unemployment in the individual’s eligibility period if the director finds that during such week:

(a) The individual failed to accept any offer of suitable work or failed to apply for any suitable work, as defined under subsection (8) of this section, to which the individual was referred by the director; or

(b) The individual failed to actively engage in seeking work as prescribed under subsection (10) of this section.

(7) Any individual who has been found ineligible for extended benefits by reason of the provisions in subsection (6) of this section shall also be denied benefits beginning with the first day of the week following the week in which such failure occurred and until the individual has been employed in each of four subsequent weeks, whether or not consecutive, and has earned remuneration equal to not less than four times the extended weekly benefit amount.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “suitable work” means, with respect to any individual, any work which is within such individual’s capabilities, provided, however:

(A) That the gross average weekly remuneration payable for the work must exceed the sum of the individual’s weekly benefit amount and the amount, if any, of supplemental unemployment benefits, as defined in section 501(c)(17)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code, payable to such individual for such week; and

(B) The work must pay wages which equal or exceed the higher of the state or local minimum wage or the minimum wage provided by section 6 (a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, without regard to any exemption;

(b) No individual shall be denied extended benefits for failure to accept an offer of or referral to any job which meets the definition of suitability as described herein if:

(A) The position was not offered to such individual in writing or was not listed with the Employment Department; or

(B) Such failure could not result in a denial of benefits under the definition of suitable work for regular benefit claimants pursuant to ORS 657.190 (Suitable work) to the extent that the criteria of suitability are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section; or

(C) The individual furnishes satisfactory evidence to the director that the individual’s prospects for obtaining work in the individual’s customary occupation within a reasonably short period are good. If such evidence is deemed satisfactory for this purpose, the determination of whether any work is suitable with respect to such individual shall be made in accordance with the definition of suitable work in ORS 657.190 (Suitable work) without regard to the definition specified in this subsection.

(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (8) of this section to the contrary, no work shall be deemed to be suitable work for an individual which does not accord with the labor standard provisions required by section 3304(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and as set forth in ORS 657.195 (Suitable work) .

(10) For the purposes of subsection (6)(b) of this section, an individual shall be treated as actively engaged in seeking work during any week if:

(a) The individual has engaged in a systematic and sustained effort to obtain work during such week; and

(b) The individual furnishes tangible evidence of engaging in such effort during such week.

(11) The Employment Department shall refer any claimant entitled to extended benefits to any suitable work which meets the criteria prescribed in subsection (8) of this section.

(12) An individual shall not be eligible to receive extended benefits under this section if the individual has been disqualified for regular or extended benefits under ORS 657.176 (Grounds and procedure for disqualification) (2) unless the individual has satisfied the disqualification as provided in ORS 657.176 (Grounds and procedure for disqualification) (2).

(13) Subsections (6) to (11) of this section shall not apply to weeks of unemployment beginning after March 6, 1993, and before January 1, 1995. [1971 c.2 §4; 1981 c.46 §2; 1981 c.564 §1; 1982 s.s.1 c.30 §2; 1983 c.508 §8; 1993 c.200 §4; 2007 c.614 §21]

Source: Section 657.325 — Extended benefits; eligibility; amount , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.460 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.460
653.460 Notice and posting requirements
Status: in_force

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall make available to employers a template of a poster giving notice of the rights described in ORS 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) . The poster must be in English.

(2) Employers shall display the poster at the workplace. If displaying the poster is not feasible, including situations in which the employees work remotely or do not have a regular workplace or job site, the employer may provide the poster on an individual basis in a physical or electronic format that is reasonably conspicuous and accessible. [2017 c.691 §8]

Note: See note under 653.412 (Definitions) .

Source: Section 653.460 — Notice and posting requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.109 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.109
659A.109 Discrimination against individual for using procedures in ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145 prohibited
Status: in_force

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an individual with respect to hire or tenure or any term or condition of employment because the individual has applied for benefits or invoked or used the procedures provided for in ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) or has given testimony under the provisions of ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) . [Formerly 659.410; 2009 c.508 §5]

Source: Section 659A.109 — Discrimination against individual for using procedures in ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145 prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.511 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.511
658.511 Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) affects whether a person is an employee of a property services contractor, of a construction labor contractor or of a user of services provided by a property services contractor or a construction labor contractor for purposes of a wage claim under ORS chapters 652 and 653 or ORS 658.415 (Application for license) . [2013 c.584 §28; 2017 c.676 §7]

Source: Section 658.511 — Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.360 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.360
657.360 When employer charged for benefits
Status: in_force

Except for benefits paid pursuant to ORS 657.357 (Apprenticeship program participants eligible for benefits) , no employer’s account shall be charged for benefits paid to an unemployed individual during the period such individual is enrolled in and attending such program of instruction. [1969 c.156 §4; 1971 c.82 §6; 1989 c.818 §4]

Source: Section 657.360 — When employer charged for benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.505 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.505
660.505 Commission membership
Status: in_force

(1) The members of the OregonServes Commission appointed under ORS 660.500 (OregonServes Commission) (2)(a) must be residents of this state who have a proven commitment to community service and who have a demonstrated interest in fostering and nurturing civic engagement as a strategy for strengthening communities and promoting the ethic of service in all sectors of this state.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Governor shall appoint as members of the commission:

(A) An individual with experience in educational, training and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth.

(B) An individual with experience in promoting involvement of adults 55 years of age or older in service and volunteerism.

(C) A representative of community-based agencies or organizations within this state.

(D) The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee.

(E) A representative of local governments in this state.

(F) A representative of local labor unions in this state.

(G) A representative of business.

(H) An individual between 16 and 25 years of age who is a participant in or supervisor of a service program for school-age youth, or a campus-based or national service program.

(I) A representative of a national service program described in 42 U.S.C. 12572(a).

(J) A representative of the volunteer sector.

(b) An individual member of the commission may represent more than one of the entities or organizations required to be represented under this subsection.

(3) In addition to appointing members under subsection (2) of this section, the Governor may appoint as members individuals from the following groups:

(a) Educators, including representatives of post-secondary institutions of education and local education agencies.

(b) Experts in the delivery of human, educational, environmental or public safety services to communities and individuals.

(c) Members or representatives of Native American tribes.

(d) At-risk or out-of-school youths.

(e) Entities that receive assistance under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4950 et seq.).

(4) In making appointments of members described in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the Governor shall ensure that:

(a) No more than 50 percent of the appointed members are from the same political party; and

(b) No more than 25 percent of the appointed members are state employees.

(5) To the extent practicable, the Governor shall ensure that the membership of the commission is diverse with respect to race, ethnicity, age, gender and disability characteristics. [Formerly 458.558]

Source: Section 660.505 — Commission membership , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.745 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.745
656.745 Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall assess a civil penalty against an employer or insurer that intentionally or repeatedly induces claimants for compensation to fail to report accidental injuries, causes employees to collect accidental injury claims as off-the-job injury claims, persuades claimants to accept less than the compensation due or makes it necessary for claimants to resort to proceedings against the employer to secure compensation due.

(b) The director may not assess under this subsection more than $2,000 for each violation or more than $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The director may assess a civil penalty against an employer, self-insured employer, insurer, managed care organization or service company that:

(A) Fails to pay assessments or other payments due to the director under this chapter and is in default; or

(B) Fails to comply with statutes, rules or orders of the director regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against a self-insured employer, insurer or service company that exceeds $4,000 for each violation or $180,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

(c) The director may not assess under this subsection a civil penalty against an employer, except a self-insured employer, or managed care organization that exceeds $2,000 for each violation or $40,000 in the aggregate for violations during a calendar year. Each violation, or each day during which a violation continues, constitutes a separate violation.

(3) Except as specified in ORS 656.780 (Certification and training of claims examiners) , the director may assess a penalty under subsection (2) of this section against a service company only for claims processing performance deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance. The director may assess only one penalty for each separate violation by an employer, insurer or service company for deficiencies revealed in annual audits associated with claims processing performance.

(4) ORS 656.735 (Civil penalty for noncomplying employers) (4) to (6) and 656.740 (Review of proposed order declaring noncomplying employer or nonsubjectivity determination) also apply to orders and penalties assessed under this section. [1975 c.556 §38; 1979 c.839 §31; 1987 c.233 §2; 1987 c.884 §46; 2003 c.170 §13; 2005 c.221 §3; 2007 c.270 §9; 2015 c.194 §1; 2019 c.7 §1]

Source: Section 656.745 — Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims; limits on penalty amounts; failure to pay assessments; failure to comply with statutes, rules or orders; amount; procedure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.093 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.093
659A.093 Employer required to provide leave
Status: in_force

(1) During a period of military conflict, an employee who is a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or the military reserve forces of the United States who has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty or who has been deployed is entitled to a total of 14 days of unpaid leave per deployment after the military spouse has been notified of an impending call or order to active duty and before deployment and when the military spouse is on leave from deployment.

(2) An employee who takes leave authorized under this section is entitled to be restored to a position of employment and to the continuation of benefits as provided in ORS 659A.171 (Job protection) .

(3) An employee who intends to take leave as authorized under this section must provide the employer with notice of the intention to take leave within five business days of receiving official notice of an impending call or order to active duty or of a leave from deployment.

(4) An employee who takes leave authorized under this section may elect to substitute any accrued leave to which the employee is entitled for any part of the leave provided under this section.

(5) Leave taken under this section shall be included in the total amount of leave authorized under ORS 659A.162 (Length of leave) .

(6) The Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of ORS 659A.090 (Definitions for ORS 659A.090 to 659A.099) to 659A.099 (Short title) . [2009 c.559 §4]

Source: Section 659A.093 — Employer required to provide leave; job protection; benefits; notice to employer; use of accrued leave; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.411 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.411
658.411 Licensing subject to employee indorsement
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of a labor contractor who is licensed under ORS 658.405 (Definitions for ORS 658.405 to 658.511) to 658.511 (Wage claim against property services contractor or construction labor contractor) may be licensed as a labor contractor subject to an employee indorsement if the employee continuously meets all of the following conditions:

(a) The employee’s employer has filed with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries a signed statement, in a form required by the commissioner, agreeing to sponsor the application and to notify the commissioner promptly upon termination of the employment of the employee;

(b) The employee engages in activities that would require licensing as a labor contractor solely on behalf of the employer;

(c) The employee does not personally employ any workers and is not responsible for paying any workers;

(d) The employer maintains proof of financial responsibility;

(e) The employer’s license remains in good standing; and

(f) The employee meets all of the conditions for licensing as a labor contractor, except as provided in this section.

(2) A labor contractor subject to an employee indorsement acting in compliance with subsection (1) of this section need not:

(a) Provide proof of financial responsibility under ORS 658.415 (Application for license) (3).

(b) Comply with ORS 658.440 (Requirements for labor contractors) (1)(j).

(c) Provide any of the following information that is of a personal nature if the labor contractor subject to an employee indorsement is an employee of a property services contractor:

(A) A Social Security number;

(B) A home address and telephone number;

(C) Personal financial information; and

(D) Personal income tax or property tax information.

(3) The license of a labor contractor subject to an employee indorsement shall state the conditions contained in subsection (1) of this section on its face and shall state that a labor contractor subject to an employee indorsement who operates out of compliance with these restrictions is an unlicensed labor contractor.

(4) A labor contractor who employs another labor contractor is personally, jointly and severally liable for any damages, attorney fees or costs awarded against the employee for the actions of the labor contractor employee undertaken within the scope of employment, or for actions of the employee that the employee takes under color of an employee’s license subject to an employee indorsement that are known, or reasonably should have been known, by the employer. In the case of a labor contractor that is a corporation, both the corporation and the licensed majority shareholder or shareholders are so liable. [1995 c.73 §3; 2005 c.340 §3; 2007 c.160 §4; 2013 c.584 §5; 2018 c.8 §3]

Source: Section 658.411 — Licensing subject to employee indorsement; terms and conditions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.080 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.080
657.080 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed by an individual:

(1) In the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution.

(2) In the delivery or distribution of newspapers whose remuneration primarily consists of the difference between the amount the individual pays or is obligated to pay for the newspapers and the amount the individual receives or is entitled to receive on distribution or resale thereof. [Amended by 1975 c.257 §3]

Source: Section 657.080 — Employment; news delivery service excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.080 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.080
657B.080 False statements or failure to report material fact by employer
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for an employer to willfully make or cause to be made false statements or to willfully fail to report a material fact regarding the claim of an employee of the employer or regarding an employee’s eligibility for benefits under this chapter. [2019 c.700 §29]

Source: Section 657B.080 — False statements or failure to report material fact by employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.004 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.004
659A.004 Short title
Status: in_force

The amendments to ORS 10.030 (Eligibility for jury service) , 20.107 (Attorney and expert witness fees and other costs on claim of unlawful discrimination) , 30.860 (Action for trade discrimination) , 93.270 (Certain restrictions in instruments prohibited) , 109.035 (Security required before foreign travel with child) , 166.155 (Bias crime in the second degree) , 166.165 (Bias crime in the first degree) , 174.100 (Definitions) , 179.750 (Equal care and services for persons in state institutions) , 192.630 (Meetings of governing body to be open to public) , 240.306 (Recruitment, selection and promotion of state employees) , 338.125 (Student enrollment) , 353.100 (Applicability of laws to university) , 418.648 (Rights of foster parents) , 418.925 (“Refugee child” defined) , 421.352 (Applicability of certain statutes to Oregon Corrections Enterprises) , 430.550 (Discrimination prohibited) , 443.739 (Rights of residents) , 458.505 (Community action agency network as delivery system for federal antipoverty programs) , 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) , 659A.003 (Purpose of ORS chapter 659A) , 659A.006 (Declaration of policy against unlawful discrimination) , 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , 659A.403 (Discrimination in place of public accommodation prohibited) , 659A.406 (Aiding or abetting certain discrimination prohibited) , 659A.409 (Notice that discrimination will be made in place of public accommodation prohibited) , 659A.421 (Discrimination in selling, renting or leasing real property prohibited) , 659A.805 (Rules for carrying out ORS chapter 659A) , 659A.815 (Advisory agencies and intergroup-relations councils) , 659A.885 (Civil action) , 660.139 (Applicant indentured to family business or current employer) and 744.353 by sections 1 to 31, 33 and 34, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, and the repeal of ORS 236.380 by section 32, chapter 100, Oregon Laws 2007, may be cited as the Oregon Equality Act. [2007 c.100 §42; 2007 c.903 §17]

Source: Section 659A.004 — Short title , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.184 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.184
657.184 Benefits payable for service by noncitizens
Status: in_force

Benefits shall not be paid on the basis of services performed by a noncitizen unless the noncitizen is an individual who was lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully present for purposes of performing such services, or was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time such services were performed, including a noncitizen who was lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. [1977 c.241 §5; 1987 c.124 §1; 1991 c.685 §9; 2022 c.97 §17]

Source: Section 657.184 — Benefits payable for service by noncitizens , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.458 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.458
657.458 Definitions for employer tax rate computations
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Adjusted average weekly check amount” means the average weekly check amount in a calendar year plus one-half of the increase in the maximum weekly benefit amount plus one-half of the increase in the minimum weekly benefit amount from the week including July 4 immediately preceding such calendar year to the week including July 4 immediately following such calendar year.

(2) “Average monthly employment” means the total number of persons employed in each month for 12 consecutive months, as reported by employers subject to the tax under this chapter, divided by 12.

(3) “Average weekly check amount” means the gross amount of benefit payments, excluding extended benefits, made during a 12 consecutive month period, divided by the number of such weekly payments made to all individuals receiving benefits under this chapter during that period. The number and amount of payments made under section 11, chapter 2, Oregon Laws 1982 (first special session), shall be excluded from the computation under this subsection.

(4) “High benefit cost period” means the 12 consecutive month period in the last 20 completed calendar years in which the benefit cost rate was the highest. The benefit cost rate is determined by dividing the amount of benefits paid attributable to employers subject to the tax, during any 12 consecutive months within the 20-year period by total wages, as defined in ORS 657.105 (Wages) , reported by all employers subject to the tax for the four consecutive calendar quarters that include the quarter in which the 12 consecutive month period ended. All benefits paid from the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund attributable to employers subject to the tax, including but not limited to the Oregon share of extended benefits and any special state additional benefits, shall be included in the amount of benefits under this subsection. For purposes of making determinations under this subsection, calendar years 2020 and 2021 shall not be included, and shall not count toward the total number of years, in any 20-year period. [1969 c.157 §2 ( 657.458 (Definitions for employer tax rate computations) and 657.459 (Computation of Fund Adequacy Percentage Ratio) enacted in lieu of 657.461); 1971 c.463 §15; 1977 c.538 §3; 1983 c.508 §9; 2007 c.71 §213; 2021 c.638 §1]

Source: Section 657.458 — Definitions for employer tax rate computations; exclusion of calendar years 2020 and 2021 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.850 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.850
658.850 Civil penalties
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violation of any provision of ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) .

(2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) .

(3) The commissioner may suspend a penalty issued under ORS 658.705 (Definitions for ORS 658.705 to 658.850) to 658.850 (Civil penalties) if the deficiency is corrected within 15 days of the notice of violation. [1989 c.962 §10; 1991 c.67 §175; 1991 c.734 §62]

Source: Section 658.850 — Civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.125 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.125
657.125 Wages
Status: in_force

“Wages” does not include the amount of any payment made on account of sickness or accident disability, or medical or hospitalization expenses in connection with sickness or accident disability, by an employing unit to, or on behalf of, an individual performing service for it after the expiration of six calendar months following the last calendar month in which the individual worked for such employing unit. [Amended by 1981 c.77 §6]

Source: Section 657.125 — Wages; exclusion of disability benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.361 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.361
660.361 Green jobs and green economy terminology
Status: in_force

The State Workforce and Talent Development Board, in consultation with state agencies, boards, commissions and private entities deemed appropriate by the State Workforce and Talent Development Board shall develop a list of defined terms related to green jobs and the green economy that are consistent with current workforce development and economic development terminology. [2009 c.887 §4; 2017 c.185 §41; 2017 c.297 §19]

Source: Section 660.361 — Green jobs and green economy terminology , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).