ORS § 656.434 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.434
656.434 Certification effective until canceled or revoked
Status: in_force

(1) A certification issued under ORS 656.430 (Certification of self-insured employer) remains in effect until:

(a) Revoked by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services as provided by this section and ORS 656.440 (Notice of certificate revocation) ; or

(b) Canceled by the employer with the approval of the director.

(2) The director may revoke the certification of a self-insured employer if:

(a) The employer fails to comply with ORS 656.407 (Qualifications of insured employers) or 656.430 (Certification of self-insured employer) or is in default as described in ORS 656.443 (Procedure upon default by employer or self-insured employer group) ; or

(b) The employer commits any violation for which a civil penalty could be assessed under ORS 656.745 (Civil penalty for inducing failure to report claims) .

(3) When the certification of a self-insured employer is revoked, or when an employer terminates in a self-insured employer group, that employer must immediately comply with ORS 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) (1). If the employer fails to so comply, notwithstanding ORS 656.052 (Prohibition against employment without coverage) (3), the director immediately may file suit in the circuit court of the county in which the employer resides or employs workers. Upon filing of such a suit, the court shall set a date for hearing and shall cause notice thereof to be served on the employer. The hearing shall be not less than five nor more than 15 days from the date of service of the notice. Upon commencement of the suit, the circuit court shall enjoin the employer from further employing workers until the employer complies with ORS 656.017 (Employer required to pay compensation and perform other duties) (1). [1975 c.556 §34; 1979 c.845 §2; 1981 c.535 §39; 2014 c.48 §5]

Source: Section 656.434 — Certification effective until canceled or revoked; revocation of certificate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.063 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.063
659A.063 State to continue group health benefits for injured worker and covered dependents
Status: in_force

(1) The State of Oregon shall cause group health benefits to continue in effect with respect to that worker and any covered dependents or family members by timely payment of the premium that includes the contribution due from the state under the applicable benefit plan, subject to any premium contribution due from the worker that the worker paid before the occurrence of the injury or illness. If the premium increases or decreases, the State of Oregon and worker contributions shall be adjusted to remain consistent with similarly situated active employees. The State of Oregon shall continue the worker’s health benefits in effect until whichever of the following events occurs first:

(a) The worker’s attending physician or a nurse practitioner authorized to provide compensable medical services under ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) has determined the worker to be medically stationary and a notice of closure has been entered;

(b) The worker returns to work for the State of Oregon, after a period of continued coverage under this section, and satisfies any probationary or minimum work requirement to be eligible for group health benefits;

(c) The worker takes full- or part-time employment with another employer that is comparable in terms of the number of hours per week the worker was employed with the State of Oregon or the worker retires;

(d) Twelve months have elapsed since the date the State of Oregon received notice that the worker filed a workers’ compensation claim pursuant to ORS chapter 656;

(e) The claim is denied and the claimant fails to appeal within the time provided by ORS 656.319 (Time within which hearing must be requested) or the Workers’ Compensation Board or a workers’ compensation hearings referee or a court issues an order finding the claim is not compensable;

(f) The worker does not pay the required premium or portion thereof in a timely manner in accordance with the terms and conditions under this section;

(g) The worker elects to discontinue coverage under this section and notifies the State of Oregon in writing of this election;

(h) The worker’s attending physician or a nurse practitioner authorized to provide compensable medical services under ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) has released the worker to modified or regular work, the work has been offered to the worker and the worker refuses to return to work; or

(i) The worker has been terminated from employment for reasons unrelated to the workers’ compensation claim.

(2) If the workers’ compensation claim of a worker for whom health benefits are provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is denied and the worker does not appeal or the worker appeals and does not prevail, the State of Oregon may recover from the worker the amount of the premiums plus interest at the rate authorized by ORS 82.010 (Legal rate of interest) . The State of Oregon may recover the payments through a payroll deduction not to exceed 10 percent of gross pay for each pay period.

(3) The State of Oregon shall notify the worker of the provisions of ORS 659A.060 (Definitions for ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069) to 659A.069 (Discrimination against state worker applying for benefits under ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069 prohibited) , and of the remedies available for breaches of ORS 659A.060 (Definitions for ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069) to 659A.069 (Discrimination against state worker applying for benefits under ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069 prohibited) , within a reasonable time after the State of Oregon receives notice that the worker will be absent from work as a result of an injury or illness for which a workers’ compensation claim has been filed pursuant to ORS chapter 656. The notice from the State of Oregon shall include the terms and conditions of the continuation of health benefits and what events will terminate the coverage.

(4) If the worker fails to make timely payment of any premium contribution owing, the State of Oregon shall notify the worker of impending cancellation of the health benefits and provide the worker with 30 days to pay the required premium prior to canceling the policy.

(5) It is an unlawful employment practice for the State of Oregon to discriminate against a worker, as defined in ORS 659A.060 (Definitions for ORS 659A.060 to 659A.069) , by terminating the worker’s group health benefits while that worker is absent from the place of employment as a result of an injury or illness for which a workers’ compensation claim has been filed pursuant to ORS chapter 656, except as provided for in this section. [Formerly 659.455; 2003 c.811 §§27,28; 2007 c.365 §14]

Source: Section 659A.063 — State to continue group health benefits for injured worker and covered dependents; when ended , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.090 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.090
657.090 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed by an individual or partnership in the wholesale distribution of petroleum products whose remuneration for such service primarily consists of the difference between the amount the individual or partnership pays or is obligated to pay for the petroleum products and the amount the individual or partnership receives or is entitled to receive from the sale thereof or whose remuneration for such service primarily consists of commissions. [Amended by 1961 c.252 §7]

Source: Section 657.090 — Employment; petroleum products distributors excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.473 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.473
657.473 Statement of benefits charged to employer’s account
Status: in_force

Employers subject to this chapter may be furnished, upon written request, a statement of benefits charged to their accounts at such times and in such form as may be determined by the Director of the Employment Department. Nothing in this section shall in any way be construed as to relieve an employer’s account from benefit charges nor to grant any appeal therefrom. [1967 c.435 §2]

Source: Section 657.473 — Statement of benefits charged to employer’s account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.022 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.022
654.022 Duty to comply with safety and health orders, decisions and rules
Status: in_force

Every employer, owner, employee and other person shall obey and comply with every requirement of every order, decision, direction, standard, rule or regulation made or prescribed by the Department of Consumer and Business Services in connection with the matters specified in ORS 654.001 (Short title) to 654.295 (Application of Oregon Safe Employment Act) , 654.412 (Definitions for ORS 654.412 to 654.423) to 654.423 (Use of physical force by health care employee in self-defense against assault) and 654.750 (Definitions for ORS 654.750 to 654.780) to 654.780 (Providing basic information to employees) , or in any way relating to or affecting safety and health in employments or places of employment, or to protect the life, safety and health of employees in such employments or places of employment, and shall do everything necessary or proper in order to secure compliance with and observance of every such order, decision, direction, standard, rule or regulation. [Formerly 654.060; 1977 c.804 §35]

Source: Section 654.022 — Duty to comply with safety and health orders, decisions and rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.230 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.230
656.230 Lump sum award payments
Status: in_force

(1) When a worker has been awarded compensation for permanent partial disability, and the worker requests payment of all or part of the award in a lump sum payment, the insurer shall make the payment requested unless the:

(a) Worker has not waived the right to appeal the adequacy of the award;

(b) Award has not become final by operation of law;

(c) Payment of compensation has been stayed pending a request for hearing or review under ORS 656.313 (Stay of compensation pending request for hearing or review) ; or

(d) Worker is enrolled and actively engaged in training according to rules adopted pursuant to ORS 656.340 (Vocational assistance procedure) and 656.726 (Duties and powers to carry out workers’ compensation and occupational safety laws) .

(2) Any unpaid balance of the award not paid in a lump sum payment shall be paid pursuant to ORS 656.216 (Permanent partial disability) .

(3) In all cases where the award for permanent partial disability does not exceed $6,000, the insurer or the self-insured employer shall pay all of the award to the worker in a lump sum. [Amended by 1957 c.574 §4; 1959 c.449 §1; 1965 c.285 §23a; 1973 c.221 §1; 1981 c.854 §13; 1983 c.816 §15; 1995 c.332 §22; 2007 c.270 §1]

Source: Section 656.230 — Lump sum award payments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.400 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.400
659A.400 Place of public accommodation defined
Status: in_force

(1) A place of public accommodation, subject to the exclusions in subsection (2) of this section, means:

(a) Any place or service offering to the public accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges whether in the nature of goods, services, lodgings, amusements, transportation or otherwise.

(b) Any place that is open to the public and owned or maintained by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , regardless of whether the place is commercial in nature.

(c) Any service to the public that is provided by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined) , regardless of whether the service is commercial in nature.

(2) A place of public accommodation does not include:

(a) A Department of Corrections institution as defined in ORS 421.005 (Definitions) .

(b) A state hospital as defined in ORS 162.135 (Definitions for ORS 162.135 to 162.205) .

(c) A youth correction facility as defined in ORS 420.005 (Definitions) .

(d) A local correction facility or lockup as defined in ORS 169.005 (Definitions for ORS 169.005 to 169.685 and 169.730 to 169.800) .

(e) An institution, bona fide club or place of accommodation that is in its nature distinctly private. [Formerly 30.675; 2013 c.429 §1; 2013 c.530 §4]

Source: Section 659A.400 — Place of public accommodation defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.266 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.266
656.266 Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability
Status: in_force

(1) The burden of proving that an injury or occupational disease is compensable and of proving the nature and extent of any disability resulting therefrom is upon the worker. The worker cannot carry the burden of proving that an injury or occupational disease is compensable merely by disproving other possible explanations of how the injury or disease occurred.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, for the purpose of combined condition injury claims under ORS 656.005 (Definitions) (7)(a)(B) only:

(a) Once the worker establishes an otherwise compensable injury, the employer shall bear the burden of proof to establish the otherwise compensable injury is not, or is no longer, the major contributing cause of the disability of the combined condition or the major contributing cause of the need for treatment of the combined condition.

(b) Notwithstanding ORS 656.804 (Occupational disease as an injury under Workers’ Compensation Law) , paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to any occupational disease claim. [1987 c.713 §2; 2001 c.865 §2]

Source: Section 656.266 — Burden of proving compensability and nature and extent of disability , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.010
662.010 Labor disputes
Status: in_force

(1) As used in ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) to 662.130 (Contempt proceedings) , “labor dispute” includes any controversy 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, regardless of whether or not the disputants stand in the proximate relation of employer and employee.

(2) For the purposes of ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) to 662.130 (Contempt proceedings) , a case involves or grows out of a labor dispute when:

(a) The case involves persons who are engaged in the same industry, trade, craft or occupation, or who have direct or indirect interests therein, or who are employees of the same employer, or who are members of the same or an affiliated organization of employers or employees, whether such dispute is:

(A) Between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employees or associations of employees;

(B) Between one or more employers or associations of employers and one or more employers or associations of employers; or

(C) Between one or more employees or associations of employees and one or more employees or associations of employees; or

(b) The case involves any conflicting or competing interests in a labor dispute of persons participating or interested therein.

(3) For the purposes of ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) to 662.130 (Contempt proceedings) , a person or association is a person participating or interested in a labor dispute if relief is sought against the person or association, and if the person or association:

(a) Is engaged in the same industry, trade, craft or occupation in which such dispute occurs.

(b) Has a direct or indirect interest therein.

(c) Is a member, officer or agent of any association composed in whole or in part of employers or employees engaged in such industry, trade, craft or occupation. [Amended by 1987 c.158 §130; 2023 c.9 §50]

Source: Section 662.010 — Labor disputes , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.716 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.716
656.716 Board members not to engage in political or business activity that interferes with duties as board member
Status: in_force

(1) No member of the Workers’ Compensation Board shall hold any other office or position of profit or pursue any other business or vocation or serve on or under any committee of any political party, but shall devote the entire time to the duties of the office of the member.

(2) Before entering on the duties of office, each member shall take and subscribe to an oath or affirmation:

(a) That the member will support the Constitutions of the United States and of this state and faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of the office.

(b) That the member does not hold any other office or position of profit that will interfere with the ability of the member to fully perform the duties of the member’s position with the board.

(c) That the member is not pursuing and will not pursue, while a member, any other calling or vocation that will interfere with the ability of the member to fully perform the duties of the member’s position with the board.

(d) That the member does not hold and while a member will not hold a position under any political party.

(3) The oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.

(4) Each of the members of the board shall also, before entering upon the duties of office, execute a bond payable to the State of Oregon, in the penal sum of $10,000, with sureties to be approved by the Governor, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of office. The bond, when so executed and approved, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. [Formerly 656.408; 1977 c.804 §27; 1987 c.373 §41; 1999 c.1020 §4]

Source: Section 656.716 — Board members not to engage in political or business activity that interferes with duties as board member; oath and bond required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.450 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.450
658.450 Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act
Status: in_force

(1) All proceedings relating to the issuance, revocation, suspension, renewal or refusal to renew a license to act as a labor contractor shall be conducted under ORS chapter 183.

(2) All rules of the Bureau of Labor and Industries 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) shall be issued in compliance with ORS chapter 183. [1959 c.395 §12; 2013 c.584 §18]

Source: Section 658.450 — Applicability of Administrative Procedures Act , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.008 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.008
658.008 Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of ORS 658.005 (Definitions for ORS 658.005 to 658.245) to 658.245 (Actions upon agency bonds or letters of credit) is to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the people of Oregon in their dealings with employment agencies. To accomplish this purpose the Legislative Assembly intends:

(1) To provide a procedure for determining where employment agencies will be operated in this state.

(2) To assure the public that persons operating employment agencies in this state are of good character and responsibility.

(3) To assure the public that the practices and procedures of employment agencies will result in individuals acquiring and retaining employment reasonably suited to their skills and needs.

(4) To regulate the circumstances under which charges for services may be charged or collected by employment agencies, but not to include the setting of maximum permanent fees in schedules published by employment agencies.

(5) To provide for the administration and enforcement of ORS 658.005 (Definitions for ORS 658.005 to 658.245) to 658.245 (Actions upon agency bonds or letters of credit) by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. [1973 c.678 §24; 1981 c.318 §2; 1997 c.55 §3]

Source: Section 658.008 — Purpose , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.992 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.992
662.992 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 662.225 (Prohibited conduct by professional strikebreaker) is a misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of ORS 662.215 (Prohibitions on use of professional strikebreakers) is a Class A violation. [1975 c.645 §4; 1999 c.1051 §217]

Source: Section 662.992 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.157 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.157
660.157 Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees
Status: in_force

(1) Each state joint committee, with the prior approval of the State Apprenticeship and Training Council, shall prescribe a standard course of study, developed from a trade analysis, for the trade, craft or industrial occupation over which the committee exercises jurisdiction. Each such course of study shall include instructional objectives and an outline of course content for related instruction and manipulative instruction in the classroom. The prescribed course shall also provide for evaluation procedures and instruments for measuring performance. For all programs in apprenticeable occupations a minimum of 144 hours of related instruction per year is recommended.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no course of study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees that has not been prescribed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be implemented under ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) .

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, any course of study for the instruction of apprentices or trainees may be implemented under ORS 660.002 (Declaration of policy) to 660.210 (Tort liability of committees, officers, employees and agents) where such course of study:

(a) Involves instruction in any trades or crafts where the industry will provide the facilities for training;

(b) Prepares apprentices and trainees in any trades or crafts;

(c) Requires expert instructors to meet the level of skill and training required by the industry;

(d) Is substantially equivalent to the standard course prescribed under subsection (1) of this section; and

(e) Is supervised by a local joint committee or by a joint industry trust fund committee.

(4) Where a course of study meets the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, such course shall be approved:

(a) By the state joint committee;

(b) By the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for apprenticeship training credit; and

(c) By the Higher Education Coordinating Commission for community college associate degrees.

(5) Operation of a course of study under subsection (3) of this section shall be the responsibility of the recognized local apprenticeship committee or local industry trust fund or recognized local employee organization. Such local committee, trust or organization may prescribe criteria for enrollment into the course of study. [1971 c.271 §7; 1973 c.648 §1; 1979 c.808 §1; 1981 c.764 §16; 2013 c.747 §191; 2017 c.66 §3]

Source: Section 660.157 — Standard courses of study for apprentices and trainees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.334 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.334
660.334 Agreements to create entities to perform workforce development activities
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Federal Act” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) .

(b) “One-stop delivery system” means the one-stop delivery system described in ORS 660.330 (One-stop delivery system) and 660.333 (Use of funds) .

(c) “State agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.430 (Attorney General to review agreements) .

(d) “Unit of local government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 190.003 (Definition for ORS 190.003 to 190.130) .

(2) To create an entity to perform functions and activities under the federal Act and the one-stop delivery system, a state agency may enter into a written agreement with:

(a) A unit of local government.

(b) An intergovernmental entity created by units of local government.

(c) An entity created by a unit of local government and a person.

(d) An entity created by a state agency, a unit of local government and a person.

(e) An entity created by a state agency, an intergovernmental entity and a person.

(3) Functions and activities of an entity created under this section may include, but are not limited to, employment services, job training and job placement.

(4) The parties to an agreement under this section shall appoint a board or commission to govern the entity created under this section. [Formerly 660.342]

Note: 660.334 (Agreements to create entities to perform workforce development activities) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 660.334 — Agreements to create entities to perform workforce development activities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.120 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.120
663.120 Employer unfair labor practices
Status: in_force

It is an unfair labor practice for an employer:

(1) To interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in ORS 663.110 (Employee organization, bargaining rights) ;

(2) To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of any labor organization or contribute financial or other support to it. However, subject to rules published by the Employment Relations Board pursuant to ORS chapter 183, an employer may permit employees to confer with the employer during working hours without loss of time or pay;

(3) To discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has filed charges or given testimony under this chapter; or

(4) To refuse to bargain collectively with the employees’ exclusive representative, as defined in ORS 663.015 (Designated collective bargaining representatives to be exclusive) . [1971 c.729 §7; 1975 c.83 §1]

Source: Section 663.120 — Employer unfair labor practices , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.875 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.875
657.875 Extending period for appeal in certain claim and contribution matters
Status: in_force

The period within which an interested party may request a hearing or file with the Employment Appeals Board an application for review as provided in ORS 657.266 (Initial determination of eligibility and amount of benefits) to 657.269 (Decision final unless hearing requested) , 657.270 (Hearing upon decision) , 657.471 (Manner of charging benefits to employer) , 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) , 657.485 (Notice of rate) , 657.679 (Determination that employing unit or employment is subject to this chapter) , 657.681 (Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest) and 657.682 (Assessments against reorganized business entity) may be extended, upon a showing of good cause therefor, a reasonable time under the circumstances of each particular case. [1973 c.300 §14; 1975 c.257 §11; 1993 c.778 §17; 2005 c.214 §4; 2007 c.49 §2]

Source: Section 657.875 — Extending period for appeal in certain claim and contribution matters , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.990 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.990
659A.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

Violation of ORS 659A.810 (Willful interference with administration of law and violation of orders of commissioner prohibited) is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001 c.621 §66; 2011 c.597 §274]

Source: Section 659A.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.830 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.830
659.830 Prohibitions and requirements relating to health insurance
Status: in_force

(1) An employee benefit plan may not include any provision which has the effect of limiting or excluding coverage or payment for any health care for an individual who would otherwise be covered or entitled to benefits or services under the terms of the employee benefit plan because that individual is provided, or is eligible for, benefits or services pursuant to a plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. This section applies to employee benefit plans, whether sponsored by an employer or a labor union.

(2) A group health plan is prohibited from considering the availability or eligibility for medical assistance in this or any other state under 42 U.S.C. 1396a (section 1902 of the Social Security Act), herein referred to as Medicaid, when considering eligibility for coverage or making payments under its plan for eligible enrollees, subscribers, policyholders or certificate holders.

(3) To the extent that payment for covered expenses has been made under the state Medicaid program for health care items or services furnished to an individual, in any case where a third party has a legal liability to make payments, the state is considered to have acquired the rights of the individual to payment by any other party for those health care items or services.

(4) An employee benefit plan, self-insured plan, managed care organization or group health plan, a third party administrator, fiscal intermediary or pharmacy benefit manager of the plan or organization, or other party that is, by statute, contract or agreement legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service, may not deny a claim submitted by the state Medicaid agency under subsection (3) of this section based on the date of submission of the claim, the type or format of the claim form or a failure to present proper documentation at the point of sale that is the basis of the claim if:

(a) The claim is submitted by the agency within the three-year period beginning on the date on which the health care item or service was furnished; and

(b) Any action by the agency to enforce its rights with respect to the claim is commenced within six years of the agency’s submission of the claim.

(5) An employee benefit plan, self-insured plan, managed care organization or group health plan, a third party administrator, fiscal intermediary or pharmacy benefit manager of the plan or organization, or other party that is, by statute, contract or agreement legally responsible for payment of a claim for a health care item or service, must provide to the state Medicaid agency or coordinated care organization described in ORS 414.591 (Coordinated care organization contracts) , upon the request of the agency or contractor, the following information:

(a) The period during which a Medicaid recipient, the spouse or dependents may be or may have been covered by the plan or organization;

(b) The nature of coverage that is or was provided by the plan or organization; and

(c) The name, address and identifying numbers of the plan or organization.

(6) A group health plan may not deny enrollment of a child under the health plan of the child’s parent on the grounds that:

(a) The child was born out of wedlock;

(b) The child is not claimed as a dependent on the parent’s federal tax return; or

(c) The child does not reside with the child’s parent or in the group health plan service area.

(7) Where a child has health coverage through a group health plan of a noncustodial parent, the group health plan must:

(a) Provide such information to the custodial parent as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through that coverage;

(b) Permit the custodial parent or the provider, with the custodial parent’s approval, to submit claims for covered services without the approval of the noncustodial parent; and

(c) Make payments on claims submitted in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection directly to the custodial parent, to the provider or, if a claim is filed by the state Medicaid agency, directly to the state Medicaid agency.

(8) Where a parent is required by a court or administrative order to provide health coverage for a child, and the parent is eligible for family health coverage, the group health plan is required:

(a) To permit the parent to enroll, under the family coverage, a child who is otherwise eligible for the coverage without regard to any enrollment season restrictions;

(b) If the parent is enrolled but fails to make application to obtain coverage for the child, to enroll the child under family coverage upon application of the child’s other parent, the state agency administering the Medicaid program or the state agency administering 42 U.S.C. 651 to 669, the child support enforcement program; and

(c) Not to disenroll or eliminate coverage of the child unless the group health plan is provided satisfactory written evidence that:

(A) The court or administrative order is no longer in effect; or

(B) The child is or will be enrolled in comparable health coverage through another insurer which will take effect not later than the effective date of disenrollment.

(9) A group health plan may not impose requirements on a state agency that has been assigned the rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid and covered for health benefits from the plan if the requirements are different from requirements applicable to an agent or assignee of any other individual so covered.

(10) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In any case in which a group health plan provides coverage for dependent children of participants or beneficiaries, the plan must provide benefits to dependent children placed with participants or beneficiaries for adoption under the same terms and conditions as apply to the natural, dependent children of the participants and beneficiaries, regardless of whether the adoption has become final.

(b) A group health plan may not restrict coverage under the plan of any dependent child adopted by a participant or beneficiary, or placed with a participant or beneficiary for adoption, solely on the basis of a preexisting condition of the child at the time that the child would otherwise become eligible for coverage under the plan if the adoption or placement for adoption occurs while the participant or beneficiary is eligible for coverage under the plan.

(11) As used in this section:

(a) “Child” means, in connection with any adoption, or placement for adoption of the child, an individual who has not attained 18 years of age as of the date of the adoption or placement for adoption.

(b) “Group health plan” means a group health plan as defined in 29 U.S.C. 1167.

(c) “Placement for adoption” means the assumption and retention by a person of a legal obligation for total or partial support of a child in anticipation of the adoption of the child. The child’s placement with a person terminates upon the termination of such legal obligations. [Formerly 659.322; 2007 c.484 §1; 2011 c.602 §56]

Source: Section 659.830 — Prohibitions and requirements relating to health insurance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.142 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.142
659A.142 Discrimination against individual with disability by employment agency, labor organization, place of public accommodation or state government prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Health care facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.015 (Definitions) .

(b) “Health professional regulatory board” has the meaning given that term in ORS 676.160 (Definitions for ORS 676.165 to 676.180) .

(c) “Medical resources” includes but is not limited to:

(A) Medical devices or equipment.

(B) Prescription drugs.

(C) Laboratory testing.

(d) “Provider” means:

(A) An individual licensed or certified by a health professional regulatory board.

(B) A health care facility.

(e) “State government” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.111 (“State government” defined) .

(2) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise discriminate against, any individual because that individual has a disability, or to classify or refer for employment any individual because that individual has a disability.

(3) It is an unlawful employment practice for a labor organization, because an individual has a disability, to exclude or to expel from its membership such individual or to discriminate in any way against such individual.

(4) It is an unlawful practice for any place of public accommodation, resort or amusement as defined in ORS 659A.400 (Place of public accommodation defined) , or any person acting on behalf of such place, to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction because a customer or patron is an individual with a disability.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) It is an unlawful practice for state government to exclude an individual from participation in or deny an individual the benefits of the services, programs or activities of state government or to make any distinction, discrimination or restriction because the individual has a disability.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this subsection is intended to ensure equal access to available services, programs and activities of state government.

(c) Paragraph (a) of this subsection is not intended to:

(A) Create an independent entitlement to any service, program or activity of state government; or

(B) Require state government to take any action that state government can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a service, program or activity of state government or would result in undue financial or administrative burdens on state government.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) It is an unlawful practice for a provider or any person acting on behalf of a provider to discriminate by doing any of the following based on the patient’s race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability:

(A) Deny medical treatment to the patient that is likely to benefit the patient based on an individualized assessment of the patient using objective medical evidence; or

(B) Limit or restrict in any manner the allocation of medical resources to the patient.

(b) In determining whether medical treatment is likely to benefit a patient under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, a provider shall consult with the patient and others legally authorized to act on behalf of the patient, if available.

(c) This subsection does not:

(A) Restrict the authority of a patient, or an individual legally authorized to act on behalf of a patient, to consent to or decline medical treatment;

(B) Require the provision of medical treatment that is prohibited by state or federal law; or

(C) Restrict a provider, after completing the individualized assessment described in paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection and the consultation described in paragraph (b) of this subsection, from providing objective information to the patient about the risks and benefits of treatment.

(7) Receipt or alleged receipt of treatment for a mental disorder does not constitute evidence of an individual’s inability to acquire, rent or maintain property. [Formerly 659.425; 2003 c.254 §3; 2007 c.70 §297; 2009 c.508 §14; 2021 c.584 §1]

Source: Section 659A.142 — Discrimination against individual with disability by employment agency, labor organization, place of public accommodation or state government prohibited; discrimination in provision of healthcare; mental disorder treatment not evidence of inability to manage property , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.615 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.615
657.615 Investigations and recommendations to legislature
Status: in_force

The Director of the Employment Department may:

(1) Carry on investigations of the operation of unemployment insurance in Oregon, including related subjects and publish the results thereof.

(2) Investigate the operations of the fund, the relation of contribution rates to the risks of unemployment, the adequacy of contribution rates.

(3) Recommend to the legislature from time to time any advisable changes in the contribution rates or benefits and any other changes in the state laws relating to unemployment insurance.

Source: Section 657.615 — Investigations and recommendations to legislature , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.175 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.175
660.175 Grant program for apprenticeship training in healthcare, manufacturing and construction
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Community-based organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.390 (Grant program for development of post-secondary career pathway programs) .

(b) “Local workforce development board” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) .

(c) “Priority populations” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) .

(2) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall establish and administer a grant program to provide financial support for the development, expansion and implementation of registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs in health care and manufacturing, and for the development and implementation of preapprenticeship training programs in construction.

(3) The State Apprenticeship and Training Council, under the direction of the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, may award grants to community-based organizations, labor organizations, local workforce development boards and other entities that develop apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs described under subsection (2) of this section and that prioritize program participation by apprentices from priority populations.

(4) The Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall, in collaboration with the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, recommend for approval by the council:

(a) The criteria and standards by which the entities described under subsection (3) of this section may submit proposals to receive a grant under this section.

(b) The grant proposals to consider in awarding grants.

(5) The council shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis and may give priority to grant proposals that demonstrate effective strategies for engaging with priority populations.

(6) A recipient of a grant under this section may use the moneys:

(a) To pay the costs of convening employers in health care and manufacturing;

(b) To recruit and conduct outreach for apprentices;

(c) To provide tuition and fee assistance to program participants;

(d) To pay the costs of tools, supplies and equipment and other training-related costs;

(e) To pay for technology supports, including broadband services;

(f) To provide apprentices with supports and services that are equivalent to the supports and services available to apprentices who perform work on a bridge or highway project;

(g) To develop uniform standards for new registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs described under subsection (2) of this section;

(h) To develop a curriculum and standard courses of study for the instruction of apprentices; and

(i) For any other activities that the bureau deems necessary to support the expansion of registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship training programs and to support overall increased program participation, with an emphasis on increased participation by women and individuals from communities of color.

(7) The bureau may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

(8) Each grant recipient shall track and report to the council information regarding the status of each apprenticeship and preapprenticeship program developed, expanded and implemented under this section and the use of grant funds. [2022 c.28 §6]

Note: Sections 1 and 3, chapter 496, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 1. Grant program for firefighter apprenticeship pilot projects; reporting requirements; rules. (1) As used in this section:

(a) “Local joint committee” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.010 (Definitions for ORS 660.002 to 660.210) .

(b) “Local service district” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) .

(2) There is created in the Apprenticeship and Training Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries a program to make grants to local service districts and local joint committees to develop and administer pilot projects that provide firefighter apprenticeship training. The bureau may award grants to provide funding for up to 10 pilot projects administered throughout this state.

(3) At a minimum, pilot projects funded by the program created under this section must:

(a) Provide on-the-job workforce training and education to prepare adults who are at least 18 years of age with the skills that are necessary to pursue a career in the fire service.

(b) Educate participants in a firefighter apprenticeship pilot project on how to mitigate fire and fire emergencies.

(c) Collaborate with associations that represent firefighters and fire service professionals and employers that provide fire protection services to identify career opportunities in the fire service.

(4) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries:

(a) May adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules regarding grant application procedures and criteria for grant approval.

(b) Shall prescribe by rule the requirements for a local service district or a local joint committee receiving funding under this section.

(c) May require a grant recipient to provide data and other reports to enable the bureau to monitor and evaluate the progress and success of pilot projects.

(5) Not later than December 31, 2026, the bureau shall submit a report, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to business and labor, on the effectiveness and success of pilot projects that were developed under the program established under this section. The bureau may include in the report submitted under this subsection recommendations for legislation. [2023 c.496 §1]

Sec. 3. Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2023 c.496 §3]

Source: Section 660.175 — Grant program for apprenticeship training in healthcare, manufacturing and construction; standards and criteria for grant recipients; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.571 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.571
657.571 Quarterly or annual tax report
Status: in_force

(1) Every employing unit shall make and file a quarterly report of taxes due under this chapter upon a combined quarterly tax report form prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The report shall be filed with the Department of Revenue at the times and in the manner provided by ORS 316.168 (Employer required to file combined quarterly tax report) and 316.171 (Application of tax and report to administration of tax laws) .

(2) The report of taxes due under this chapter may be filed annually, in the time, form and manner prescribed by the Department of Revenue, if:

(a) The employment that is the subject of the report of taxes due under this chapter consists exclusively of domestic service in a private home, local college club or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority; and

(b) In any calendar quarter, total domestic service cash remuneration is $1,000 or more. [1999 c.461 §2 (enacted in lieu of 657.570); 2003 c.112 §1]

Source: Section 657.571 — Quarterly or annual tax report; form; filing with Department of Revenue , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.855 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.855
659A.855 Civil penalty for certain complaints filed by commissioner
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries files a complaint under ORS 659A.825 (Complaints filed by Attorney General or commissioner) alleging an unlawful practice other than an unlawful employment practice, and the commissioner finds that the respondent engaged in the unlawful practice, the commissioner may, in addition to other steps taken to eliminate the unlawful practice, impose a civil penalty upon each respondent found to have committed the unlawful practice.

(b) Civil penalties under this subsection may not exceed $1,000 for each violation.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) of this section, if a complaint is 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 and the commissioner finds that a respondent has engaged in 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, the commissioner may assess against the respondent, in addition to any other relief available, a civil penalty:

(A) In an amount not exceeding $11,000;

(B) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, in an amount not exceeding $27,500 if the respondent has been adjudged to have engaged in one other discriminatory housing practice during the five-year period ending on the date of the filing of the formal charges leading to the hearing; or

(C) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, in an amount not exceeding $55,000 if the respondent has been adjudged to have engaged in two or more discriminatory housing practices during the seven-year period ending on the date of the filing of the formal charges leading to the hearing.

(b) If acts constituting the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of the hearing were committed by the same individual who has been previously adjudged to have committed acts constituting a discriminatory housing practice, the civil penalties listed in paragraph (a)(B) and (C) of this subsection may be imposed regardless of the period of time between the previous discriminatory housing practice and the discriminatory housing practice that is the object of this hearing.

(3) All sums collected as civil penalties under this section must first be applied toward reimbursement of the costs incurred in determining the violations, conducting hearings and assessing and collecting the penalty. The remainder, if any, shall be paid over by the commissioner to the Department of State Lands for the benefit of the Common School Fund. The department shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner. [2001 c.621 §9; 2007 c.903 §11; 2011 c.210 §5]

Source: Section 659A.855 — Civil penalty for certain complaints filed by commissioner , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.710 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.710
652.710 Fees collected by employer for medical care contracts are trust funds
Status: in_force

(1) All moneys collected by an employer from employees or retained from their wages for the purpose of providing for or furnishing to such employees medical and surgical attention, hospital care, X-rays, ambulance, nursing or any related service or care contingent upon sickness or injury pursuant to a contract are trust funds and shall be placed and kept in separate accounts by the employer and shall promptly be paid over to the contractor. Such funds shall in no event become a part of the assets of the employer.

(2) If the employer fails to place and keep such funds in separate accounts and pay them over to the contractor or if the funds become commingled with the funds of the employer and the employer becomes bankrupt, insolvent or goes through voluntary or involuntary liquidation, or if a receiver is appointed to operate or liquidate the affairs of the employer, the funds not paid to the contractor shall be entitled to the same preference as given to claims of the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, as provided in ORS 656.562 (Moneys due Industrial Accident Fund as preferred claims) .

(3) On and after July 1, 1992, when an employer that is a group health insurance policyholder subject to the provisions of ORS 743B.320 (Minimum grace period) receives notice that the group health insurance policy is terminated by the insurer and the employer does not replace coverage with any other group health insurance policy, the employer shall notify all employees who were covered under the terminated group policy. The employer’s notification to the employees shall:

(a) Explain the employee’s rights regarding continuation or conversion of coverage under state and federal law; and

(b) Be delivered to each employee in person or to the employee’s home address as recorded in the employer’s records not later than 10 working days after the receipt of notice from the insurer pursuant to ORS 743B.320 (Minimum grace period) (3) to (5).

(4) 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 $1,000 for each violation of subsection (1) or (3) of this section.

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

(6) All sums collected as penalties pursuant to this section shall be first applied toward reimbursement of the costs incurred in determining the violations, conducting hearings under this section and assessing and collecting such penalties. The remainder, if any, of the sums collected as penalties pursuant to this section shall be paid over by the commissioner to the Department of State Lands for the benefit of the Common School Fund of this state. The department shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner.

(7) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt rules reasonably necessary for the administration of this section. [Formerly 655.130; 1991 c.673 §1; 1991 c.734 §114; 2001 c.943 §15]

Source: Section 652.710 — Fees collected by employer for medical care contracts are trust funds; priority on liquidation; civil penalty; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.289 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.289
656.289 Orders of Administrative Law Judge
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the conclusion of any hearing, or prior thereto with concurrence of the parties, the Administrative Law Judge shall promptly and not later than 30 days after the hearing determine the matter and make an order in accordance with the Administrative Law Judge’s determination.

(2) A copy of the order shall be sent forthwith by mail to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services and to all parties in interest.

(3) The order is final unless, within 30 days after the date on which a copy of the order is mailed to the parties, one of the parties requests a review by the Workers’ Compensation Board under ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) . When one party requests a review by the board, the other party or parties shall have the remainder of the 30-day period and in no case less than 10 days in which to request board review in the same manner. The 10-day requirement may carry the period of time allowed for requests for board reviews beyond the 30th day. The order shall contain a statement explaining the rights of the parties under this subsection and ORS 656.295 (Board review of Administrative Law Judge orders) .

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Notwithstanding ORS 656.236 (Compromise and release of claim matters except for medical benefits) , in any case where there is a bona fide dispute over compensability of a claim, the parties may, with the approval of an Administrative Law Judge, the board or the court, by agreement make such disposition of the claim as is considered reasonable.

(b) Insurers or self-insured employers who are parties to an approved disputed claim settlement under this subsection shall not be joined as parties in subsequent proceedings under this chapter to determine responsibility for payment for claim conditions for which settlement has been made.

(c) Notwithstanding ORS 656.005 (Definitions) (21), as used in this subsection, “party” does not include a noncomplying employer, except where a noncomplying employer has submitted a disputed claim settlement with a claimant for approval before the claim has been referred to an assigned claims agent by the director. Upon approval of the disputed claim settlement, the Administrative Law Judge, the board or the court shall mail to the director a copy of the disputed claim settlement.

(5) Any claim in which the parties enter into a disposition under subsection (4) of this section shall not be eligible for reimbursement of expenditures from the Workers’ Benefit Fund without the prior approval of the director. [1965 c.285 §35; 1969 c.212 §1; 1977 c.804 §9; 1983 c.809 §3; 1990 c.2 §21; 1995 c.332 §35; 1995 c.641 §19]

Source: Section 656.289 — Orders of Administrative Law Judge; review; disposition of claim when compensability disputed; approval of director required for reimbursement of certain expenditures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.312 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.312
659A.312 Leave of absence to donate bone marrow
Status: in_force

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to deny to grant already accrued paid leaves of absence to an employee who seeks to undergo a medical procedure to donate bone marrow. The total length of the leaves shall be determined by the employee, but shall not exceed the amount of already accrued paid leave or 40 work hours, whichever is less, unless agreed to by the employer.

(2) The employer may require verification by a physician or naturopathic physician of the purpose and length of each leave requested by the employee to donate bone marrow. If there is a medical determination that the employee does not qualify as a bone marrow donor, the paid leave of absence used by the employee prior to that medical determination is not affected.

(3) An employer shall not retaliate against an employee for requesting or using accrued paid leave of absence as provided by this section.

(4) This section does not:

(a) Prevent an employer from providing leave for bone marrow donations in addition to leave required under this section.

(b) Affect an employee’s rights with respect to any other employment benefit.

(5) This section applies only to employees who work an average of 20 or more hours per week. [Formerly 659.358; 2017 c.356 §82]

Source: Section 659A.312 — Leave of absence to donate bone marrow; verification by employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.631 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.631
653.631 Accrual amount records
Status: in_force

(1) An employer shall:

(a) Provide written notification at least quarterly to each employee of the amount of accrued and unused sick time available for use by the employee. Inclusion of the amount of accrued and used sick time on the statement required under ORS 652.610 (Itemized statement of amounts and purposes of deductions) meets the requirements of this paragraph.

(b) Provide written notice of the requirements of ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) to each employee in accordance with rules adopted by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(2) The notices provided under this section must be in the language the employer typically uses to communicate with the employee.

(3) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall make available to employers a template that meets the required notice provisions of this section.

(4) Health information of an employee related to sick time is confidential and may not be released without the permission of the employee. Information pertaining to leave under ORS 659A.272 (Employer required to provide leave) that is provided by an employee in accordance with ORS 653.601 (Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661) to 653.661 (Preemption) is confidential as provided in ORS 659A.280 (Notice to employer) . [2015 c.537 §9]

Source: Section 653.631 — Accrual amount records , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.087 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.087
657.087 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed:

(1) By individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements including roofing, siding and alterations of private homes to the extent that the remuneration consists of commissions, or a share of the profit realized on each contract; or

(2) By individuals to the extent that the compensation consists of commissions, overrides or a share of the profit realized on orders solicited or sales resulting from the in-person solicitation of orders for and making sales of consumer goods in the home. [1961 c.320 §2; 1977 c.101 §1]

Source: Section 657.087 — Employment; service by individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements and consumer goods sales excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.336 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.336
654.336 Comparative negligence
Status: in_force

The provisions of ORS 31.600 (Contributory negligence not bar to recovery) to 31.620 (Doctrines of last clear chance and implied assumption of risk abolished) apply to an action under ORS 654.305 (Protection and safety of persons in hazardous employment generally) to 654.336 (Comparative negligence) . [2001 c.865 §17]

Source: Section 654.336 — Comparative negligence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.146 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.146
659A.146 Reasonable accommodation
Status: in_force

For purposes of ORS 659A.147 (Prohibited conduct) , reasonable accommodation may include, but need not be limited to:

(1) Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices;

(2) More frequent or longer break periods or periodic rest;

(3) Assistance with manual labor; or

(4) Modification of work schedules or job assignments. [2019 c.139 §2]

Source: Section 659A.146 — Reasonable accommodation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.991 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.991
653.991 Penalties
Status: in_force

Violation of any provision of this section or ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.565 (Investigating compliance with rules) or of any rule adopted by the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS 653.307 (Annual employment certificates) is punishable as a misdemeanor. [1971 c.626 §6; 1993 c.18 §138; 2013 c.296 §28]

Source: Section 653.991 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.094 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.094
657.094 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed by an individual in connection with the transportation of the public for recreational down-river boating activities on the waters of this state pursuant to a federal permit when the person furnishes the equipment necessary for the activity. As used in this section, “recreational down-river boating activities” means those boating activities for the purpose of recreational fishing, swimming or sightseeing utilizing a float craft with oars or paddles as the primary source of power. [1981 c.444 §3]

Source: Section 657.094 — Employment; down-river boating activities excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.375 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.375
659A.375 Employer policies relating to prevention of discrimination and sexual assault
Status: in_force

(1) Every employer in this state shall adopt a written policy containing procedures and practices for the reduction and prevention of discrimination prohibited by ORS 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , including sexual assault, as defined in ORS 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) , and discrimination prohibited by ORS 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) and 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) .

(2) At a minimum, the policy must:

(a) Provide a process for an employee to report prohibited conduct;

(b) Identify the individual designated by the employer who is responsible for receiving reports of prohibited conduct, including an individual designated as an alternate to receive such reports;

(c) Include the statute of limitations period applicable to an employee’s right of action for alleging unlawful conduct described in subsection (1) of this section;

(d) Include a statement that an employer may not require or coerce an employee to enter into a nondisclosure or nondisparagement agreement, including a description of the meaning of those terms;

(e) Include an explanation that an employee claiming to be aggrieved by conduct described in subsection (1) of this section may voluntarily request to enter into an agreement described in ORS 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) (2), including a statement that explains that the employee has at least seven days to revoke the agreement; and

(f) Include a statement that advises employers and employees to document any incidents involving conduct prohibited by ORS 659A.030 (Discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or expunged juvenile record prohibited) , including sexual assault as defined in ORS 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) , or conduct prohibited by ORS 659A.082 (Discrimination against person for service in uniformed service prohibited) and 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) .

(3) An employer shall:

(a) Make the policy available to employees within the workplace;

(b) Provide a copy of the policy to each employee at the time of hire;

(c) Provide to each person with whom the employer seeks to enter into an agreement, as described in ORS 659A.370 (Employer prohibited from entering into agreements that prevent employee from discussing certain unlawful conduct) (2), a copy of the policy in the language the employer typically uses to communicate with the person; and

(d) Require any individual who is designated by the employer to receive complaints to provide a copy of the policy to an employee at the time that the employee discloses information regarding prohibited discrimination or harassment.

(4) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall make available on the bureau’s website model procedures or policies that employers may use as guidance to establish the policy described in this section.

(5) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve an employer of liability for engaging in conduct that is prohibited under ORS chapter 659A. [2019 c.343 §3; 2022 c.107 §3]

Source: Section 659A.375 — Employer policies relating to prevention of discrimination and sexual assault; requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.752 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.752
652.752 Federal inspections of employee verification records
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 652.753 (Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to generate notice template for employers) , “employee” and “employer” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 652.210 (Definitions for ORS 652.210 to 652.235) .

(2) Unless prohibited by federal law, an employer shall, within three business days of receiving a notice of an inspection from a federal agency compelling the employer to provide access to records of forms and any other documentation used by the employer to verify the identity and employment eligibility of the employees hired by the employer, notify the employer’s employees of the upcoming inspection.

(3) The employer shall notify employees of an upcoming inspection by:

(a) Posting a notice in a conspicuous and accessible location, in English and in the language the employer typically uses to communicate with the employees; and

(b) Making reasonable attempts to individually distribute notifications to employees in the employee’s preferred language.

(4) The notice shall include:

(a) A copy of the federal agency’s notice of inspection received by the employer;

(b) The date of the inspection;

(c) To the extent the employer knows, the scope of the federal agency’s inspection;

(d) The employer’s obligations with respect to providing information within the scope of the federal agency’s notice of inspection; and

(e) A telephone number, prescribed by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, for a hotline operated by an organization that provides information and advocacy related to immigrant and refugee workers’ rights. [2019 c.260 §1]

Note: 652.752 (Federal inspections of employee verification records) and 652.753 (Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to generate notice template for employers) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 652 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 652.752 — Federal inspections of employee verification records; employer to provide employees with advance notice of inspection , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 655.515 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 655 / Section 655.515
655.515 Benefits, training and medical services under ORS 655.505 to 655.555
Status: in_force

If an adult in custody sustains an injury as described in ORS 655.510 (Benefits for injuries in authorized employment) , benefits shall be delivered in a manner similar to that provided for injured workers under the workers’ compensation laws of this state, except that:

(1) No benefits, except medical services and any occupational training or rehabilitation services provided by the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Youth Authority, shall accrue to the adult in custody until the date of release from confinement and shall be based upon the condition of the adult in custody at that time.

(2) Benefits shall be discontinued during any subsequent period of reconfinement in a penal institution.

(3) Costs of rehabilitation services to adults in custody with disabilities shall be paid out of the Insurance Fund established under ORS 278.425 (Insurance Fund) in an amount approved by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, which shall be the reasonable and necessary cost of such services.

(4) Medical services when the adult in custody is confined in a Department of Corrections facility shall be those provided by the Department of Corrections, and medical services when the adult in custody is confined in a youth correction facility as defined in ORS 420.005 (Definitions) shall be those provided by the Oregon Youth Authority. After release, medical services shall be paid only if necessary to the process of recovery and as prescribed by the attending practitioner. No medical services may be paid after the attending practitioner has determined that the adult in custody is medically stationary other than for reasonable, periodic repair or replacement of prosthetic appliances. The department, by rule, may require that medical and rehabilitation services after release must be provided directly by the state or its contracted coordinated care organization. [1963 c.527 §3; 1991 c.566 §8; 1995 c.384 §20; 2007 c.70 §284; 2011 c.602 §55; 2013 c.229 §15; 2019 c.213 §107]

Source: Section 655.515 — Benefits, training and medical services under ORS 655.505 to 655.555; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors655.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.287 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.287
656.287 Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing
Status: in_force

(1) Where there is an issue regarding loss of earning capacity, reports from vocational consultants employed by governmental agencies, insurers or self-insured employers, or from private vocational consultants, regarding job opportunities, the fitness of claimant to perform certain jobs, wage levels, or other information relating to claimant’s employability shall be admitted into evidence at compensation hearings, provided such information is submitted to claimant 10 days prior to hearing and that upon demand from the adverse party the person preparing such report shall be made available for testimony and cross-examination.

(2) The Workers’ Compensation Board shall establish rules to govern the admissibility of reports from vocational experts, including guidelines to establish the competency of vocational experts. [1973 c.581 §§1,2; 1985 c.600 §10]

Source: Section 656.287 — Use of vocational reports in determining loss of earning capacity at hearing; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.554 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.554
656.554 Injunction against employer failing to comply with deposit requirements
Status: in_force

(1) If an employer fails to comply with ORS 656.552 (Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer’s premiums) , the circuit court of the county in which the employer resides or in which the employer employs workers shall, upon the commencement of a suit by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation for that purpose, enjoin the employer from further employing workers under this chapter until the employer has complied with ORS 656.552 (Deposit of cash, bond or letter of credit to secure payment of employer’s premiums) .

(2) Upon filing of a suit for such purpose by the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, the court shall set a day for hearing and shall cause notice thereof to be served upon the employer. The hearing shall be not less than five nor more than 15 days from the service of the notice.

Source: Section 656.554 — Injunction against employer failing to comply with deposit requirements , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.339 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.339
660.339 Participant records
Status: in_force

(1) All participant records maintained by the local workforce development boards or any public or private agency involved in programs under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act shall be confidential and except as provided in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) to 660.420 (Program for strategic investments in maritime workforce development activities) shall be open for inspection only in accordance with policies adopted by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.

(2) A participant may provide written consent for the examination or release of any record pertaining to the participant.

(3) All information contained in participant files shall be available for inspection by the participant and by the participant’s parent or legal guardian if the participant is under 18 years of age. Participant behavioral records shall be released only in the presence of an individual qualified to explain or interpret the records.

(4) The commission may adopt policies and rules to provide the circumstances under which participant names or records may be made available for inspection when:

(a) Ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Necessary to protect the health or safety of a participant or another.

(c) Necessary to provide information to state and local agencies administering ORS 412.001 (Definitions) to 412.161 (Policy on two-parent families) and 412.991 (Criminal penalties) and ORS chapters 418 and 657, other programs under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other mandatory programs under this state’s one-stop service delivery system.

(d) Necessary for program staff work or studies of a statistical or demographic nature.

(e) Necessary to carry out the planning and coordinating functions between state and local agencies under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, other applicable state laws or those functions assigned by the Education and Workforce Policy Advisor. [Formerly 285A.446; 2015 c.366 §60; 2017 c.185 §34; 2017 c.297 §12]

Source: Section 660.339 — Participant records; confidentiality; when records available for inspection or release; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.700 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.700
657.700 Special councils for program development
Status: in_force

The Director of the Employment Department may also appoint committees, and industrial or other special councils, to perform appropriate services in connection with the development of unemployment insurance and employment service programs who shall serve without compensation. [Formerly 657.678]

Source: Section 657.700 — Special councils for program development , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.012 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.012
659A.012 State agencies to carry out policy against discrimination in employment
Status: in_force

(1) To achieve the public policy of the State of Oregon for persons in the state to attain employment and advancement without discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or age, every state agency shall be required to include in the evaluation of all management personnel the manager’s or supervisor’s effectiveness in achieving affirmative action objectives as a key consideration of the manager’s or supervisor’s performance.

(2) To achieve the public policy of the State of Oregon for persons in the state to attain employment and advancement without discrimination because of race, religion, color, sex, marital status, national origin, age or disability, every state agency shall be required to present the affirmative action objectives and performance of that agency of the current biennium and those for the following biennium to the Governor of the State of Oregon and to the Legislative Assembly. These plans shall be reviewed as part of the budget review process. [Formerly 659.025]

Source: Section 659A.012 — State agencies to carry out policy against discrimination in employment; evaluation of supervisors; affirmative action reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.850 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.850
659.850 Discrimination in education prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) “Discrimination” means any act that unreasonably differentiates treatment, intended or unintended, or any act that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation, either of which is based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or disability.

(B) “Discrimination” does not include enforcement of an otherwise valid dress code or policy, as long as the code or policy:

(i) Provides, on a case-by-case basis, for reasonable accommodation of an individual based on the health and safety needs of the individual; and

(ii) Does not have a disproportionate adverse impact on members of a protected class to a greater extent than the policy impacts persons generally.

(b) “Race” includes physical characteristics that are historically associated with race, including but not limited to natural hair, hair texture, hair type and protective hairstyles as defined in ORS 659A.001 (Definitions) .

(2) A person may not be subjected to discrimination in any public elementary, secondary or community college education program or service, school or interschool activity or in any higher education program or service, school or interschool activity where the program, service, school or activity is financed in whole or in part by moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) The State Board of Education and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish rules necessary to ensure compliance with subsection (2) of this section in the manner required by ORS chapter 183. [Formerly 659.150; 2007 c.100 §29; 2013 c.747 §182; 2013 c.768 §146; 2021 c.239 §3; 2021 c.367 §32]

Source: Section 659.850 — Discrimination in education prohibited; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.865 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.865
659.865 Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No public or private organization or individual:

(a) Shall infringe in any manner on the right of an athlete to compete in or train for any athletic event duly sanctioned by the national governing body for that sport as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee.

(b) Shall levy any form of punishment or sanction against any athlete for participating in any athletic event duly sanctioned by the national governing body for that sport as recognized by the United States Olympic Committee.

(2) This section applies only to those sports under the jurisdiction of the United States Olympic Committee and known to be “Olympic” sports. [Formerly 659.175]

Note: 659.865 (Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 659 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 659.865 — Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.020 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.020
654.020 Interference with safety devices or methods prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall remove, displace, damage, destroy or carry off any safety device or safeguard furnished and provided for use in any employment or place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person, or interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee in such employment or place of employment.

(2) If an employee is injured as a result of an employer’s violation of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the employer shall be assessed a civil penalty under ORS 654.086 (Civil penalty for violations) (1)(c).

(3) If removal or the rendering inoperative of a safety device or safeguard is necessary for repair or maintenance work, injuries sustained while the repair or maintenance work is being performed are exempted from this section. [Amended by 1973 c.833 §7; 1977 c.869 §1]

Source: Section 654.020 — Interference with safety devices or methods prohibited; civil penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.195 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.195
651.195 Civil penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Civil penalties under ORS 651.190 (Demographic data collection reporting requirements for hospitals) shall be imposed in accordance with ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) and may not exceed $500 for each day of noncompliance.

(2) All sums collected as civil penalties under this section must first be applied toward reimbursement of the costs incurred in determining the violations, conducting hearings and assessing and collecting the penalty. The remainder, if any, shall be paid over by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to the Department of State Lands for the benefit of the Common School Fund. The department shall issue a receipt for the moneys to the commissioner. [2023 c.421 §2]

Note: See note under 651.190 (Demographic data collection reporting requirements for hospitals) .

Source: Section 651.195 — Civil penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.206 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.206
659A.206 Effects of ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224 on employees
Status: in_force

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

(1) Prohibit a supervisor or appointing authority from requiring that an employee inform the supervisor or appointing authority as to official requests for information to the agency or subdivision or the substance of testimony made, or to be made, by the employee to legislators or members of the elected governing body of a political subdivision on behalf of the agency or subdivision;

(2) Permit an employee to leave the employee’s assigned work areas during normal work hours without following applicable rules and policies pertaining to leaves, unless the employee is requested by:

(a) A member of the Legislative Assembly or a legislative committee to appear before a legislative committee;

(b) A member of the elected governing body of a political subdivision to appear before the governing body of the political subdivision; or

(c) An elected auditor of a city, county or metropolitan service district to participate in an investigation or audit;

(3) Authorize an employee to represent the employee’s personal opinions as the opinions of the agency or subdivision;

(4) Except as specified in ORS 659A.212 (Policy on cooperation with law enforcement officials) (2), authorize an employee to disclose information required to be kept confidential under state or federal law, rule or regulation;

(5) Restrict or preclude disciplinary action against an employee if the information disclosed by the employee is known by the employee to be false, if the employee discloses the information with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity, or if the information disclosed relates to the employee’s own violations, mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or endangerment of the public health or safety; or

(6) Restrict or impair any judicial right of action an employee or an employer has under existing law. [Formerly 659.515; 2010 c.24 §2]

Source: Section 659A.206 — Effects of ORS 659A.200 to 659A.224 on employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.190 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.190
657.190 Suitable work
Status: in_force

In determining whether any work is suitable for an individual, the Director of the Employment Department shall consider, among other factors, the degree of risk involved to the health, safety and morals of the individual, the physical fitness and prior training, experience and prior earnings of the individual, the length of unemployment and prospects for securing local work in the customary occupation of the individual and the distance of the available work from the residence of the individual. [Amended by 2001 c.657 §2; 2009 c.21 §55]

Source: Section 657.190 — Suitable work; factors to consider , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.910 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.910
657B.910 Penalty when employer fails to file contribution reports or pay contributions when due
Status: in_force

(1) On or before June 30 of each year, the Director of the Employment Department shall send a written notice to each employer that has failed to file all reports as required by the director or to pay all contributions due under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) , warning the employer about the penalty provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) If, prior to September 1 of each year, an employer has failed to file all required reports and pay all contributions due in that year under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) , the employer shall pay a penalty equal to one percent of the wages of the employer’s employees in the preceding calendar year.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) On or before October 20 of each year, the director shall assess the penalty provided in subsection (2) of this section and send written notification of the assessment to the employer’s last known address.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the director may waive the penalty for good cause if the employer has filed the required reports and payments.

(4) On or before November 10 following a penalty assessment under subsection (3) of this section, the employer that is assessed the penalty may submit a written request to the director that the penalty be waived. The request must contain the specific reasons for the failure to file the required reports or payments prior to September 1.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the request for waiver of the penalty is denied, the director shall send written notification of the denial to the employer at the employer’s last known address. The decision denying the request shall become final unless within 20 days from the date on which the notification of the decision is sent to the employer, the employer files a written request for a hearing that states the reasons for the request.

(b) Hearings, decisions and reconsiderations under this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the director.

(c) Judicial review of an order assessing a penalty under this section shall be as provided for review of orders in contested cases under ORS chapter 183, except that the petition must be filed within 20 days after the issuance of the order of the director.

(6) The penalty provided in subsection (2) of this section shall be collected in accordance with the provisions of ORS 657B.280 (Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property) , 657B.290 (Filing of lien statement or warrant) , 657B.300 (Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid) and 657B.310 (Release, compromise or satisfaction of lien) , and any amounts collected pursuant to this subsection shall be paid to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) . [2019 c.700 §22]

Source: Section 657B.910 — Penalty when employer fails to file contribution reports or pay contributions when due; notice of failure; waiver , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.800 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.800
659A.800 Elimination and prevention of discrimination by Bureau of Labor and Industries
Status: in_force

(1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries may take all steps necessary to eliminate and prevent unlawful practices. To eliminate the effects of unlawful discrimination, the bureau may promote voluntarily affirmative action by employers, labor organizations, governmental agencies, private organizations and individuals and may accept financial assistance and grants or funds for this purpose.

(2) The bureau is given general jurisdiction and power for the purpose of eliminating and preventing unlawful practices.

(3) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall employ a deputy commissioner and such other personnel as may be necessary to carry into effect the powers and duties conferred upon the bureau and the commissioner under this chapter and may prescribe the duties and responsibilities of the employees. The commissioner may delegate any of the powers under this chapter to the deputy commissioner employed under this subsection.

(4) 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 this chapter.

(5) A person delegated any powers or duties under this section and ORS 659A.805 (Rules for carrying out ORS chapter 659A) may not act as prosecutor and examiner in processing any violation under this chapter. [Formerly 659.100; 2007 c.277 §4]

Source: Section 659A.800 — Elimination and prevention of discrimination by Bureau of Labor and Industries; subpoenas , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.120 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.120
657.120 Wages
Status: in_force

“Wages” does not include the amount of any payment made by an employing unit on behalf of an individual performing service for it for insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment, on account of retirement. [Amended by 1981 c.77 §5]

Source: Section 657.120 — Wages; exclusion of retirement benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.247 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.247
656.247 Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial
Status: in_force

(1) Except for medical services provided to workers subject to ORS 656.245 (Medical services to be provided) (4)(b)(B), payment for medical services provided to a subject worker in response to an initial claim for a work-related injury or occupational disease from the date of the employer’s notice or knowledge of the claim until the date the claim is accepted or denied shall be payable in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, no payment shall be due from the insurer or self-insured employer if the insurer or self-insured employer denies the claim within 14 days of the date of the employer’s notice or knowledge of the claim.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Disputes about whether the medical services provided to treat the claimed work-related injury or occupational disease under subsection (1) of this section are excessive, inappropriate or ineffectual or are consistent with the criteria in subsection (1) of this section shall be resolved by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The director may order a medical review by a physician or panel of physicians pursuant to ORS 656.327 (Review of medical treatment of worker) (3) to aid in the review of such services. If a party is dissatisfied with the order of the director, the dissatisfied party may request review under ORS 656.704 (Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim) within 60 days of the date of the director’s order. The order of the director may be modified only if it is not supported by substantial evidence in the record or if it reflects an error of law.

(b) Disputes about the amount of the fee or nonpayment of bills for medical treatment and services pursuant to this section shall be resolved pursuant to ORS 656.248 (Medical service fee schedules) .

(c) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when a claim is settled pursuant to ORS 656.289 (Orders of Administrative Law Judge) (4), all medical services payable under subsection (1) of this section that are provided on or before the date of denial shall be paid in accordance with subsection (4) of this section. The insurer or self-insured employer shall notify each affected service provider of the results of the settlement.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the claim in which medical services are provided under subsection (1) of this section has not been accepted or denied and a health benefit plan provides benefits to the worker, the health benefit plan shall expedite preauthorizations and guarantee payment of expenses for medical services provided prior to acceptance or denial of the claim according to the terms, conditions and benefits of the plan.

(b) If the claim for which medical services are provided under subsection (1) of this section is accepted, after the claim has been accepted the insurer or self-insured employer shall pay for the medical services provided for accepted conditions, including reimbursements for medical expenses, copayments and deductibles paid by the injured worker or the health benefit plan. Payments made under this subsection are subject to the fee schedules, limitations and conditions of this chapter.

(c) If the claim for which medical services are provided under subsection (1) of this section is denied and a health benefit plan provides benefits to the worker, after the claim is denied the health benefit plan shall pay for medical services provided according to the terms, conditions and benefits of the plan.

(d) As used in this subsection, “health benefit plan” has the meaning given that term in ORS 743B.005 (Definitions) and also means self-insured benefit plans and health benefit plans offered by the Oregon Educators Benefit Board and the Public Employees’ Benefit Board. [2001 c.865 §14; 2005 c.26 §5; 2011 c.99 §3; 2014 c.94 §1]

Source: Section 656.247 — Payment for medical services prior to claim acceptance or denial; review of disputed services; duty of health benefit plan to pay for certain medical services in denied claim , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.990 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.990
657.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 657.295 (Witness fees) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of ORS 657.300 (False statements or failure to report material fact by employer) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(3) Violation of ORS 657.480 (Effect of transfer of trade or business) (3)(a) or (b) is a Class C felony.

(4) In addition to any penalties otherwise prescribed in this chapter, violation of ORS 657.495 (Fraud in lowering contributions) , 657.565 (Unlawful practices of employer) , 657.660 (Records and reports of employing units) (2) or any other provision of this chapter is a Class C misdemeanor. If an offending employer or the employer of an offending agent is a corporation, the president, secretary and the treasurer, or officers exercising corresponding functions, are subject to the penalties in this subsection in respect to any duties of which they respectively had or, in the proper exercise of their duties, ought to have had knowledge.

(5) Subject to ORS 153.022 (Authority of agency to specify rule violation as particular level of violation) , willful violation of this chapter or of any order issued or rule adopted under this chapter, the violation of which is made unlawful or the observance of which is required under this chapter, and for which a penalty neither is prescribed in this section nor provided by any other applicable statute, is a Class C misdemeanor. Each day the violation continues is considered a separate offense. [Amended by 1971 c.743 §405; 1999 c.1051 §322; 2005 c.35 §3; 2011 c.597 §271]

Source: Section 657.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.035 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.035
663.035 Filing of deauthorization petition
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing with the Employment Relations Board by 40 percent or more of the employees in a bargaining unit covered by an agreement between their employer and a labor organization requiring membership as a condition of employment, of a petition alleging that they desire that the authority of the labor organization to make such an agreement be rescinded, the board shall direct the conciliator to take a secret ballot, marked at the place of election, of the employees in the unit and to certify the results thereof to the labor organization and to the employer.

(2) No election shall be conducted pursuant to this section in a bargaining unit or a subdivision within which, in the preceding 12 months, a valid election has been held. [Formerly 662.575]

Source: Section 663.035 — Filing of deauthorization petition; election; limitation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.118 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.118
659A.118 Reasonable accommodation
Status: in_force

(1) For the purposes of ORS 659A.112 (Employment discrimination) , reasonable accommodation may include:

(a) Making existing facilities used by employees readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

(b) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules or reassignment to a vacant position.

(c) Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices.

(d) Appropriate adjustment or modification of examinations, training materials or policies.

(e) The provision of qualified readers or interpreters.

(2) An employer is not required to provide a reasonable accommodation to an individual who satisfies the criteria for being an individual with a disability for the purposes of ORS 659A.103 (Policy) to 659A.145 (Discrimination against individual with disability in real property transactions prohibited) solely because the individual meets the criterion described in ORS 659A.104 (Description of disability for purposes of ORS 659A.103 to 659A.145) (1)(c). [Formerly 659.439; 2007 c.70 §293; 2009 c.508 §8; 2019 c.71 §1]

Source: Section 659A.118 — Reasonable accommodation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.060 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.060
653.060 Discharging or discriminating against employee prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) An employer may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because:

(a) The employee has inquired about the provisions of ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) or 653.265 (Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants) or has reported a violation of or filed a complaint related to ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) or 653.265 (Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants) .

(b) The employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceedings under or related to ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) or 653.265 (Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants) .

(c) The employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings.

(2) A violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice under ORS chapter 659A. A person unlawfully discriminated against under this section may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 (Complaints) with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. [1967 c.596 §12; 2007 c.278 §2; 2017 c.685 §4]

Source: Section 653.060 — Discharging or discriminating against employee prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.330 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.330
653.330 Employment of minors in certain logging operations prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall employ or allow:

(1) Any person under the age of 18 years to act as engineer of or have charge of or operate any logging engines used in logging operations.

(2) Any person under the age of 16 years to act in the capacity of giving signals to the engineer in logging operations or receiving and forwarding such signals.

Source: Section 653.330 — Employment of minors in certain logging operations prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.260 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.260
663.260 Service of process on union
Status: in_force

The service of legal process upon an officer or agent of a labor organization constitutes service upon the labor organization and makes the organization a party to the suit. [1971 c.729 §36]

Source: Section 663.260 — Service of process on union; making union party to suit , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.172 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.172
656.172 Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170
Status: in_force

(1) ORS 656.170 (Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements) applies only to:

(a) An employer incurring or projecting an annual workers’ compensation insurance premium in Oregon of at least $250,000 or an employer that paid an annual workers’ compensation insurance premium in Oregon of at least $250,000 in one of the three years prior to the year in which the collective bargaining agreement takes effect.

(b) An employer who qualifies as a self-insured employer under ORS 656.407 (Qualifications of insured employers) and 656.430 (Certification of self-insured employer) that is incurring or projecting annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $250,000 or who has had annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $250,000 in one of the three years prior to the year in which the collective bargaining agreement takes effect.

(c) A group of employers who combine for the purpose of obtaining workers’ compensation insurance as provided by ORS 737.316 (Combining employers for workers’ compensation insurance) and incur or project annual workers’ compensation premiums of at least $1 million.

(d) A group of employers who qualify as a self-insured employer group under ORS 656.430 (Certification of self-insured employer) and incur or project annual workers’ compensation costs of at least $1 million.

(e) Employers covered by a wrap-up insurance policy provided by an owner or general contractor and authorized by ORS 737.602 (Authorization for insurance for certain projects) and 737.604 (Rules) , and that requires payment of annual workers’ compensation premiums of $1 million or more for coverage of those employees covered by the wrap-up insurance policy.

(2) An employer or group of employers may not establish or continue a program established under ORS 656.170 (Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements) until:

(a) The employer has provided the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services with the following:

(A) Upon original application and whenever the collective bargaining agreement is renegotiated, a copy of the collective bargaining agreement and an estimate of the number of employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement;

(B) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a valid license when that license is required as a condition of doing business in Oregon;

(C) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a signed, sworn statement that no action has been taken by any administrative agency or court of the United States to invalidate the collective bargaining agreement;

(D) Upon original application and annually thereafter, the name, address and telephone number of the contact person of the employer or group of employers; and

(E) A statement from the insurer or self-insured employer that the insurer or self-insured employer is willing to insure the risk under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement; and

(b) The director has approved the proposed program.

(3) A collective bargaining representative may not establish or continue to participate in a program established under ORS 656.170 (Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements) until:

(a) The collective bargaining representative has provided the following to the director:

(A) Upon original application and annually thereafter, a copy of the most recent LM-2 or LM-3 filing with the United States Department of Labor, and a signed, sworn statement that the document is a true and correct copy; and

(B) Upon original application and annually thereafter, the name, address and telephone number of the contact person for the collective bargaining representative; and

(b) The director has approved the proposed program.

(4) When an employer, a group of employers or a collective bargaining representative has met the eligibility requirements of this section, the director shall issue a letter to the employer, group of employers or collective bargaining representative indicating that such eligibility has been established. [1999 c.841 §3; 2007 c.71 §207]

Source: Section 656.172 — Applicability of and criteria for establishing program under ORS 656.170 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.412 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.412
653.412 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Chain” means an establishment that is part of an affiliation of two or more establishments within the United States, each of which is owned by the same person or entity and operate under identical or substantially similar trade names or service marks, both as defined in ORS 647.005 (Definitions) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Employee” means an employee, as defined in ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee) , who is employed in a retail establishment, a hospitality establishment or a food services establishment and is engaged in providing services relating to:

(A) Retail trade, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 44-45;

(B) Hotels and motels, as those terms are used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721110, or casino hotels, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721120; or

(C) Food services, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 722.

(b) “Employee” does not include:

(A) A salaried employee described in ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) (3);

(B) A worker supplied to an employer by a worker leasing company, as defined in ORS 656.850 (License) ; or

(C) An employee of a business that provides services to or on behalf of an employer.

(3) “Employer” means an employer, or a successor to an employer, described in ORS 653.422 (Covered employees) (1).

(4) “Food services establishment” means the fixed point of sale location for establishments defined in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 722 as food services and drinking places.

(5) “Hospitality establishment” has the meaning provided in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721110 for hotels and motels and code 721120 for casino hotels.

(6) “On-call shift” means any time that an employer requires an employee to be available to work or to contact the employer or wait to be contacted by the employer for the purpose of determining whether the employee must report to work. During the shift, on-call status applies regardless of whether the employee is located on or off the employer’s premises.

(7) “Regular rate of pay” means the regular hourly rate or hourly equivalent that an employer must pay an employee for each hour the employee works during a given work shift, including any shift differential pay. “Regular rate of pay” does not include:

(a) Tips;

(b) Bonuses or other incentive payments;

(c) Overtime, holiday pay or other premium rate; or

(d) Any additional compensation an employer is required to pay an employee under ORS 653.442 (Right to rest between work shifts) or 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes) .

(8) “Retail establishment” means the fixed point of sale location for an establishment defined in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under codes 441110 to 453998 as a retail trade establishment.

(9) “Shift differential pay” means a pay differential meant to compensate an employee for work performed under differing conditions, such as for working at night. “Shift differential pay” does not include any additional compensation an employer is required to pay an employee under ORS 653.442 (Right to rest between work shifts) or 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes) .

(10) “Successor” means a business or enterprise that is substantially the same entity as the predecessor employer according to criteria adopted by the Bureau of Labor and Industries by rule and consistent with federal law.

(11) “Time of hire” means the period after an offer of employment and acceptance of the offer of employment and on or before the commencement of employment.

(12) “Work schedule” means the hours, days and times, including regular work shifts and on-call shifts, when an employee is required by an employer to perform duties of employment for which the employee will receive compensation.

(13) “Work shift” means the specific and consecutive hours the employer requires the employee to work.

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

(15) “Writing” or “written” means a printed or printable communication in physical or electronic format including a communication that is transmitted through electronic mail, text message or a computer system or is otherwise sent and stored electronically.

(16) “Year” means any fixed, consecutive 12-month period of time. [2017 c.691 §2]

Note: 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 653 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 653.412 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.505 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.505
656.505 Estimate of payroll when employer fails to file payroll report
Status: in_force

(1) In every case where an employer fails or refuses to file any report of payroll required by ORS 656.504 (Rates, charges, fees and reports by employers insured by State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation) and fails or refuses to pay the premiums and assessments due on such unreported payroll the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation shall have authority to estimate such payroll and make a demand for premiums and assessments due thereon.

(2) If the report required and the premiums and assessments due thereon are not made within 30 days from the mailing of such demand the employer shall be in default as provided in ORS 656.560 (Default in payment of premiums, fees, assessments or deposit) , and the corporation may have and recover judgment or file liens for such estimated premiums and assessments or the actual premium and assessment, whichever is greater. [1953 c.679 §2; 1979 c.348 §3; 1981 c.854 §34]

Source: Section 656.505 — Estimate of payroll when employer fails to file payroll report; demand for and recovery of premiums and assessments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.785 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.785
659.785 Employer prohibited from taking action
Status: reserved

(1) An employer or the employer’s agent, representative or designee may not discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or take any adverse employment action against an employee:

(a) Because the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting or communication with the employer or the agent, representative or designee of the employer if the primary purpose of the meeting or communication is to communicate the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters;

(b) As a means of requiring an employee to attend a meeting or participate in communications described in paragraph (a) of this subsection; or

(c) Because the employee, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, makes a good faith report, orally or in writing, of a violation or a suspected violation of this section. This paragraph does not apply if the employee knows that the report is false.

(2) An aggrieved employee may bring a civil action to enforce this section no later than 90 days after the date of the alleged violation in the circuit court of the judicial district where the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the principal office of the employer is located. The court may award a prevailing employee all appropriate relief, including injunctive relief, rehiring or reinstatement of the employee to the employee’s former position or an equivalent position, back pay and reestablishment of any employee benefits, including seniority, to which the employee would otherwise have been eligible if the violation had not occurred and any other appropriate relief as deemed necessary by the court to make the employee whole. The court shall award a prevailing employee treble damages, together with reasonable attorney fees and costs.

(3) An employer subject to this section shall post a notice of employee rights under this section in a place normally reserved for employment-related notices and in a place commonly frequented by employees.

(4) This section does not:

(a) Limit an employee’s right to bring a common law cause of action against an employer for wrongful termination;

(b) Diminish or impair the rights of a person under a collective bargaining agreement;

(c) Limit the application of ORS 260.432 (Solicitation of public employees) ;

(d) Prohibit a religious organization from requiring its employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any communication with the employer or the employer’s agent, representative or designee for the primary purpose of communicating the employer’s religious beliefs, practices or tenets;

(e) Prohibit a political organization, including a political party or other organization that engages, in substantial part, in political matters, from requiring the political organization’s employees to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or participate in any communication with the employer or the employer’s agent, representative or designee for the primary purpose of communicating the employer’s political tenets or purposes;

(f) Prohibit communications of information about religious or political matters that the employer is required by law to communicate, but only to the extent of the lawful requirement;

(g) Prohibit mandatory meetings of an employer’s executive or administrative personnel to discuss issues related to the employer’s business, including those issues addressed in this section; or

(h) Limit the rights of an employer to offer meetings, forums or other communications about religious or political matters for which attendance or participation is strictly voluntary. [2009 c.658 §2; 2009 c.890 §2]

Note: See note under 659.780 (Definitions for ORS 659.780 and 659.785) .

Source: Section 659.785 — Employer prohibited from taking action; civil action; notice; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.026 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.026
653.026 “Nonurban county” defined for ORS 653.025
Status: in_force

For purposes of ORS 653.025 (Minimum wage rate) , “nonurban county” means any of the following counties:

(1) Baker;

(2) Coos;

(3) Crook;

(4) Curry;

(5) Douglas;

(6) Gilliam;

(7) Grant;

(8) Harney;

(9) Jefferson;

(10) Klamath;

(11) Lake;

(12) Malheur;

(13) Morrow;

(14) Sherman;

(15) Umatilla;

(16) Union;

(17) Wallowa; or

(18) Wheeler. [2016 c.12 §2]

Note: 653.026 (“Nonurban county” defined for ORS 653.025) 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 653.026 — “Nonurban county” defined for ORS 653.025 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.282 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.282
657.282 Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.275
Status: in_force

Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.275 (Review by Employment Appeals Board) shall be as provided for review of orders in contested cases in ORS chapter 183, except that the petition shall be filed within 30 days after the order is served. The Director of the Employment Department may file petition for judicial review in accordance with this section from decisions of the Employment Appeals Board. [1971 c.734 §94; 1983 c.522 §4]

Source: Section 657.282 — Judicial review of decisions under ORS 657.275 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.165 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.165
659A.165 Notice to employer
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a covered employer may require an eligible employee to give the employer written notice at least 30 days before commencing family leave. The employer may require the employee to include an explanation of the need for the leave in the notice.

(2) An eligible employee may commence taking family leave without prior notice under the following circumstances:

(a) An unexpected serious health condition of an employee or family member of an employee;

(b) An unexpected illness, injury or condition of a child of the employee that requires home care;

(c) A premature birth, unexpected adoption or unexpected foster placement; or

(d) The death of a family member.

(3) If an employee commences leave without prior notice under subsection (2) of this section, the employee must give oral notice to the employer within 24 hours of the commencement of the leave, and must provide the written notice required by subsection (1) of this section within three days after the employee returns to work. The oral notice required by this subsection may be given by any other person on behalf of the employee taking the leave.

(4) Except as provided in this subsection, if the employee fails to give notice as required by subsections (1) and (3) of this section, the employer may reduce the total period of family leave authorized by ORS 659A.162 (Length of leave) by three weeks, and the employee may be subject to disciplinary action under a uniformly applied policy or practice of the employer. A reduction of family leave under this subsection may not limit leave described in ORS 659A.159 (Purposes for which family leave may be taken) (1)(e). [Formerly 659.480; 2013 c.384 §4]

Source: Section 659A.165 — Notice to employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.513 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.513
657.513 Political subdivision contribution payments from Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(1) A political subdivision required to make payments into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund under ORS 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) may request the Director of the Employment Department to pay on behalf of the political subdivision such amounts as the political subdivision is required to pay into the fund. The employer may request the director to pay on its behalf such amounts as the political subdivision is required to pay into the fund. This request must be filed with the director by January 31 of any year in order to be effective July 1 of that year.

(2) A request shall continue until canceled but shall be for a period of not less than two years. A political subdivision may cancel its request by filing a written notice of its intention to cancel with the director by January 31 of the year in which the cancellation is to be effective. A cancellation shall be effective only on June 30 of a year. The political subdivision shall be responsible for paying into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund any amounts paid out to claimants after the effective date of a cancellation and attributable to base period wages paid by the political subdivision during a period it was subject to the provisions of ORS 293.701 (Definitions for ORS 293.701 to 293.857) , 294.725 (Definitions for ORS 294.725 to 294.755) to 294.755 (Payment on quarterly basis) , 657.505 (Payment of and liability for taxes) or this section.

(3) The director may for good cause extend the period within which a request or cancellation of a request must be filed for an additional 30 days.

(4) The director shall pay into the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund from the Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund such amounts of benefits that are paid to claimants during the period the political subdivision is a participant in the Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund created by ORS 294.730 (Fund created) . Benefits paid to claimants during a period when the political subdivision is not a participant shall be reimbursed directly to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund by the political subdivision. [1977 c.491 §2; 1989 c.135 §6; 1995 c.79 §333]

Source: Section 657.513 — Political subdivision contribution payments from Local Government Employer Benefit Trust Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.175 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.175
657B.175 Effect of place of performance of service
Status: in_force

(1) An employee’s wages shall be used to make determinations under this chapter if the wages are earned for service that is:

(a) Localized within this state; or

(b) Not localized within any state, but some of the service is performed within this state and:

(A) The base of operations is in this state or, if there is no base of operations, the place from which the service is directed or controlled is in this state; or

(B) The base of operations or place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed, but the individual’s residence is in this state.

(2) Service is localized within this state if it is:

(a) Performed entirely within this state; or

(b) Performed both within and outside this state, but the service performed outside this state is incidental to the employee’s service within this state. [2019 c.700 §21; 2023 c.292 §13]

Note: Section 16 (10), chapter 292, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 16. (10) The amendments to ORS 657B.175 (Effect of place of performance of service) by section 13 of this 2023 Act apply to wages earned on or after January 1, 2023. [2023 c.292 §16(10); 2023 c.292 §16a(10)]

Source: Section 657B.175 — Effect of place of performance of service , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.077 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.077
653.077 Expressing milk in workplace
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Reasonable efforts” means efforts that do not impose an undue hardship on the operation of an employer’s business.

(b) “Undue hardship” means significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature or structure of the employer’s business.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An employer shall provide reasonable unpaid rest periods to accommodate an employee who needs to express milk for the employee’s child.

(b) When possible, an employee shall provide reasonable notice to the employer that the employee intends to express milk upon returning to work after the child’s birth. Failure to give notice under this subsection is not grounds for discipline.

(c) The employer shall provide the employee a reasonable rest period to express milk each time the employee has a need to express milk.

(d) The employee shall, if feasible, take the rest periods to express milk at the same time as the rest periods or meal periods that are otherwise provided to the employee.

(e) If the employer is required by law or contract to provide the employee with paid rest periods, the employer shall treat the rest periods used by the employee for expressing milk as paid rest periods, up to the amount of time the employer is required to provide as paid rest periods. If an employee takes unpaid rest periods, the employer may allow the employee to work before or after the employee’s normal shift to make up the amount of time used during the unpaid rest periods. If the employee does not work to make up the amount of time used during the unpaid rest periods, the employer is not required to compensate the employee for that time.

(3) When an employer’s contribution to an employee’s health insurance is influenced by the number of hours the employee works, the employer shall treat any unpaid rest periods used by the employee to express milk as paid work time for the purpose of measuring the number of hours the employee works.

(4) An employer with 10 or fewer employees is not required to provide rest periods under this section if to do so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the employer’s business.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) An employer shall make reasonable efforts to provide a location, other than a public restroom or toilet stall, in close proximity to the employee’s work area for the employee to express milk in private.

(b) The location may include, but is not limited to:

(A) The employee’s work area if the work area meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection;

(B) A room connected to a public restroom, such as a lounge, if the room allows the employee to express milk in private; or

(C) A child care facility in close proximity to the employee’s work location where the employee can express milk in private.

(6) An employer may allow an employee to temporarily change job duties if the employee’s regular job duties do not allow the employee to express milk.

(7) This section applies only to an employer whose employee is expressing milk for the employee’s child 18 months of age or younger.

(8) Notwithstanding ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) (3), this section applies to individuals engaged in administrative, executive or professional work as described in ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) (3).

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) In addition to, and not in lieu of, any other requirement under this section, each school district board shall adopt a policy regarding breast-feeding in the workplace to accommodate an employee who needs to express milk for the employee’s child.

(b) Each policy must, at a minimum, designate a location at the school facility, other than a public restroom or toilet stall, in close proximity to the employee’s work area for the employee to express milk in private.

(c) A policy adopted under this subsection, including the designated locations where an employee may express milk, must be published in an employee handbook. In addition, a list of the designated locations must be readily available, upon request, in the central office of each school facility and in the central administrative office for each school district.

(10) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall adopt rules to implement and enforce this section. [2005 c.466 §2; 2007 c.144 §1; 2019 c.118 §1]

Source: Section 653.077 — Expressing milk in workplace; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.135 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.135
663.135 Excessive membership fee
Status: in_force

It is an unfair labor practice for a labor organization or its agents to require of employees covered by an agreement authorized under ORS 663.125 (Other employer unfair labor practices) the payment, as a condition precedent to becoming a member of the organization, of a fee in an amount which the Employment Relations Board finds excessive or discriminatory under all the circumstances. In making such a finding the board shall consider, among other relevant factors, the practices and customs of labor organizations in the particular industry, and the wages currently paid to the employees affected. [1971 c.729 §10]

Source: Section 663.135 — Excessive membership fee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.347 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.347
659A.347 Discrimination related to possession of valid driver license
Status: in_force

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

(a) Require, as a condition for employment or continuation of employment, an employee or prospective employee to possess or present a valid driver license unless the ability to legally drive is an essential function of the job or is related to a legitimate business purpose.

(b) Refuse to accept from an employee or prospective employee, as an alternative to a driver license, any other identification documents that are deemed acceptable for the purpose of forms prescribed by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services that are used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall be construed to prohibit an employer from accepting a driver license as identification if voluntarily offered by an employee or prospective employee.

(b) An employer’s acceptance of a driver license if voluntarily offered by an employee or prospective employee may not be used as evidence of a violation of subsection (1) of this section. [2021 c.279 §2]

Source: Section 659A.347 — Discrimination related to possession of valid driver license , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 662.020 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 662 / Section 662.020
662.020 Declaration of policy as to labor organizations
Status: in_force

In the interpretation of ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) to 662.130 (Contempt proceedings) , and in determining the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of this state, as such jurisdiction and authority are defined and limited in those statutes, the public policy of Oregon is declared as follows:

(1) Under prevailing economic conditions, developed with the aid of governmental authority for owners of property to organize in a corporate and other forms of ownership association, the individual unorganized worker is commonly helpless to exercise actual liberty of contract and to protect the individual unorganized worker’s freedom of labor and thereby to obtain acceptable terms and conditions of employment.

(2) Though the worker should be free to decline to associate with the worker’s fellows, it is necessary that the worker have full freedom of association, self-organization and designation of representatives of the worker’s own choosing to negotiate the terms and conditions of employment and that the worker shall be free from the interference, restraint or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.

(3) The definitions of and limitations contained in ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) to 662.130 (Contempt proceedings) upon the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of this state hereby are enacted. [Amended by 2023 c.9 §51]

Source: Section 662.020 — Declaration of policy as to labor organizations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors662.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.195 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.195
652.195 Liability for dishonored check for payment of wages
Status: in_force

(1) An employer that issues to an employee a dishonored check for payment of wages due is liable to the employee for the remedies provided in ORS 30.701 (Actions against maker of dishonored check) .

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty in an amount equal to the statutory damages provided by ORS 30.701 (Actions against maker of dishonored check) against an employer that issues a dishonored check to an employee for payment of wages due.

(3) The commissioner may not assess a civil penalty under this section against an employer that has issued a dishonored check for payment of wages due to an employee if the employee has commenced an action under ORS 30.701 (Actions against maker of dishonored check) against the employer for the same dishonored check.

(4) If the commissioner has assessed a civil penalty under subsection (2) of this section, an employee may not bring an action under ORS 30.701 (Actions against maker of dishonored check) against the employer for the same dishonored check.

(5) All sums collected as penalties under this section shall be paid to the employee to whom the employer issued the dishonored check. [2011 c.238 §2]

Source: Section 652.195 — Liability for dishonored check for payment of wages; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.885 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.885
657.885 “Health care coverage” defined
Status: in_force

For purposes of this section and ORS 657.880 (Health care coverage for unemployed individuals) , the term “health care coverage” means coverage under:

(1) Health insurance policies issued by qualified insurers and health care service contractors;

(2) Contracts entered into by and between the State of Oregon and qualified insurers and health care service contractors; and

(3) The medical assistance program administered by the Oregon Health Authority. [1983 c.753 §3; 1991 c.66 §29; 2001 c.900 §260; 2009 c.595 §1044]

Source: Section 657.885 — “Health care coverage” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 658.125 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 658 / Section 658.125
658.125 Judicial review
Status: in_force

A person aggrieved by an order of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may obtain judicial review thereof in accordance with ORS chapter 183. [1953 c.694 §12; 1961 c.380 §12; 1971 c.734 §101; 1981 c.318 §15; 1997 c.55 §8]

Source: Section 658.125 — Judicial review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 661.220 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 661 / Section 661.220
661.220 Unauthorized use of label, name or seal of union prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) No person shall use or display the genuine label, trademark, term, design, device or form of advertisement of any person, association or union in any manner not authorized by such person, union or association.

(2) No person shall in any way use the name or seal of any person, association or union, or officer thereof, in and about the sale of goods, or otherwise, without authorization to do so.

Source: Section 661.220 — Unauthorized use of label, name or seal of union prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors661.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.416 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.416
654.416 Required records of assaults against employees
Status: in_force

(1) A health care employer shall maintain a record of assaults committed against employees that occur on the premises of the health care employer or in the home of a patient receiving home health care services. The record shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(a) The name and address of the premises on which each assault occurred;

(b) The date, time and specific location where the assault occurred;

(c) The name, job title and department or ward assignment of the employee who was assaulted;

(d) A description of the person who committed the assault as a patient, visitor, employee or other category;

(e) A description of the assaultive behavior as:

(A) An assault with mild soreness, surface abrasions, scratches or small bruises;

(B) An assault with major soreness, cuts or large bruises;

(C) An assault with severe lacerations, a bone fracture or a head injury; or

(D) An assault with loss of limb or death;

(f) An identification of the physical injury;

(g) A description of any weapon used;

(h) The number of employees, including nursing staff as defined in ORS 441.179 (Definitions for ORS 441.179 to 441.186) , in the immediate area of the assault when it occurred; and

(i) A description of actions taken by the employees and the health care employer in response to the assault.

(2) A health care employer shall maintain the record of assaults described in subsection (1) of this section for no fewer than five years following a reported assault.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon the request of an employee or of a workplace safety committee conducting a review pursuant to ORS 654.414 (Duties of health care employer) , the health care employer shall generate and make available to the requesting party a report summarizing:

(A) The information in the record required under subsection (1) of this section; and

(B) Information regarding work-related injuries and illnesses recorded by the health care employer to comply with applicable federal health and safety recordkeeping requirements.

(b) A report made available under this subsection:

(A) May not include any personally identifiable information; and

(B) May be used only for the purposes of conducting a review of the assault prevention and protection program under ORS 654.414 (Duties of health care employer) or for other purposes that are related to improving the program.

(4) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt by rule a common recording form for the purposes of this section. [2007 c.397 §4; 2019 c.350 §5]

Source: Section 654.416 — Required records of assaults against employees; contents; summary report; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.663 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.663
657.663 Penalty for failure by employer to file reports
Status: in_force

(1) If an employer fails to file a quarterly tax report or quarterly report of employees’ wages and hours of work by the 10th day of the second month following the end of the calendar quarter, the Director of the Employment Department, for the first such failure, shall send to the employer at the employer’s last-known address a written notice warning the employer that a subsequent failure to file a report could result in the imposition of a late filing penalty.

(2) If an employer, without good cause, fails to file a timely report within the three-year period immediately following a written warning sent pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the employer may be assessed a late filing penalty in addition to other amounts due.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a penalty assessed under subsection (2) of this section shall be 0.0002 of the taxable wage base in effect for the year against which the penalty is being assessed for each employee listed each quarter on the late filed reports. The penalty per employee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, the minimum penalty for any calendar quarter may not be less than $100 and the maximum penalty may not be more than 0.05 of the taxable wage base in effect for the year. The maximum penalty shall be rounded to the nearest $100 interval.

(4) A penalty assessed under subsection (2) of this section for an employer who has no payroll during the calendar quarter to which a quarterly report relates shall be as follows:

(a) $10 for the first report filed late within the three-year period immediately following a written warning sent pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(b) $25 for the first report filed late within the three-year period immediately following the assessment of a penalty under subsection (2) of this section.

(c) $50 for the second report filed late within the three-year period immediately following the assessment of a penalty under subsection (2) of this section.

(d) $100 for the third or subsequent report filed late within the three-year period immediately following the assessment of a penalty under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A penalty assessed under this section is final unless, within 20 days after the date the assessment is mailed to the last-known address of the employer, the employer requests the penalty be deleted. The request must be in writing and state the reason why the report was filed late.

(b) If the director determines the employer had good cause for filing the report late, the penalty shall be deleted. If it is determined there was not good cause for filing the report late, the request for deletion shall be denied.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A determination denying the request for deletion is final unless, within 20 days after the date the determination is mailed to the last-known address of the employer, the employer files a request for hearing. The request for a hearing must be in writing and state the reasons why the determination should not be affirmed.

(b) Judicial review of the determination of denial shall be as provided for review of orders in contested cases in ORS chapter 183, except that the request for hearing shall be filed within 20 days after the issuance of the determination of the director or a designated representative. [1981 c.77 §15 (enacted in lieu of 657.662); 1983 c.508 §12; 1985 c.147 §1; 1995 c.153 §2; 1999 c.849 §§143,144; 2003 c.75 §54; 2013 c.595 §1]

Source: Section 657.663 — Penalty for failure by employer to file reports; amount; collection procedure; review of penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.185 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.185
663.185 Amendment of complaint
Status: in_force

(1) The Employment Relations Board may amend a complaint at any time before the issuance of an order based on the complaint.

(2) The person so complained of may file an answer to the original or amended complaint and appear in person or otherwise and give testimony at the place and time fixed in the complaint. The person filing the answer shall pay a fee of $300 to the board. The board may allow any other person to intervene in the proceeding and to present testimony. A person allowed to intervene shall pay a fee of $300 to the board.

(3) As far as practicable, the board shall conduct the proceeding in accordance with the rules of evidence applicable to civil actions.

(4) The board shall deposit fees received under this section to the credit of the Employment Relations Board Administrative Account. [1971 c.729 §21; 1979 c.284 §190; 2007 c.296 §3; 2011 c.593 §5]

Source: Section 663.185 — Amendment of complaint; filing answer; intervenors; fees; conduct of proceedings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.459 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.459
657.459 Computation of Fund Adequacy Percentage Ratio
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of computing employer tax rates, the Director of the Employment Department, or the director’s authorized representative, shall compute a “Fund Adequacy Percentage Ratio.” This computation shall be made in September of each year and shall be the ratio of the amount in the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, as of August 31 preceding the computation, to a calculated amount of benefits that would be paid during the following calendar year if high unemployment were to occur. The calculated amount of benefits shall be determined as follows:

(a) Average monthly employment in the calendar year preceding the calculation shall be divided by the average monthly employment in the high benefit cost period with the resulting quotient carried to the fourth decimal place.

(b) The adjusted average weekly check amount for the calendar year preceding the calculation shall be divided by the average weekly check amount in the high benefit cost period with the resulting quotient carried to the fourth decimal place.

(c) The amount of benefits paid during the high benefit cost period and attributable to employers subject to the tax shall be multiplied by the quotient determined in paragraph (a) of this subsection. The resulting product shall be multiplied by the quotient determined in paragraph (b) of this subsection. 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.

(2) The amount in the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund, as of August 31 preceding the computation, shall be divided by the final product determined in subsection (1)(c) of this section. The quotient obtained shall be expressed as a percentage and is the “Fund Adequacy Percentage Ratio” used to determine the applicable schedule of Table A of ORS 657.462 (Computation of benefit ratio) to be in effect for the succeeding calendar year.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, if the product obtained by multiplying 3.0 times the average monthly employment in the calendar year preceding the calculation times the adjusted average weekly check amount for the calendar year preceding the computation exceeds the amount determined in subsection (1)(c) of this section, such product shall be used in lieu of the amount determined in subsection (1)(c) of this section in the Trust Fund Adequacy Ratio calculation in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Products obtained in subsections (1) and (3) of this section shall be rounded to the nearest dollar. [1969 c.157 §3 ( 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 §16; 1975 c.354 §2; 1977 c.538 §4; 1983 c.508 §10; 2005 c.22 §462; 2005 c.183 §7]

Source: Section 657.459 — Computation of Fund Adequacy Percentage Ratio , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 654.760 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 654 / Section 654.760
654.760 Rules on hazardous chemicals, safety equipment and training
Status: in_force

The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt rules that require employers in agriculture to:

(1) Provide adequate information to all of their employees about hazardous chemicals in use in the workplace and to which employees may reasonably be expected to be exposed;

(2) Provide protective safety equipment determined by rule to be adequate; and

(3) Provide adequate training for employees mixing, loading, applying or otherwise handling hazardous chemicals. [1987 c.832 §3; 1999 c.232 §3]

Source: Section 654.760 — Rules on hazardous chemicals, safety equipment and training , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors654.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.235 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.235
652.235 Motion to disallow award of compensatory and punitive damages
Status: in_force

(1) In a civil action under ORS 652.230 (Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages) or 659A.885 (Civil action) (1) alleging a violation of ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) , the employer may file a motion to disallow an award of compensatory and punitive damages. The court shall grant the motion if the employer demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the employer:

(a) Completed, within three years before the date that the employee filed the action, an equal-pay analysis of the employer’s pay practices in good faith that:

(A) Was reasonable in detail and in scope in light of the size of the employer; and

(B) Included a review of practices designed to eliminate unlawful wage differentials; and

(b) Has made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating unlawful wage differentials for the employer’s employees.

(2) If the court grants the motion filed under this section and the plaintiff prevails on the claim in the action, the court:

(a) Shall order the employer to eliminate the unlawful wage differential for the plaintiff;

(b) Shall award back pay or unpaid wages as provided under ORS 652.230 (Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages) or 659A.885 (Civil action) (1); and

(c) May allow the prevailing plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney fees, but may not award compensatory or punitive damages.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Evidence of an equal-pay analysis undertaken in accordance with subsection (1) of this section is inadmissible in any other proceeding.

(b) Evidence that an employer has increased an employee’s pay as a result of conducting an equal-pay analysis may not be considered as an admission of liability in a civil action alleging a violation of ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) .

(4) Information that an employer has not completed an equal-pay analysis may not be used as evidence of a violation of ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) in an action under ORS 652.230 (Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages) or 659A.885 (Civil action) alleging a violation of ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on protected class) . [2017 c.197 §12; 2019 c.617 §3]

Source: Section 652.235 — Motion to disallow award of compensatory and punitive damages; equal-pay analysis of employer’s pay practices; remedies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.272 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.272
659A.272 Employer required to provide leave
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 659A.275 (Undue hardship) , a covered employer shall allow an eligible employee to take reasonable leave from employment for any of the following purposes:

(1) To seek legal or law enforcement assistance or remedies to ensure the health and safety of the employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent, including preparing for and participating in protective order proceedings or other civil or criminal legal proceedings related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(2) To seek medical treatment for or to recover from injuries caused by domestic violence or sexual assault to, harassment or stalking of or the commission of a bias crime against the eligible employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent.

(3) To obtain, or to assist a minor child or dependent in obtaining, counseling from a licensed mental health professional related to an experience of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(4) To obtain services from a victim services provider for the eligible employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent.

(5) To relocate or take steps to secure an existing home to ensure the health and safety of the eligible employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent. [2007 c.180 §3; 2011 c.687 §2; 2023 c.549 §12]

Source: Section 659A.272 — Employer required to provide leave , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659a.550 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659a / Section 659a.550
659A.550 Discrimination because of employment status prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) Except as permitted under ORS chapter 240 or any other provision of law, an employer, the employer’s agent, representative or designee or an employment agency may not knowingly or purposefully publish in print or on the Internet an advertisement for a job vacancy in this state that provides that:

(a) The qualifications for a job include current employment;

(b) The employer, the employer’s agent, representative or designee or the employment agency will not consider or review an application for employment submitted by a job applicant who is currently unemployed; or

(c) The employer, the employer’s agent, representative or designee or the employment agency will only consider or review applications for employment submitted by job applicants who are currently employed.

(2) Violation of this section is an unlawful practice.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:

(a) Prohibit an employer, the employer’s agent, representative or designee or an employment agency from publishing in print or on the Internet an advertisement for a job vacancy in this state that contains a provision:

(A) Setting forth qualifications for a job vacancy, including but not limited to:

(i) Holding a current and valid professional or occupational license, certificate, registration, permit or other credential; or

(ii) A minimum level of education or training, or professional, occupational or field experience; or

(B) Stating that only applicants who are current employees of the employer will be considered for the position.

(b) Create or authorize a private cause of action by an aggrieved person against an employer, the employer’s agent, representative or designee or an employment agency that is alleged to violate or has violated this section.

(4) An employer or employment agency that is found to have violated subsection (1) of this section by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be assessed a civil penalty as provided under ORS 659A.855 (Civil penalty for certain complaints filed by commissioner) . [2012 c.85 §2]

Source: Section 659A.550 — Discrimination because of employment status prohibited; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.709 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.709
656.709 Ombudsman for injured workers
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint an ombudsman for injured workers. The ombudsman is under the supervision and control of the director and, with the concurrence of the Governor, the director may terminate the ombudsman.

(b) The ombudsman for injured workers shall:

(A) Act as an advocate for injured workers by accepting, investigating and attempting to resolve complaints concerning matters related to workers’ compensation;

(B) Provide information to injured workers to enable them to protect their rights in the workers’ compensation system; and

(C) Report to the Governor in writing at least once each quarter. A report shall include a summary of the services that the ombudsman provided during the quarter and the ombudsman’s recommendations for improving ombudsman services and for protecting workers’ rights in the workers’ compensation system.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall appoint an ombudsman for small business. The ombudsman is under the supervision and control of the director and, with the concurrence of the Governor, the director may terminate the ombudsman.

(b) The ombudsman for small business shall:

(A) Provide information and assistance to small businesses with regard to workers’ compensation insurance and claims processing matters; and

(B) Report to the Governor in writing at least once each quarter. A report shall include a summary of the services that the ombudsman provided during the quarter and the ombudsman’s recommendations for improving ombudsman services and for providing information and assistance to small businesses with regard to workers’ compensation insurance and claims processing matters. [1987 c.884 §60b; 1990 c.2 §38; 2003 c.591 §16]

Source: Section 656.709 — Ombudsman for injured workers; ombudsman for small business; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.807 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.807
657.807 Advances, under title XII of Social Security Act, to Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor of the State of Oregon is hereby authorized in the discretion of the Governor to make necessary application to the Secretary of Labor of the United States to obtain an advance or advances pursuant to title XII of the Social Security Act, as amended.

(2) The Director of the Employment Department shall notify the Governor whenever the director determines that the conditions specified in section 1201 of the Social Security Act, as amended, or under any other Act of Congress extending such authority, have been met.

(3) Any amount transferred to the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under the terms of any agreement entered into in accordance with the authority extended in this section, shall be repaid from the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and as further provided in section 1202 of the Social Security Act, as amended. [1959 c.373 §§1,2,3]

Source: Section 657.807 — Advances, under title XII of Social Security Act, to Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 651.160 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 651 / Section 651.160
651.160 Bureau of Labor and Industries Account
Status: in_force

(1) There hereby is established in the General Fund in the State Treasury an account to be known as the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fees of whatever kind, and moneys received or collected by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, from every source, and paid into the State Treasury pursuant to law shall be credited to the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys in the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account hereby are appropriated continuously for the payment of the salaries and all other expenses of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. All fees collected pursuant to ORS 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) (5) are appropriated continuously for the payment of expenses of public information programs conducted pursuant to ORS 651.060 (Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas) (5).

(2) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §1; 1979 c.659 §4; 1983 c.636 §2; 2013 c.296 §18]

Source: Section 651.160 — Bureau of Labor and Industries Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors651.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.072 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.072
657.072 Employment
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed for a nonprofit employing unit by an individual receiving rehabilitation or remunerative work in a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury, or providing remunerative work for individuals who because of their impaired physical or mental capacity cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market. [1971 c.463 §4; 1973 c.118 §1; 1977 c.446 §4; 1999 c.59 §196; 2005 c.218 §1]

Source: Section 657.072 — Employment; certain nonprofit services excluded , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.139 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.139
660.139 Applicant indentured to family business or current employer
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the State Apprenticeship and Training Council determines there is an adverse impact on apprenticeship opportunities based on an individual’s race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnic group, an applicant who is otherwise eligible for selection as an apprentice under the selection method used by the local joint committee may, with the consent of the applicant, be indentured to a family business or the applicant’s current employer without regard to whether another employer would otherwise be entitled to indenture the apprentice under the selection method used by the local joint committee.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “Current employer” means the employer with whom the applicant has been a full-time, regular employee for at least six months before the applicant is selected into the apprenticeship program.

(b) “Family business” means a business owned in whole or in part by a parent or grandparent of the applicant. [1999 c.755 §2; 2007 c.100 §30; 2021 c.367 §47]

Source: Section 660.139 — Applicant indentured to family business or current employer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.655 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.655
657.655 Certified copies of records as evidence
Status: in_force

If the original of any record, file, order, proceeding, decision, award or other document on file with the Employment Department is competent and admissible in evidence, a certified copy thereof furnished by the Director of the Employment Department under the seal of the department shall be received in evidence before the Employment Appeals Board or any deputy or officer thereof and in all courts. [Amended by 1959 c.583 §16; 1969 c.597 §184]

Source: Section 657.655 — Certified copies of records as evidence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.630 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.630
656.630 Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding
Status: in_force

(1) There is transferred to and continuously appropriated to the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences of the Oregon Health and Science University, the following amounts from the following sources:

(a) The amount of revenue equivalent to one-sixteenth of one cent of the money deductible from workers’ wages pursuant to ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) (2).

(b) An amount equal to the amount raised by paragraph (a) of this subsection from those assessments made pursuant to ORS 656.612 (Assessments for department activities) (2).

(2) The moneys referred to in subsection (1) of this section may only be used for paying the expenses of the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences. If the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services determines adequate funds are available and the director reduces or suspends for a period of time the assessments made pursuant to ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) (2) and 656.612 (Assessments for department activities) (2), the reduction or suspension of the assessments does not terminate the transfers to the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences authorized in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Annually, the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences shall file a report with the Oregon Health and Science University, with a copy to the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, describing the activities in sufficient detail for which moneys received under this section during the year have been obligated or expended. [1993 c.760 §6; 1995 c.162 §85; 1995 c.641 §11a; 2013 c.111 §4]

Source: Section 656.630 — Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding; report of activities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657.601 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657 / Section 657.601
657.601 Employment Department
Status: in_force

There is established an Employment Department. The department shall:

(1) Administer the unemployment insurance laws of this state to support Oregonians during periods of unemployment;

(2) Provide for the operation of a statewide employment service, including the establishment and maintenance of a system of public employment offices to promote employment of Oregonians;

(3) Provide oversight, operation and management of a statewide comprehensive workforce and labor market information system; and

(4) Provide child care advocacy, coordination of child care policy and planning, technical assistance to child care providers and certification of child care facilities to assist the employment of Oregonians and insure the health and well-being of the future workforce. [1969 c.597 §176; 1993 c.344 §4(1); part renumbered 657A.010 in 1993; 1995 c.278 §57; 2017 c.307 §1]

Source: Section 657.601 — Employment Department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.248 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.248
656.248 Medical service fee schedules
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, in compliance with ORS 656.794 (Advisory committee on medical care) and ORS chapter 183, shall promulgate rules for developing and publishing fee schedules for medical services provided under this chapter. These schedules shall represent the reimbursement generally received for the services provided. Where applicable, and to the extent the director determines practicable, these fee schedules shall be based upon any one or all of the following:

(a) The current procedural codes and relative value units of the Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Fee Schedules for all medical service provider services included therein;

(b) The average rates of fee schedules of the Oregon health insurance industry;

(c) A reasonable rate of markup for the sale of medical devices or other medical services;

(d) A commonly used and accepted medical service fee schedule; or

(e) The actual cost of providing medical services.

(2) Medical fees equal to or less than the fee schedules published under this section shall be paid when the vendor submits a billing for medical services. In no event shall that portion of a medical fee be paid that exceeds the schedules.

(3) In no event shall a provider charge more than the provider charges to the general public.

(4) If no fee has been established for a given service or procedure the director may, in compliance with ORS 656.794 (Advisory committee on medical care) and ORS chapter 183, promulgate a reasonable rate, which shall be the same within any given area for all primary health care providers to be paid for that service or procedure.

(5) At the request of the director and in the method and manner prescribed by rule, all providers of health insurance, as defined by ORS 731.162 (“Health insurance.”) , shall cooperate and consult with the director in providing information reasonably necessary and available to develop the fee schedules prescribed under subsection (1) of this section. A provider shall not be required to provide information or data that the provider deems proprietary or confidential. However, the information provided shall be considered proprietary and shall not be released by the director. The director shall not require such information from a health insurance provider more than once per year and shall reimburse the provider’s costs for providing the required information.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2) of this section, such rates or fees provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be adequate to insure at all times to the injured workers the standard of services and care intended by this chapter.

(7) The director shall update the schedule required by subsection (1) of this section annually. As appropriate and applicable, the update shall be based upon:

(a) A statistically valid survey by the director of medical service fees or markups;

(b) That information provided to the director by any person or state agency having access to medical service fee information;

(c) That information provided to the director pursuant to subsection (5) of this section; or

(d) The annual percentage increase or decrease in the physician’s services component of the national Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor.

(8) The director is prohibited from adopting or administering rules which treat manipulation, when performed by an osteopathic physician, as anything other than a separate therapeutic procedure which is paid in addition to other services or office visits.

(9) The director may, by rule, establish a fee schedule for reimbursement for specific hospital services based upon the actual cost of providing the services.

(10) A medical service provider is not authorized to charge a fee for preparing or submitting a medical report form required by the director under this chapter.

(11) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, fee schedules for medical services and hospital services shall apply to those services performed by a managed care organization certified pursuant to ORS 656.260 (Certification procedure for managed health care provider) , unless otherwise provided in the managed care contract.

(12) When a dispute exists between an injured worker, insurer or self-insured employer and a medical service provider regarding either the amount of the fee or nonpayment of bills for compensable medical services, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the injured worker, insurer, self-insured employer or medical service provider may request administrative review by the director. The decision of the director is subject to review under ORS 656.704 (Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim) .

(13) The director may exclude hospitals defined in ORS 442.470 (Definitions for ORS 442.470 to 442.507) from imposition of a fee schedule authorized by this section upon a determination of economic necessity. [Amended by 1965 c.285 §26; 1969 c.611 §1; 1971 c.329 §1; 1981 c.535 §5; 1983 c.816 §6; 1985 c.107 §1; 1985 c.739 §5; 1987 c.884 §42; 1990 c.2 §14; 1995 c.332 §26; 1999 c.233 §1; 2005 c.26 §6; 2009 c.36 §2]

Source: Section 656.248 — Medical service fee schedules; basis of fees; application to service provided by managed care organization; resolution of fee disputes; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.170 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.170
656.170 Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements
Status: in_force

(1) In a collective bargaining agreement between a private employer or groups of employers engaged in construction, construction maintenance or activities limited to rock, sand, gravel, cement and asphalt operations, heavy duty mechanics, surveying or construction inspection, and a union that is the recognized or certified exclusive bargaining representative, a provision establishing either of the following is valid and binding:

(a) An alternative dispute resolution system governing disputes between employees, employers and their insurers that supplements or replaces all or part of the dispute resolution processes of this chapter, including but not limited to provisions:

(A) Establishing any limitations on the liability of the employer while determinations regarding the compensability of an injury are being made;

(B) Describing the method for resolving disputes involving compensability of injuries under the alternative dispute resolution system and the amount of compensation due for a compensable injury and for medical and legal services;

(C) Relating to the payment of compensation for injuries incurred when the collective bargaining agreement is terminated or when an injured worker is no longer subject to the agreement; and

(D) Establishing arbitration and mediation procedures; or

(b) The use of a list of medical service providers that the parties may agree is the exclusive source of all medical treatment provided under this chapter.

(2) Any decision, order or award of compensation issued under an agreed upon alternative dispute resolution system adopted under subsection (1)(a) of this section is subject to review in the same manner as provided for the review of an order of an Administrative Law Judge pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(3) Nothing in this section allows a collective bargaining agreement that diminishes the entitlement of an employee to compensation as provided in this chapter. The portion of an agreement that violates this subsection is void. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, original jurisdiction over the compliance of a proposed collective bargaining agreement with this subsection is with the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services. The director shall determine the compliance of the agreement with this subsection prior to the agreement becoming operative. The decision of the director is subject to review as provided under ORS 656.704 (Actions and orders regarding matters concerning claim and matters other than matters concerning claim) . [1999 c.841 §2; 2005 c.26 §2]

Source: Section 656.170 — Validity of provisions of certain collective bargaining agreements; alternative dispute resolution systems; exclusive medical service provider lists; authority of director , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 657b.200 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 657b / Section 657b.200
657B.200 Employer assistance grants
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, employers that employ fewer than 25 employees and that make the required contributions under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) may apply to the Employment Department to receive one of the following grants:

(a) If the employer hires a temporary worker to replace an eligible employee who takes family leave, medical leave or safe leave for a period of seven or more days, a grant of up to $3,000 to apply toward the costs of hiring the worker.

(b) A grant of up to $1,000 as reimbursement for significant additional wage-related costs incurred during a period in which an eligible employee takes leave described under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2) In addition to a grant received under subsection (1)(b) of this section, an employer may receive a grant in the amount of the difference between the grant awarded and $3,000 if:

(a) After the commencement of a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave taken by an eligible employee, the employee extends the period of leave beyond the employee’s initial expected period of leave; and

(b) The employer hired a temporary worker to replace the eligible employee during the employee’s period of leave.

(3) An employer may apply for a grant under subsection (1) of this section not more than 10 times per calendar year and not more than once for each eligible employee who takes leave under ORS 657B.020 (Qualifying purposes for benefits) .

(4) To be eligible for a grant under this section, an employer shall provide to the Director of the Employment Department written documentation showing that the employer hired a temporary worker or that the wage-related costs incurred are due to an eligible employee’s use of family leave, medical leave or safe leave.

(5) The grants awarded under this section shall be funded with moneys in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund) .

(6) The director shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this section. [2019 c.700 §42]

Source: Section 657B.200 — Employer assistance grants; eligibility; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 663.010 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 663 / Section 663.010
663.010 “Collective bargaining” defined
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, “collective bargaining” is the performance of the mutual obligation of the employer and the representative of the employees to meet at reasonable times and confer in good faith with respect to wages, hours and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or any question arising thereunder, and the execution of a written contract incorporating any agreement reached if requested by either party. However, this obligation does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. [Formerly 662.515]

Source: Section 663.010 — “Collective bargaining” defined , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors663.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 656.506 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 656 / Section 656.506
656.506 Assessments for programs
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Employee” means a subject worker as defined in ORS 656.005 (Definitions) (28).

(b) “Employer” means a subject employer as defined in ORS 656.005 (Definitions) (13).

(2) Every employer shall retain from the moneys earned by all employees an amount determined by the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services for each hour or part of an hour the employee is employed and pay the money retained in the manner and at such intervals as the director shall specify.

(3) In addition to all moneys retained under subsection (2) of this section, the director shall assess each employer an amount equal to that assessed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The assessment must be paid in such manner and at such intervals as the director may specify.

(4) The Department of Consumer and Business Services shall deposit moneys collected pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and any accrued cash balances, into the Workers’ Benefit Fund. Subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the amount of the hourly assessments provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section annually may be adjusted to meet the needs of the Workers’ Benefit Fund for the expenditures of the department in carrying out the department’s functions and duties pursuant to subsection (7) of this section and ORS 656.445 (Advancement of funds from Workers’ Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default) , 656.622 (Reemployment Assistance Program) , 656.625 (Reopened Claims Program) , 656.628 (Workers with Disabilities Program) and 656.630 (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding) . Factors to be considered in making such adjustment of the assessments must include, but not be limited to, the cash balance as determined by the director and estimated expenditures and revenues of the Workers’ Benefit Fund.

(5) The Legislative Assembly intends that the department set rates for the collection of assessments pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section in a manner so that at the end of the period for which the rates are effective, the balance of the Workers’ Benefit Fund is an amount of not less than 12 months of projected expenditures from the fund in regard to the department’s functions and duties under subsection (7) of this section and ORS 656.445 (Advancement of funds from Workers’ Benefit Fund for compensation due workers insured by insurer in default) , 656.622 (Reemployment Assistance Program) , 656.625 (Reopened Claims Program) , 656.628 (Workers with Disabilities Program) and 656.630 (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences funding) , in a manner that minimizes the volatility of the rates assessed. If the department determines that the balance of the fund will fall below the balance required under this subsection, the department shall devise and report to the Workers’ Compensation Management-Labor Advisory Committee a plan to increase the balance to the required amount. The department may set the assessment rate at a higher level if the department determines that a higher rate is necessary to avoid unintentional program or benefit reductions in the time period immediately following the period for which the rate is being set.

(6) Every employer required to pay the assessments referred to in this section shall make and file a report of employee hours worked and amounts due under this section upon a combined report form prescribed by the Department of Revenue. The report must be filed with the Department of Revenue:

(a) At the times and in the manner prescribed in ORS 316.168 (Employer required to file combined quarterly tax report) and 316.171 (Application of tax and report to administration of tax laws) ; or

(b) Annually as required or allowed pursuant to ORS 316.197 (Payment to department by employer) or 657.571 (Quarterly or annual tax report) .

(7) There is established a Retroactive Program for the purpose of providing increased benefits to claimants or beneficiaries eligible to receive compensation under the benefit schedules of ORS 656.204 (Death) , 656.206 (Permanent total disability) , 656.208 (Death during permanent total disability) and 656.210 (Temporary total disability) that are lower than currently being paid for like injuries. However, benefits payable under ORS 656.210 (Temporary total disability) may not be increased by the Retroactive Program for claimants whose injury occurred on or after April 1, 1974. Notwithstanding the formulas for computing benefits provided in ORS 656.204 (Death) , 656.206 (Permanent total disability) , 656.208 (Death during permanent total disability) and 656.210 (Temporary total disability) , the increased benefits payable under this subsection must be in such amount as the director considers appropriate. The director annually shall compute the amount which may be available during the succeeding year for payment of such increased benefits and determine the level of benefits to be paid during such year. If, during such year, it is determined by the director that there are insufficient funds to increase benefits to the level fixed by the director, the director may reduce the level of benefits payable under this subsection. The increase in benefits to workers is payable in the first instance by the insurer or self-insured employer subject to reimbursement from the Workers’ Benefit Fund by the director. If the insurer is a member of the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association and becomes insolvent and the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association assumes the insurer’s obligations to pay covered claims of subject workers, including Retroactive Program benefits, the benefits are payable in the first instance by the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association, subject to reimbursement from the Workers’ Benefit Fund by the director. [Amended by 1955 c.323 §1; 1965 c.285 §70; 1971 c.768 §1; 1973 c.55 §1; 1974 c.41 §8; 1977 c.143 §2; 1979 c.845 §5; 1983 c.391 §1; 1985 c.739 §1; 1990 c.2 §31; 1993 c.760 §1; 1995 c.332 §63; 1995 c.527 §1; 1995 c.641 §20; 1999 c.118 §1; 2001 c.591 §1; 2001 c.974 §7; 2014 c.48 §7; 2019 c.494 §1; 2021 c.257 §4]

Note: Section 4, chapter 71, Oregon Laws 2017, provides:

Sec. 4. The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adjust under ORS 656.506 (Assessments for programs) (7) the amount and duration of benefits that accrue on and after the effective date of this 2017 Act [January 1, 2018] for injuries that occurred before the effective date of this 2017 Act. An insurer, or a self-insured employer, shall pay benefits that exceed the amount and duration of benefits that would have been due to a worker under the law that existed at the time of the worker’s injury and the director shall reimburse the insurer or self-insured employer from the Workers’ Benefit Fund. [2017 c.71 §4]

Source: Section 656.506 — Assessments for programs; setting assessment amount; determination by director of benefit level , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 652.260 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 652 / Section 652.260
652.260 Payment to nurses providing home health or hospice services
Status: in_force

(1) A home health agency providing home health services may not compensate a nurse providing home health services for the agency on a per-visit basis.

(2) A hospice program providing hospice services may not compensate a nurse providing hospice services for the program on a per-visit basis.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this section.

(b) In accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2009 c.141 §2]

Source: Section 652.260 — Payment to nurses providing home health or hospice services; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 653.335 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 653 / Section 653.335
653.335 Employment of minors as elevator operators prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall employ or allow any person under the age of 18 years to run, operate or have charge of, any elevator used for the purpose of carrying either persons or property.

Source: Section 653.335 — Employment of minors as elevator operators prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 659.855 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 659 / Section 659.855
659.855 Sanctions for noncompliance with discrimination prohibitions
Status: in_force

(1) Any public elementary or secondary school or program determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be in noncompliance with provisions of this section and ORS 332.505 (Employment and compensation of personnel) (2), 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) and 659.852 (Retaliation against student prohibited) shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, which may include withholding of all or part of state funding, as established by rule of the State Board of Education.

(2) Any public community college determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be in noncompliance with provisions of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) and 659.852 (Retaliation against student prohibited) and this section shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, which may include withholding of all or part of state funding, as established by rule of the commission.

(3) Any public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) determined by the Higher Education Coordinating Commission to be in noncompliance with provisions of ORS 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) and 659.852 (Retaliation against student prohibited) and this section shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, which may include withholding of all or part of state funding, as established by rule of the commission.

(4) Any public charter school determined by the sponsor of the school or the superintendent to be in noncompliance with the provisions of this section and ORS 332.505 (Employment and compensation of personnel) (2), 659.850 (Discrimination in education prohibited) and 659.852 (Retaliation against student prohibited) shall be subject to appropriate sanctions, which may include the withholding of all or part of state funding by the sponsor or superintendent, as established by rule of the State Board of Education. [Formerly 659.155; 2011 c.637 §279; 2013 c.747 §169; 2013 c.768 §147; 2015 c.434 §3; 2023 c.243 §3]

Source: Section 659.855 — Sanctions for noncompliance with discrimination prohibitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors659.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 660.350 — OR Code / Title 51 / Chapter 660 / Section 660.350
660.350 Grant program for community colleges and universities providing students from priority populations with academic credit for prior experience and skills gained outside of traditional educational institutions
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Community college” has the meaning given that term in ORS 341.005 (Definitions) .

(b) “Priority populations” has the meaning given that term in ORS 660.300 (Definitions for ORS 660.300 to 660.420) .

(c) “University” means:

(A) A public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) .

(B) Oregon Health and Science University.

(2) The Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall establish a grant program to award grants to community colleges and universities that work toward increasing opportunities for students from priority populations to receive academic credit for prior experience or skills gained outside of traditional higher education institutions, with such academic credit counting toward a certificate or credential that provides a pathway to employment or career advancement.

(3) In administering the grant program under this section, the commission shall consult with employers and targeted industry consortia to develop uniform standards that may be used to certify whether a student’s technical competency, qualifications, knowledge or skills are sufficient to earn a certificate or credential recognized by a targeted industry sector.

(4) A recipient of grant moneys under this section may use the funds:

(a) To develop assessment criteria and practices that may be used to evaluate whether a student’s prior experience or skills may count toward earning a certificate or credential recognized by a targeted industry sector;

(b) To train staff on how to apply the assessment criteria and practices in awarding credit for prior experience and skills; and

(c) For recruitment of and outreach to priority populations.

(5) The commission shall establish criteria and standards by which a community college or university may submit a proposal to receive a grant under this section. The commission shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis, and may give priority to proposals that demonstrate effective strategies for engaging with individuals from priority populations.

(6) The commission may adopt any rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. [2022 c.28 §8]

Note: 660.350 (Grant program for community colleges and universities providing students from priority populations with academic credit for prior experience and skills gained outside of traditional educational institutions) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 660 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 660.350 — Grant program for community colleges and universities providing students from priority populations with academic credit for prior experience and skills gained outside of traditional educational institutions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors660.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).