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ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.805. Rules for carrying out ORS chapter 659A. (1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt reasonable rules: (a) Establishing what acts and communications constitute a notice, sign or advertisement that public accommodation or real property will be refused, withheld from, or denied to any person or that the person will be unlawfully discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, disability or: (A) With respect to public accommodation, age. (B) With respect to real property transactions, familial status or source of income. (b) Establishing what inquiries in connection with employment and prospective employment express a limitation, specification or unlawful discrimination as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or disability. (c) Establishing what inquiries in connection with employment and prospective employment soliciting information as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age or disability are based on bona fide occupational qualifications. (d) For internal operation and practice and procedure before the commissioner under this chapter. (e) Covering any other matter required to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) In adopting rules under this section the commissioner shall consider the following factors, among others: (a) The relevance of information requested to job performance in connection with which it is requested. (b) Available reasonable alternative ways of obtaining requested information without soliciting responses as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, source of income or, with respect to real property transactions, familial status. (c) Whether a statement or inquiry soliciting information as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, source of income or, with respect to real property transactions, familial status, communicates an idea independent of an intention to limit, specify or unlawfully discriminate as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, source of income or, with respect to real property transactions, familial status. (d) Whether the independent idea communicated is relevant to a legitimate objective of the kind of transaction that it contemplates. (e) The ease with which the independent idea relating to a legitimate objective of the kind of transaction contemplated could be communicated without connoting an intention to unlawfully discriminate as to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, source of income or, with respect to real property transactions, familial status.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.810. Willful interference with administration of law and violation of orders of commissioner prohibited. (1) No person shall willfully resist, prevent, impede or interfere with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or any authorized agents of the commissioner in the performance of duty under this chapter or willfully violate an order of the commissioner. (2) An appeal or other procedure for the review of any such order is not deemed to be such willful conduct. [Formerly 659.110]
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.815. Advisory agencies and intergroup-relations councils. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall create such advisory agencies and intergroup-relations councils as the commissioner believes necessary to aid in effectuating the purposes of this chapter. The commissioner may empower advisory agencies and councils: (a) To study the problems of discrimination in all or specific fields of human relationships or in specific instances of discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, familial status or source of income. (b) To foster, through community effort or otherwise, goodwill, cooperation and conciliation among the groups and elements of the population of the state. (c) To make recommendations to the commissioner for the development of policies and procedures in general and in specific instances, and for programs of formal and informal education. (2) The advisory agencies and councils shall be composed of representative citizens, serving without pay, but with reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in accordance with laws and regulations governing state officers. (3) The commissioner may make provision for technical and clerical assistance to the advisory agencies and councils and for the expenses of the assistance. [Formerly 659.115; 2007 c.100 11; 2021 c.367 43] (Complaint, Investigation and Hearing Procedures)
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.820. Complaints. (1) As used in this section, for purposes of a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law, person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice includes, but is not limited to, a person who believes that the person: (a) Has been injured by an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or a discriminatory housing practice; or (b) Will be injured by an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur. (2) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice may file with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries a verified written complaint that states the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the unlawful practice. The complaint must be signed by the complainant. The complaint must set forth the acts or omissions alleged to be an unlawful practice. The complainant may be required to set forth in the complaint such other information as the commissioner may require. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a complaint under this section must be filed no later than one year after the alleged unlawful practice. (3) A complaint alleging an unlawful employment practice as described in ORS 243.323, 659A.030, 659A.082, 659A.112 or 659A.370 must be filed no later than five years after the occurrence of the alleged unlawful employment practice. (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a complaint may not be filed under this section if a civil action has been commenced in state or federal court alleging the same matters. (b) The prohibition described in paragraph (a) of this subsection does not apply to a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or alleging discrimination under federal housing law. (5) If an employer has one or more employees who refuse or threaten to refuse to abide by the provisions of this chapter or to cooperate in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, the employer may file with the commissioner a verified complaint requesting assistance by conciliation or other remedial action. (6) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, the commissioner shall notify the person against whom a complaint is made within 30 days of the filing of the complaint. The commissioner shall include in the notice the date, place and circumstances of the alleged unlawful practice. (7) The commissioner shall notify the person against whom a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law is made within 10 days of the filing of the complaint. The commissioner shall include in the notice: (a) The date, place and circumstances of the alleged unlawful practice; and (b) A statement that the person against whom the complaint is made may file an answer to the complaint.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.825. 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)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b) of this section, if a complaint is filed under ORS 659A.820 or 659A.825 alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law and the commissioner finds that a respondent has engaged in an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 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.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.830. Authority of commissioner. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, all authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to conduct investigations or other proceedings to resolve a complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 ceases upon the filing of a civil action by the complainant alleging the same matters that are the basis of the complaint under ORS 659A.820. (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the commissioner may dismiss a complaint at any time after the complaint is filed. Upon the written request of the person who filed the complaint under ORS 659A.820, the commissioner shall dismiss the complaint. Upon dismissal of the complaint, the commissioner shall issue a 90-day notice if notice is required under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.835. through conference, conciliation and persuasion, to eliminate the effects of the unlawful practice and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) The terms of any settlement agreement entered into under this chapter must be contained in a written settlement agreement signed by the complainant, the respondent and a representative of the commissioner. Such agreement may include any or all terms and conditions that may be included in a cease and desist order issued by the commissioner after a hearing under ORS 659A.850. (3) A complainant may file a complaint with the commissioner at any time after a settlement agreement has been entered into under this chapter to seek enforcement of the terms of the agreement. A complaint under this subsection must be filed within one year after the act or omission alleged to be a violation of the terms of the agreement. The commissioner shall investigate and resolve the complaint in the same manner as provided in this chapter for a complaint filed under ORS 659A.820. (4) In addition to the remedy provided under subsection (3) of this section, a complainant may seek to enforce a settlement agreement entered into under this chapter by writ of mandamus or a civil action seeking injunctive relief or specific performance of the agreement. (5) The commissioner shall enter an order based on the terms of a settlement agreement that is signed by a representative of the commissioner and that is entered into after the issuance of formal charges under ORS 659A.845. In addition to enforcement in the manner provided by subsection (3) or (4) of this section, the order may be recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record in the manner provided by ORS 205.125 and enforced in the manner provided by ORS 205.126. (6) Nothing said or done in the course of settlement discussions concerning a complaint alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law may be disclosed in any manner, including but not limited to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478, or be used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding under this chapter or under federal housing law, without the written consent of the persons concerned.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.840. Settlement. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and any respondent named in a complaint may enter into a settlement at any time after the filing of a complaint. Upon issuing a finding of substantial evidence under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.845. Formal charges. (1) If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries issues a finding of substantial evidence under ORS 659A.835 and the matter cannot be settled through conference, conciliation and persuasion, or if the commissioner determines that the interest of justice requires that a hearing be held without first seeking settlement, the commissioner shall prepare formal charges. Formal charges must contain all information required for a notice under ORS 183.415 and must specify the allegations of the complaint to which the respondent will be required to make response. Formal charges shall also set the time and place for hearing the formal charges. (2)(a) The commissioner shall serve the formal charges on all respondents found to have engaged in the unlawful practice. (b) If the formal charges allege a violation of ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law, the commissioner shall serve on the named respondents and complainants the formal charges and a notice of the right of the respondents and complainants under ORS 659A.870 to opt for a court trial instead of a hearing under ORS 659A.850. (3) The commissioner may not prepare formal charges alleging an unlawful practice under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination under federal housing law after trial has begun in a civil action that the complainant commenced under state or federal law and that seeks relief with respect to that unlawful or discriminatory practice.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.850. Hearing; orders; fees. (1)(a) All proceedings before the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under this section shall be conducted as contested case proceedings under the provisions of ORS chapter 183. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the commissioner may appoint a special tribunal or hearing officer to hear the matter. The commissioner may affirm, reverse, modify or supplement the determinations, conclusions or order of any special tribunal or hearing officer appointed under this subsection. The scheduling of a hearing under this section does not affect the ability of the commissioner and any respondent to thereafter settle the matters alleged in the complaint through conference, conciliation and persuasion. (b) In a proceeding under this section alleging an unlawful practice under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.855. Civil penalty for certain complaints filed by commissioner. (1)(a) If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries files a complaint under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.860. Settlement agreements and orders. (1) The terms and conditions of any order issued by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under this chapter, and of any settlement agreement entered into by a respondent under this chapter and signed by a representative of the commissioner, are binding on the agents and successors in interest of the respondent. (2) The commissioner may relax any terms or conditions of a settlement agreement or of a cease and desist order issued by the commissioner under this chapter, if the performance of those terms and conditions would cause undue hardship on the respondent or another person and those terms and conditions are not essential to protecting the complainants rights. (3) Any person aggrieved by the violation of the terms and conditions of a cease and desist order, or of any settlement agreement signed by a representative of the commissioner, whether by a respondent or by any agent or successor in interest of the respondent, may bring a civil action in the manner provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) and recover the same relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) for unlawful practices.
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.865. Retaliatory action prohibited. A respondent named in a complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 may not, with the intention of defeating a purpose of this chapter, take any action that deprives the person filing the complaint of any services, real property, employment or employment opportunities sought in the complaint during the period of time commencing with the date on which the respondent receives notice from the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that the complaint has been filed and ending on the date on which an administrative determination is made on the merits of the complaint or the matter is resolved by settlement. [2001 c.621 11] CIVIL ACTIONS FOR UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.870. Election of remedies. (1) Except as provided in this section, the filing of a civil action by a person in circuit court pursuant to ORS 659A.885, or in federal district court under applicable federal law, waives the right of the person to file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.875. Time limitations. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section: (a) A civil action under ORS 659A.885 alleging an unlawful employment practice other than a violation of ORS 243.323, 659A.030, 659A.082, 659A.112 or 659A.370 must be commenced within one year after the occurrence of the unlawful employment practice unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.880. Ninety-day notice. (1) If a complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 alleges unlawful practices other than those unlawful practices described in ORS 659A.403 and 659A.406, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall issue a 90-day notice to the complainant if the commissioner dismisses the complaint within one year after the filing of the complaint, and the dismissal is for any reason other than the fact that a civil action has been filed by the complainant. (2) If the complaint filed under ORS 659A.820 alleges unlawful practices other than those unlawful practices described in ORS 659A.145, 659A.403, 659A.406 and
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.885. Civil action. (1) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful practice specified in subsection (2) of this section may file a civil action in circuit court. In any action under this subsection, the court may order injunctive relief and any other equitable relief that may be appropriate, including but not limited to reinstatement or the hiring of employees with or without back pay. A court may order back pay in an action under this subsection only for the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of a complaint under ORS 659A.820 with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, or if a complaint was not filed before the action was commenced, the two-year period immediately preceding the filing of the action. In any action under this subsection, the court may allow the prevailing party costs and reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section: (a) The judge shall determine the facts in an action under this subsection; and (b) Upon any appeal of a judgment in an action under this subsection, the appellate court shall review the judgment pursuant to the standard established by ORS 19.415 (3). (2) An action may be brought under subsection (1) of this section alleging a violation of: (a) ORS 10.090, 10.092, 25.337, 25.424, 171.120, 243.323, 408.230, 408.237 (2), 468B.519, 475C.285, 476.574, 652.020, 652.220, 652.355, 653.060, 653.263, 653.265, 653.547, 653.549, 653.601 to 653.661, 659.852, 659A.030, 659A.040,
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.890. Civil action for violation of ORS 659A.865. (1) Any person aggrieved by a violation of ORS 659A.865 may bring a civil action in the manner provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) and recover the same relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (3) for unlawful practices. (2) As a defense to any cause of action arising under this section, the defendant may plead and prove that either: (a) Subsequent to the defendants conduct on which the plaintiff bases the cause of action, the complaint under ORS 659A.820 has been dismissed by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or deputy, or the court, either for want of evidence to proceed to a hearing or for lack of merit after such hearing; or (b) In the case of the sale of real property, defendants conduct giving rise to plaintiffs cause of action was neither committed within the first two years after notice by the commissioner or deputy of the filing of the complaint under ORS 659A.820, nor within any extended period of time obtained at the request of respondent for disposition of the case. [Formerly 659.105] PENALTIES
ORS Chapter 659a — Unlawful Discrimination in

ORS 659a.990. Penalties. Violation of ORS 659A.810 is a Class A misdemeanor. [2001 c.621 66; 2011 c.597 274] _______________
ORS Chapter 677 — Regulation of Medicine,

ORS 677.015. Statement of purpose. Recognizing that to practice medicine is not a natural right of any person but is a privilege granted by legislative authority, it is necessary in the interests of the health, safety and welfare of the people of this state to provide for the granting of that privilege and the regulation of its use, to the end that the public is protected from the practice of medicine by unauthorized or unqualified persons and from unprofessional conduct by persons licensed to practice under this chapter.
ORS Chapter 677 — Regulation of Medicine,

ORS 677.020. [Repealed by 1967 c.470 68]
ORS Chapter 677 — Regulation of Medicine,

ORS 677.040. [Amended by 1967 c.470 59; renumbered 677.325]
ORS Chapter 677 — Regulation of Medicine,

ORS 677.050. [Amended by 1967 c.470 7; renumbered 677.080]
ORS Chapter 677 — Regulation of Medicine,

ORS 677.075. [Formerly