Section 657.720 – Cooperation with federal agencies, political subdivisions or private organizations in maintaining public employment service.
(1) The Director of the Employment Department is designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purpose of the Wagner-Peyser Act. The director shall cooperate with all authorities of the United States having powers and duties under the Wagner-Peyser Act and do and perform all things necessary to secure to this state the […]
Section 657.725 – Employment districts.
The Director of the Employment Department may divide the state into such number of employment districts as the director finds necessary and maintain a district office in each of said districts.
Section 657.730 – Workforce and labor market information system; rules.
(1) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Labor market area” means an economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment without changing their place of residence. Such areas shall be identified in accordance with criteria used by […]
Section 657.734 – Performance Reporting Information System; rules.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 192.311. (b) “System participant” means: (A) Mandatory partners under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and other one-stop system partners, which may include public bodies and private organizations; and (B) Public bodies and private organizations that have […]
Section 657.747 – Department to inform employer and United States Department of Labor of employer’s noncompliance with certain federal requirements regarding federal forest maintenance activity.
If the Employment Department becomes aware in the normal course of business that an employer has contracted with the United States to conduct forest maintenance activity on federal forestland in this state and is not in compliance with the requirements under 20 C.F.R. 655 for H-2B temporary employment certification regarding the forest maintenance activity, the […]
Section 657.749 – Department actions when certain forest maintenance activity jobs listed.
(1) If an employer lists an available forest maintenance activity job under a federal H-2B certification for temporary nonagricultural work with the Employment Department, the department shall: (a) Confirm with the employer whether the job is open to Oregon resident workers; (b) Notify the United States Department of Labor, union halls and community agencies serving […]
Section 657.755 – Cooperation with federal agencies administering unemployment insurance laws.
The Director of the Employment Department shall: (1) Cooperate in all necessary respects with the appropriate agencies and departments of the federal government in the administration of this chapter and of free public employment offices. (2) Make the state’s records relating to the administration of this chapter available to the Railroad Retirement Board and furnish […]
Section 657.757 – Cooperation with federal agencies administering training or retraining programs and other assistance.
(1) The Employment Department is authorized to cooperate with or enter into agreements with appropriate agencies of the federal government whereby: (a) The Director of the Employment Department may act as agent of the federal government, in the payment of subsistence or other cash allowances provided in programs adopted by the federal government, including training […]
Section 657.760 – Reciprocal agreements on coverage and collection of contributions.
The Director of the Employment Department may enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies of other states or the federal government whereby: (1) Potential rights to benefits accumulated under the unemployment insurance laws of the several states or under such a law of the federal government, or both, may constitute the basis for the payment […]
Section 657.765 – Reciprocal agreements concerning payroll taxes for out-of-state work.
Whenever the unemployment insurance laws of other states provide for inclusion of out-of-state payment of wages in computing wages paid in like manner as provided in ORS 657.095 (2), the Director of the Employment Department may enter into agreements with those empowered to administer the unemployment insurance laws of such other states for the purpose […]