Section 659.785 – Employer prohibited from taking action; civil action; notice; exceptions.
(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, […]
Section 659.875 – Discrimination in issuance of benefits or coverage or payment for certain medical services prohibited.
(1) An individual may not, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or otherwise be subjected to discrimination by any health benefit plan issued or delivered in this state, in the receipt of […]
Section 659.800 – Use of force or misrepresentation to prevent employment prohibited.
(1) No person shall, by force, threats, or intimidation, prevent, or endeavor to prevent, any person employed by another from continuing or performing work, or from accepting any new work or employment. (2) No person shall circulate any false written or printed matter, or be concerned in the circulation of any such matter, to induce […]
Section 659.880 – Prohibitions relating to termination of patient’s pregnancy.
A public body as defined in ORS 174.109 or, except as provided in ORS 435.225, an officer, employee or agent of a public body may not: (1) Deprive a consenting individual of the choice of terminating the individual’s pregnancy; (2) Interfere with or restrict, in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services or information, […]
Section 659.805 – Blacklisting and blackmailing prohibited.
(1) No corporation, company or individual shall blacklist or publish, or cause to be blacklisted or published, any employee, mechanic or laborer discharged by such corporation, company or individual, with intent and for the purpose of preventing such employee, mechanic or laborer from engaging in or securing similar or other employment from any other corporation, […]
Section 659.990 – Penalties.
(1) Violation of ORS 659.815 is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Violation of ORS 659.805 by any officer or agent of a corporation or any other person is a Class C misdemeanor. (3) Violation of ORS 659.800 is a Class B misdemeanor. (4) Violation of ORS 659.810 or 659.845 is a Class C misdemeanor. (5) […]
Section 659.810 – Employer prohibited from filing false statement with employment agency to secure labor.
(1) No employer of labor shall directly or through any agent, knowing and with intent to deceive, file with any employment agency as a preliminary to securing labor, a false written or printed statement of wages to be paid, work to be performed or living and working conditions. (2) The failure or refusal of such […]
Section 659.815 – Deceptive representations or advertisements by persons employing labor prohibited.
No person, firm, company, corporation, or association of any kind employing labor, shall, either in person or through any agent, manager or other legal representatives, induce, influence, persuade or engage workers to change from one place to another in this state or bring workers of any class or calling into this state to work in […]
Section 659.820 – Right of worker to recover damages and attorney fees.
(1) Any worker of this state, or any worker of another state, who is influenced, induced or persuaded to engage with any persons mentioned in ORS 659.815, through or by means of any of the things prohibited in that statute, shall have a right of action for: (a) Recovery of all damages sustained in consequence […]
Section 659.825 – Employer failing to make agreed payments to employee benefit fund.
Whenever an employer has agreed in writing with any employee to make payments to a health and welfare, dental, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and industry fund or any other such plan for the benefit of the employees, or has entered into a collective bargaining agreement providing for such payments, it shall be unlawful for such an […]