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Section 659A.270 – Definitions for ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285.

As used in ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285: (1) “Covered employer” means an employer who employs six or more individuals in the State of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which an eligible employee takes leave to address domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking, […]

Section 659A.272 – Employer required to provide leave.

Except as provided in ORS 659A.275, 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 […]

Section 659A.275 – Undue hardship.

(1) As used in this section, “undue hardship” means a significant difficulty and expense to a covered employer’s business and includes consideration of the size of the employer’s business and the employer’s critical need for the eligible employee. (2) A covered employer may limit the amount of leave an eligible employee takes under ORS 659A.272 […]

Section 659A.277 – Denying leave to employee prohibited; civil action.

It is an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to deny leave to an eligible employee or to discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the employee takes leave as provided […]

Section 659A.279 – Required posting of summaries of statutes and rules.

Every covered employer shall keep summaries of ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 and summaries of all rules promulgated by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries for the enforcement of ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 posted in a conspicuous and accessible place in or about the premises where the employees of the covered employer are […]

Section 659A.280 – Notice to employer; records confidential.

(1) An eligible employee shall give the covered employer reasonable advance notice of the employee’s intention to take leave for the purposes identified in ORS 659A.272, unless giving the advance notice is not feasible. (2) The covered employer may require the eligible employee to provide certification that: (a) The employee or the employee’s minor child […]

Section 659A.283 – Paid leave for public employees.

(1) As used in this section, “public employer” means the State of Oregon. (2)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 659A.285, an eligible employee of the public employer who is a victim of domestic violence, a victim of harassment, a victim of sexual assault or a victim of stalking shall be granted leave with pay from employment for the […]

Section 659A.285 – Use of paid leave.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and unless otherwise provided by the terms of an agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer, a collective bargaining agreement or an employer policy, a covered employer is not required to grant leave with pay to an eligible employee under ORS […]

Section 659A.290 – Prohibited conduct by employer; records confidential.

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Reasonable safety accommodation” may include, but is not limited to, a transfer, reassignment, modified schedule, use of available paid leave from employment, unpaid leave from employment, changed work telephone number, changed work station, installed lock, implemented safety procedure or any other adjustment to a job structure, workplace facility […]