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Oregon Bulletin

November 1, 2011

Bureau of Labor and Industries
Chapter 839

Rule Caption: Amends the prevailing rates of wage for the period beginning July 1, 2011.

Adm. Order No.: BLI 7-2011

Filed with Sec. of State: 10-12-2011

Certified to be Effective: 10-12-11

Notice Publication Date:

Rules Amended: 839-025-0700

Subject: The amended rule amends the prevailing rates of wage as determined by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and industries for the period beginning July 1, 2011.

Rules Coordinator: Marcia Ohlemiller—(971) 673-0784

839-025-0700

Prevailing Wage Rate Determination/Amendments to Determination

(1) Pursuant to ORS 279C.815, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries has determined that the wage rates stated in the publication of the Bureau of Labor and Industries entitled Prevailing Wage Rates on Public Works Contracts in Oregon dated July 1, 2011, are the prevailing rates of wage for workers upon public works in each trade or occupation in the locality where work is performed for the period beginning July 1, 2011, and the effective dates of the applicable special wage determination and rates amendments: Amendments to Oregon Determination 2011-02 (effective October 1, 2011).

(2) Copies of Prevailing Wage Rates on Public Works Contracts in Oregon dated July 1, 2011, are available from any office of the Wage and Hour Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. The offices are located in Eugene, Portland and Salem and are listed in the blue pages of the phone book. Copies are also available on the bureau’s webpage at www.oregon.gov/boli or may be obtained from the Prevailing Wage Rate Coordinator, Prevailing Wage Rate Unit, Wage and Hour Division, Bureau of Labor and Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street #1045, Portland, Oregon 97232; (971) 673-0839.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 279C.815, 651.060

Stats. Implemented: ORS.279C.815

Hist.: BLI 7-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-29-98 thru 4-27-99; BLI 1-1999, f. 1-8-99, cert. ef. 1-15-99; BLI 4-1999, f. 6-16-99, cert. ef. 7-1-99; BLI 6-1999, f. & cert. ef. 7-23-99; BLI 9-1999, f. 9-14-99, cert. ef. 10-1-99: BLI 16-1999, f. 12-8-99, cert. ef. 1-1-00; BLI 4-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-00; BLI 9-2000, f. & cert. ef. 3-1-00; BLI 10-2000, f. 3-17-00, cert. ef. 4-1-00; BLI 22-2000, f. 9-25-00, cert. ef. 10-1-00; BLI 26-2000, f. 12-14-00 cert. ef. 1-1-01; BLI 1-2001, f. & cert. ef. 1-5-01; BLI 3-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-15-01; BLI 4-2001, f. 3-27-01, cert. ef. 4-1-01; BLI 5-2001, f. 6-21-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01; BLI 8-2001, f. & cert. ef. 7-20-01; BLI 14-2001, f. 9-26-01, cert. ef. 10-1-01; BLI 16-2001, f. 12-28-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02; BLI 2-2002, f. 1-16-02, cert. ef. 1-18-02; BLI 8-2002, f. 3-25-02, cert. ef. 4-1-02; BLI 12-2002 f. 6-19-02 cert. ef. 7-1-02; BLI 16-2002, f. 12-24-02 cert. ef. 1-1-03; BLI 1-2003, f. 1-29-03, cert. ef. 2-14-03; BLI 3-2003, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-03; BLI 4-2003, f. 6-26-03, cert. ef. 7-1-03; BLI 5-2003, f. 9-17-03, cert. ef. 10-1-03; BLI 9-2003, f. 12-31-03, cert. ef. 1-5-04; BLI 1-2004, f. 4-9-04, cert. ef. 4-15-04; BLI 6-2004, f. 6-25-04, cert. ef. 7-1-04; BLI 11-2004, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-04; BLI 17-2004, f. 12-10-04 cert. ef. 12-13-04; BLI 18-2004, f. 12-20-04, cert. ef. 1-1-05; Renumbered from 839-016-0700, BLI 7-2005, f. 2-25-05, cert. ef. 3-1-05; BLI 8-2005, f. 3-29-05, cert. ef. 4-1-05; BLI 18-2005, f. 9-19-05, cert. ef. 9-20-05; BLI 19-2005, f. 9-23-05, cert. ef. 10-1-05; BLI 26-2005, f. 12-23-05, cert. ef. 1-1-06; BLI 1-2006, f. 1-24-06, cert. ef. 1-25-06; BLI 2-2006, f. & cert. ef. 2-9-06; BLI 4-2006, f. 2-23-06, cert. ef. 2-24-06; BLI 14-2006, f. 3-30-06, cert. ef. 4-1-06; BLI 20-2006, f. & cert. ef. 6-16-06; BLI 21-2006, f. 6-16-06 cert. ef. 7-1-06; BLI 23-2006, f. 6-27-06 cert. ef. 6-29-06; BLI 25-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-11-06; BLI 26-2006, f. & cert. ef. 7-13-06; BLI 28-2006, f. 7-21-06, cert. ef. 7-24-06; BLI 29-2006, f. 8-8-06, cert. ef. 8-9-06; BLI 32-2006, f. & cert. ef. 9-13-06; BLI 33-2006, f. 9-28-06, cert. ef. 10-1-06; BLI 36-2006, f. & cert. ef. 10-4-06; BLI 37-2006, f. & cert. ef. 10-19-06; BLI 40-2006, f. 11-17-06, cert. ef. 11-20-06; BLI 43-2006, f. 12-7-06, cert. ef. 12-8-06; BLI 45-2006, f. 12-26-06, cert. ef. 1-1-07; BLI 5-2007, f. 1-30-07, cert. ef. 1-31-07; BLI 6-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-5-07; BLI 7-2007, f. 3-28-07, cert. ef. 3-30-07; BLI 8-2007, f. 3-29-07, cert. ef. 4-1-07; BLI 9-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-2-07; BLI 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-07; BLI 12-2007, f. & cert. ef. 5-31-07; BLI 13-2007, f. 6-8-07, cert. ef. 6-11-07; BLI 14-2007, f. 6-27-07, cert. ef. 6-28-07; BLI 15-2007, f. & cert. ef. 6-28-07; BLI 16-2007, f. 6-29-07, cert. ef. 7-1-07; BLI 18-2007, f. 7-10-07, cert. ef. 7-12-07; BLI 21-2007, f. 8-3-07, cert. ef. 8-8-07; BLI 22-2007, cert. & ef. 8-30-07; BLI 23-2007, f. 8-31-07, cert. ef. 9-4-07; BLI 24-2007, f. 9-11-07, cert. ef. 9-12-07; BLI 25-2007, f. 9-19-07, cert. ef. 9-20-07; BLI 26-2007, f. 9-25-07 cert. ef. 9-26-07; BLI 27-2007, f. 9-25-07 cert. ef. 10-1-07; BLI 28-2007, f. 9-26-07 cert. ef. 10-1-07; BLI 31-2007, f. 11-20-07, cert. ef. 11-23-07; BLI 34-2007, f. 12-27-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-4-08; BLI 2-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-11-08; BLI 3-2008, f. & cert. ef. 2-21-08; BLI 6-2008, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-08; BLI 8-2008, f. 3-31-08, cert. ef. 4-1-08; BLI 9-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-14-08; BLI 11-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-24-08; BLI 12-2008, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-08; BLI 16-2008, f. & cert. ef. 6-11-08; BLI 17-2008, f. & cert. ef. 6-18-08; BLI 19-2008, f. & cert. ef. 6-26-08; BLI 20-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-08; BLI 23-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-10-08; BLI 26-2008, f. & cert. ef. 7-30-08; BLI 28-2008, f. & cert. ef. 9-3-08; BLI 30-2008, f. & cert. ef. 9-25-08; BLI 31-2008, f. 9-29-08, cert. ef. 10-1-08; BLI 32-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-8-08; BLI 36-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-29-08; BLI 41-2008, f. & cert. ef. 11-12-08; BLI 42-2008, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-08; BLI 44-2008, f. & cert. ef. 12-29-08; BLI 45-2008, f. 12-31-08, cert. ef. 1-1-09; BLI 1-2009, f. & cert. ef. 1-6-09, BLI 2-2009, f. & cert. ef. 1-12-09; BLI 4-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-11-09; BLI 6-2009, f. & cert. ef. 3-17-09; BLI 7-2009, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-09; BLI 8-2009, f. 3-31-09, cert. ef. 4-1-09; BLI 10-2009, f. 6-9-09, cert. ef. 6-10-09; BLI 11-2009, f. 6-29-09, cert. ef. 6-30-09; BLI 12-2009, f. 6-29-09, cert. ef. 7-1-09; BLI 13-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-09; BLI 14-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-10-09; BLI 15-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-16-09; BLI 16-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-22-09; BLI 17-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-29-09; BLI 19-2009, f. & cert. ef. 8-18-09; BLI 20-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-14-09; BLI 21-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-21-09; BLI 22-2009, f. 9-30-09, cert. ef. 10-1-09; BLI 23-2009, f. & cert. ef. 10-8-09; BLI 24-2009, f. & cert. ef. 11-12-09; BLI 25-2009, f. & cert. ef. 11-23-09; BLI 29-2009, f. 12-31-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10; BLI 1-2010, f. 1-8-10, cert. ef. 1-12-10; BLI 2-2010, f. 1-11-10, cert. ef. 1-13-10; BLI 3-2010, f. & cert. ef 1-19-10; BLI 4-2010, f. & cert. ef 1-27-10; BLI 13-2010, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-10; BLI 17-2010, f. 6-29-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10; BLI 20-2010, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-10; BLI 24-2010, f. 12-30-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; BLI 2-2011, f. 3-25-11, cert. ef. 4-1-11; BLI 4-2011, f. 6-30-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11; BLI 7-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-12-11

Rule Caption: New and amended rule language to conform to and implement statutes and correct typographical errors.

Adm. Order No.: BLI 8-2011

Filed with Sec. of State: 10-13-2011

Certified to be Effective: 10-14-11

Notice Publication Date: 12-1-2010

Rules Amended: 839-003-0005, 839-003-0025, 839-003-0100, 839-005-0010, 839-005-0026, 839-005-0031, 839-005-0070, 839-005-0080, 839-005-0200, 839-005-0206, 839-005-0220, 839-006-0240, 839-006-0275, 839-006-0307, 839-006-0455, 839-009-0210, 839-009-0250, 839-009-0280, 839-009-0330, 839-009-0340, 839-009-0365, 839-009-0400, 839-009-0450

Subject: The proposed rules and amendments would clarify that service animals may be a reasonable accommodation in housing for an individual with a disability; implement statutes prohibiting discrimination based on disability in public accommodation consistent with federal law; conform definition of “in loco parentis” as used in the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) with federal definition; clarify that the period of time for an employer to ask for more information about a request for OFLA leave and the period of time the employee has to respond is more than a total of 5 days; clarify the amount of time employers have to provide notice that an employee using unforeseeable OFLA leave must use accrued paid leave; clarify acceptable means of notice that employees taking OFLA must use paid leave; clarify amount of time employer has to notify employees they are eligible for OFLA leave; and clarify how a discrimination complaint is verified.

Rules Coordinator: Marcia Ohlemiller—(971) 673-0784

839-003-0005

Definitions

For purposes of these rules:

(1) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or a designee of the administrator.

(2) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or a designee of the commissioner.

(4) “Complaint” means for the purpose of ORS Chapter 659A, except housing discrimination complaints under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or federal housing law, a written, verified statement that:

(a) Gives the name and address of the complainant and the respondent;

(b) Identifies the protected class basis of the complaint;

(d) Describes the actions complained of, including:

(A) The date(s) of occurrence;

(B) What the action was and how it harmed the complainant; and

(5) “Complainant” means a person filing a complaint personally or through an attorney.

(6) “Days,” unless otherwise stated in the text of a document, means calendar days. “Work days” means Monday through Friday, except holidays officially recognized by the State of Oregon or the federal government.

(7) “Division” means the Civil Rights Division of the Bureau of Labor and Industries.

(8) “EEOC” means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the federal government.

(9) “Federal Housing Law” means The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for which the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development (“HUD”) has jurisdiction.

(10) “Notice” means written information delivered personally or sent by mail to the person’s last known personal or business address or business address of the person’s designated representative.

(11) “OSEA” means the Oregon Safe Employment Act, ORS 654.001 et seq.

(12) “Protected class” means a group of people protected by law from discrimination on the basis of a shared characteristic, or a perception of that characteristic, such as race, sex, age, disability or other.

(13) “Person” has the meaning given in ORS 659A.001(9).

(14) “Respondent” includes any person or other entity against whom a complaint or charge of unlawful practices is filed with the division or whose name has been added to such complaint or charge pursuant to ORS 659A.835(1).

(15) “Formal Charges” are formal charges drafted and issued by the bureau’s Hearings Unit.

(16) “Substantial evidence” means proof that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the allegations of the complaint.

(17) “Substantial Evidence Determination” means the division’s written findings of substantial evidence.

(18) “Written verified complaint” means a complaint that is:

(a) In writing; and

(b) Under oath or affirmation.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS ch. 659A

Hist.: BL 7-1981, f. & ef. 6-25-81; BL 7-1982, f. & ef. 4-22-82; BL 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-96; BLI 11-2000, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 36-2007 f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 6-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-003-0025

Filing a Complaint

This section does not apply to housing discrimination complaints under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421or federal housing law. Complaints of housing discrimination must be filed in accordance with OAR 839-003-0200.

(1) A person or the person’s attorney may file a complaint, in person or by mail, with the division at any bureau office in the state of Oregon. The complaint must meet the standards provided in OAR 839-003-0005(4).

(2) The filing date is the date the division receives a complaint that meets the standards contained in OAR 839-003-0005(4).

(3) Except as provided in section (5) of this rule, a person must file a complaint with the division no later than one year after the alleged unlawful practice. If the alleged unlawful practice is of a continuing nature, the right to file a complaint exists so long as the person files the complaint within one year of the most recent date the unlawful practice occurred.

(4) A person alleging constructive discharge must file a discrimination complaint with the division within one year of the date the discharge occurred.

(5) A person alleging discrimination for reporting or opposing unsafe or unhealthy work conditions under ORS 654.062 must contact the division within 90 days of having reasonable cause to believe that such violation has occurred. An employee would have reasonable cause to believe a violation has occurred on the earliest date that the employee:

(a) Believed retaliation had occurred against the employee for opposing employee health and safety hazards; and

(b) Knew or should have known of the right to file a complaint with the division and of the requirement that the complaint be filed within 90 days of the alleged retaliation.

(A) If a notice required by OSEA, as provided in OAR 437-001-0275(2)(a), was properly posted in the employee’s workplace, continuously on and following the date of the alleged retaliation, the division will find that the employee knew or should have known of the 90-day filing requirement.

(B) If the employer failed to post the required OSEA poster, the 90-day filing requirement will begin on the date the employee learned of the right to file a complaint and of the 90-day filing requirement. The employee may establish this date based on the employee’s own statement or other evidence offered by the employee.

(C) If the employer disagrees with the employee’s presented date as the date the employee learned of the right to file a complaint, the burden is on the employer to show that the employee knew or should have known on an earlier date.

(D) If extenuating circumstances exist, the division may extend the 90-day period as provided in 29 CFR 1977.15(d)(3).

(6) The procedures for filing a complaint are as follows:

(a) A person or the person’s attorney makes an inquiry to the division;

(b) The division may provide the person or the person’s attorney with a letter of information and/or questionnaire to assist in determining if there is a basis for filing a complaint;

(c) If the division determines the person has a basis for filing a complaint, the division will draft a complaint based upon the information provided by the person and send or give the complaint to the person or the person’s attorney for verification. The person or the person’s attorney will request any necessary changes to the complaint.

(d) The person will verify and sign the complaint. The complaint will then be submitted to the division.

(e) If the person is an unemancipated minor the complaint must be signed by the minor and the parent or legal guardian of the minor.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.062 & Ch 659A

Hist.: BL 7-1981, f. & ef. 6-25-81; BL 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-96; BL 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-98; BLI 11-2000, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 12-2004, f. 10-22-04 cert. ef. 10-25-04; BLI 19-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-18-07 thru 1-1-08; BLI 29-2007, f. 9-27-07 cert. ef. 10-1-07; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 6-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-003-0100

Commissioner’s Complaint

This section does not apply to housing discrimination complaints under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or federal housing law. Commissioner’s complaints of housing discrimination are addressed in OAR 839-003-0245.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may make, sign and file a complaint whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person or group of persons has been denied rights due to an unlawful practice or employment practice. The complaint will be processed in the same manner as any other complaint filed under OAR 839-003-0025.

(2) In the matter of concurrent complaints, nothing in these rules will be construed to:

(a) Require or prohibit the filing of a commissioner’s complaint involving the same or similar issues or allegations stated in any other complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an individual under ORS 659A.820, 659A.825, or 659A.885;

(b) Require or prohibit the continued processing or initiation of a commissioner’s complaint in the event that a complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an individual under ORS 659A.820, 659A.825, or 659A.885, is resolved or dismissed, with or without remedy to the individual; or

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.820, 659A.825 & 659A.870 - 659A.885

Hist.: BL 7-1985(Temp), f. & ef. 10-17-85; BL 11-1986, f. & ef. 10-29-86; BL 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-96; BLI 11-2000, f. & cert. ef. 3-24-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0010

Discrimination Theories: Employment

(1) Substantial evidence of intentional unlawful discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the following elements:

(a) The respondent is a respondent as defined by ORS 659A.001(10) and OAR 839-005-0003(12) of these rules;

(b) The complainant is a member of a protected class;

(d) The complainant’s protected class was the motivating factor for the respondent’s action. In determining whether the complainant’s protected class was the reason for the respondent’s action, the division uses whichever of the following theories applies:

(A) Specific Intent Theory: The respondent knowingly and purposefully discriminates against an individual because of that individual’s membership in a protected class, unless the respondent can show that a bona fide occupational qualification or a bona fide voluntary, court-ordered affirmative action plan (OAR 839-005-0013) allows the action.

(B) Different or Unequal Treatment Theory: The respondent treats members of a protected class differently than others who are not members of that protected class. When the respondent makes this differentiation because of the individual’s protected class and not because of legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons, unlawful discrimination exists. In establishing a case of different or unequal treatment:

(i) There must be substantial evidence that the complainant was harmed by an action of the respondent under circumstances that make it appear that the respondent treated the complainant differently than comparably situated individuals who were not members of the complainant’s protected class. Substantial evidence of discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support that protected class membership was a motivating factor for the respondent’s alleged unlawful action. If the respondent fails to rebut this evidence with evidence of a legitimate non-discriminatory reason, the division will conclude that substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination exists.

(I) Pretext: If the respondent rebuts the evidence with evidence of a legitimate non-discriminatory reason, but there is substantial evidence that the respondent’s reason is a pretext for discrimination, the division will conclude there is substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination.

(II) Mixed Motive: If the respondent presents substantial evidence that a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason contributed to the respondent’s action, but the division finds the individual’s protected class membership was also a substantial factor in the respondent’s action, the division will determine there is substantial evidence of discrimination.

(ii) The complainant at all times has the burden of proving that the complainant’s protected class was the reason for the respondent’s unlawful action.

(2) Adverse Impact Discrimination: Substantial evidence of adverse impact discrimination does not require establishment of intentional discrimination as provided in (1) of this rule. Adverse impact discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the following elements:

(a) The respondent is a respondent as defined by ORS 659A.001(10) and OAR 839-005-0003(10) of these rules;

(b) The respondent has a standard or policy that is applied equally.

(c) The standard or policy has the effect of screening out or otherwise affecting members of a protected class at a significantly higher rate than others who are not members of that protected class; and

(d) The complainant is a member of the protected class adversely affected by the respondent’s standard or policy and has been harmed by the respondent’s application of the standard or policy.

(3) An employer must reasonably accommodate an employee or applicant’s religious belief, observance or practice unless the employer can demonstrate that such accommodation would cause undue hardship on the employer’s business (see OAR 839-005-0140).

(4) Harassment: Harassment based on an individual’s protected class is a type of intentional unlawful discrimination. In cases of alleged unlawful sexual harassment in employment see OAR 839-005-0030.

(a) Conduct of a verbal or physical nature relating to protected classes other than sex is unlawful when substantial evidence of the elements of intentional discrimination, as described in section (1) of this rule, is shown and:

(A) Such conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment;

(B) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; or

(b) The standard for determining whether harassment is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a hostile, intimidating or offensive working environment is whether a reasonable person in the circumstances of the complaining individual would so perceive it.

(c) Employer Proxy: An employer is liable for harassment when the harasser’s rank is sufficiently high that the harasser is the employer’s proxy, for example, the employer’s president, owner, partner or corporate officer.

(d) Harassment by Supervisor plus Tangible Employment Action: An employer is liable for harassment by a supervisor with immediate or successively higher authority over an individual when the harassment results in a tangible employment action that the supervisor takes or causes to be taken against the individual. A tangible employment action includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(A) Terminating employment, including constructive discharge;

(B) Failing to hire;

(D) Changing a term or condition of employment, such as work assignment, work schedule, compensation or benefits or making a decision that causes a significant change in an employment benefit.

(e) Harassment by Supervisor, No Tangible Employment Action: When harassment by a supervisor with immediate or successively higher authority over the individual is found to have occurred, but no tangible employment action was taken, the employer is liable if:

(A) The employer knew of the harassment, unless the employer took immediate and appropriate corrective action.

(B) The employer should have known of the harassment. The division will find that the employer should have known of the harassment unless the employer can demonstrate:

(i) That the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct any harassing behavior; and

(ii) That the complaining individual unreasonably failed to take advantage of any preventive or corrective opportunities provided by the employer or to otherwise avoid harm.

(f) Harassment by Coworkers or Agents: An employer is liable for harassment by the employer’s employees or agents who do not have immediate or successively higher authority over the complaining individual when the employer knew or should have known of the conduct, unless the employer took immediate and appropriate corrective action.

(g) Harassment by Non-Employees: An employer is liable for harassment by non-employees in the workplace when the employer or the employer’s agents knew or should have known of the conduct unless the employer took immediate and appropriate corrective action. In reviewing such cases, the division will consider the extent of the employer’s control and any legal responsibility the employer may have with respect to the conduct of such non-employees.

(h) Withdrawn Consent: An employer may be liable for harassment by the employer’s supervisory or non-supervisory employees, agents or non-employees even if the acts complained of were of a kind previously consented to by the complaining individual, if the employer knew or should have known that the complaining individual had withdrawn consent to the offensive conduct.

(i) When employment opportunities or benefits are granted because of an individual’s submission to an employer’s harassment, the employer is liable for unlawful discrimination against other individuals who were qualified for but denied that opportunity or benefit.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS Ch 659A

Hist.: BL 9-1982, f. & ef. 6-11-82; BL 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-96; BLI 6-1998, f. & cert. ef. 10-22-98; BLI 19-2000, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 3-2007, f. 1-29-07, cert. ef. 2-2-07; BLI 36-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0026

Protections and Rights Relating to Pregnancy

(1) Pregnant women are protected from sex discrimination in employment.

(2) In judging the physical ability of an individual to work, pregnant women must be treated the same as males, non-pregnant females and other employees with off-the-job illnesses or injuries.

(3) The statutes prohibit discrimination regarding employee and dependent spouse or domestic partner benefits for pregnancy when employee and dependent spouse or domestic partner benefits exist for other medical conditions.

(4) Women needing to be absent from work because of pregnancy or childbirth may have rights under the Oregon Family Leave Act, as provided in ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186 and OAR 839-009-0200 to 839-009-0320.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.029, 659A.030, 659A.150- 659A.186

Hist.: BLI 19-2000, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 35-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0031

Exceptions to Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

(1) The following actions are not unlawful practices under ORS chapter 659A, including housing discrimination under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or federal housing law:

(a) Housing and the use of facilities. It is not an unlawful practice for a bona fide church or other religious institution to take any action with respect to housing or the use of facilities when:

(A) The action taken is based on a bona fide religious belief about sexual orientation; and

(B) The housing or the use of facilities involved is closely connected with or related to the primary purpose of the church or institution; and

(C) The housing or the use of facilities involved is not connected with a commercial or business activity that has no necessary relationship to the church or institution.

(b) Employment Preference. It is not an unlawful employment practice for a bona fide church or other religious institution, including but not limited to a school, hospital or church camp, to prefer an employee, or an applicant for employment, of one religious sect or persuasion over another if:

(A) The employee or applicant belongs to the same religious sect or persuasion as the church or institution; and

(B) In the opinion of the church or institution, the preference will best serve the purposes of the church or institution; and

(C) The employment involved is closely connected with or related to the primary purposes of the church or institution; and

(D) The employment involved is not connected with a commercial or business activity that has no necessary relationship to the church or institution.

(c) Employment Actions. It is not an unlawful employment practice for a bona fide church or other religious institution to take any employment action based on a bona fide religious belief about sexual orientation when:

(A) The employment position involved is directly related to the operation of the church or other place of worship, such as clergy, religious instructors and support staff;

(B) The employment position involved is in a nonprofit religious school, nonprofit religious camp, nonprofit religious day care center, nonprofit religious thrift store, nonprofit religious bookstore, non profit religious radio station or nonprofit religious shelter; or

(i) Is closely connected with or related to the primary purpose of the church or institution; and

(ii) Is not connected with a commercial or business activity that has no necessary relationship to the church or institution.

(d) Dress Code. An employer is not prohibited from enforcing an otherwise valid dress code or policy, as long as the employer provides, on a case-by-case basis, for reasonable accommodation of an individual based on the health and safety needs of the individual.

(2) The above exceptions do not excuse a failure to provide reasonable and appropriate accommodations permitting all persons access to restrooms consistent with their expressed gender.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS Ch 659A

Hist.: BLI 35-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; Renumbered from 839-005-0016, BLI 7-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0070

Unlawful Discrimination

(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to obtain or use for employment purposes information contained in the credit history of an applicant for employment or an employee, or to refuse to hire, discharge, demote, suspend, retaliate or otherwise discriminate against an applicant or an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment based on information in the credit history of the applicant or employee.

(2) Obtainment or use of credit history information may not be conducted in a manner that results in adverse impact discrimination as prohibited by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2, ORS 659A.030 and OAR 839-005-0010. A finding of adverse impact discrimination does not require establishment of intentional discrimination.

(3) OL 2010, Ch. 102 permits an employer to obtain or use for employment purposes information contained in the credit history of an applicant or employee under circumstances described at OL 2010, Ch. 102(2). OL 2010, Ch. 102(2)(d) permits an employer to obtain or use information contained in the credit history of an applicant or mployee if the credit history information is substantially job-related, and the employer’s reasons for the use of such information are disclosed to the employee or prospective employee in writing.

(4) The burden of proving the employer’s disclosure to the employee of its reasons for the use of such information rests with the employer.

Stat. Auth.: OL 2010, Ch. 102(5), 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: OL 2010, Ch. 102

Hist.: BLI 16-2010, f. 6-1-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0080

Substantially Job-Related

(1) The determination of whether credit history information is substantially job-related must be evaluated with respect to the position for which the individual is being considered or holds.

(2) Credit history information of an applicant or employee is substantially job-related if:

(a) An essential function of the position at issue requires access to financial information not customarily provided in a retail transaction that is not a loan or extension of credit. Financial information customarily provided in a retail transaction includes information related to the exchange of cash, checks and credit or debit card numbers; or

(b) The position at issue is one for which an employer is required to obtain credit history as a condition of obtaining insurance or a surety or fidelity bond.

Stat. Auth.: OL 2010, Ch. 102(5), 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: OL 2010, Ch. 102

Hist.: BLI 16-2010, f. 6-1-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0200

Definitions

(1) “Aggrieved person” includes a person who believes that the person:

(a) Has been injured by an unlawful practice or discriminatory housing practice; or

(b) Will be injured by an unlawful practice or discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.

(2) “Complainant” means an individual who files a complaint with the division, personally or through the individual’s attorney, pursuant to the guidelines provided under OAR 839-003-0200 for complaints alleging housing discrimination filed under ORS 659A.145, 659A.421 or federal housing law.

(3) “Disability” means:

(a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual.

(b) A record of having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual. An individual has a record of having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of the individual.

(A) An individual is regarded as having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has been subjected to an action prohibited under ORS 659A.112 to 659A.139 because of an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment, whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major life activity of the individual.

(B) An individual is not regarded as having a physical or mental impairment if the individual has an impairment that is minor and that has an actual or expected duration of six months or less.

(4) “Dwelling” means any building, structure, or portion of a building or structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families, and any vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of any such building, structure, or portion of such a building or structure. “Family” includes a single individual.

(5) “Familial status” means the relationship between one or more individuals who have not attained 18 years of age and the individual with whom they are domiciled who is:

(a) A parent or another person having legal custody of the individual; or

(b) The designee of the parent or other person having such custody, with the written permission of the parent or other person.

(c) “Familial status” includes any individual, regardless of age or domicile, who is pregnant or is in the process of securing legal custody of an individual who has not attained 18 years of age.

(d) “Domiciled” includes but is not limited to part-time residence in a dwelling where an individual has a reasonable expectation of a continuing right to return.

(6) “Federal Housing Law” means The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) for which the U.S. Department of Housing And Urban Development has jurisdiction.

(7) “Major life activity” includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Caring for oneself;

(b) Performing manual tasks;

(d) Hearing;

(e) Eating;

(f) Drinking;

(g) Sleeping;

(h) Walking;

(i) Standing;

(j) Lifting;

(k) Bending;

(L) Twisting;

(m) Speaking;

(n) Breathing;

(o) Cognitive functioning;

(p) Learning;

(q) Education;

(r) Reading;

(s) Concentrating;

(t) Remembering;

(u) Thinking;

(v) Communicating;

(w) Working:

(A) To be substantially limited in the major life activity of working, an individual must be significantly restricted in the ability to perform a class of jobs or a broad range of jobs in various classes as compared to the ability of an average person with comparable skill, experience, education or other job-related requirements needed to perform those same positions;

(x) Socialization;

(y) Sitting;

(z) Reaching;

(aa) Interacting with others;

(bb) Sexual relations;

(cc) Employment;

(dd) Ambulation;

(ee) Transportation;

(ff) Operation of a major bodily function, including but not limited to:

(A) Functions of the immune system;

(B) Normal cell growth; and

(gg) Ability to acquire, rent or maintain property.

(8) “Misclassified,” as used in ORS 659A.100(2)(b), means an erroneous or unsupported medical diagnosis, report, certificate or evaluation.

(9) “Person” includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, limited liability companies, joint stock companies, corporations, legal representatives, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy or receivers, fiduciaries, mutual companies, trusts and unincorporated organizations and public bodies as defined in ORS 30.260 that have the primary purpose of serving, representing or otherwise benefiting the protected class.

(10) “Physical or mental impairment” means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological, musculoskeletal, special sense organs, respiratory (including speech organs), cardiovascular, reproductive, digestive, genito-urinary, hemic and lymphatic, skin and endocrine; or any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, traumatic brain injury, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities.

(11) “Property” and “real property” means property used or intended for commercial, business or residential purposes including, but not limited to a dwelling.

(12) “Purchaser” includes an occupant, prospective occupant, renter, prospective renter, lessee, prospective lessee, buyer or prospective buyer.

(13) “Receipt or alleged receipt of treatment for a mental disorder,” as used in ORS 659A.142(5), means actual treatment of an individual for a mental condition or an assertion that the person received such treatment.

(14) “Regarded as having an impairment,” as used in ORS 659A.100(2)(c), means:

(a) An individual having a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit a major life activity but who has been treated as having an impairment by a seller, lessor, advertiser, real estate broker or salesperson, or the agent of any seller, lessor, advertiser, real estate broker or salesperson;

(b) An individual having a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity only as a result of the attitude of others toward such impairment; or

(c) An individual having no physical or mental impairment but who is treated as having an impairment by a seller, lessor, advertiser, real estate broker or salesperson, or the agent of any seller, lessor, advertiser, real estate broker or salesperson.

(15) “Residential real estate related transaction” means any of the following:

(a) The making or purchasing of loans or providing other financial assistance:

(A) For purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing or maintaining a dwelling; or

(B) Secured by residential real estate; or

(b) The selling, brokering or appraising of residential real property.

(16) “Substantially limits” means that an individual has an impairment, had an impairment or is perceived as having an impairment that restricts one or more major life activities of the individual.

(a) An impairment that substantially limits one major life activity of the individual need not limit other major life activities of the individual.

(b) To have a disability (or to have a record of a disability) an individual must be substantially limited in performing a major life activity as compared to most people in the general population.

(c) An impairment that is episodic or in remission is considered to substantially limit a major life activity of the individual if the impairment would substantially limit a major life activity of the individual when the impairment is active.

(d) The term “substantially limits” shall be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of ORS 659A.100 to 659A.145 and 659A.400 to 659A.425, and should not require extensive analysis.

(17) “To rent” includes to lease, to sublease, to let and otherwise to grant for a consideration the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.

(18) “Treatment” includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and therapy by a health professional within the scope of the professional’s applicable license.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103 – 659A.142; 659A.145, 659A.421

Hist.: BLI 36-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 7-2008(Temp), f. 3-20-08, cert. ef. 3-25-08 thru 9-21-08; Administrative correction 10-21-08; BLI 40-2008(Temp), f. 11-10-08, cert. ef. 11-12-08 thru 5-1-09; BLI 43-2008, f. 12-3-08, cert. ef. 12-5-08; BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0206

Discrimination Theories: Housing

(1) For the purposes of housing discrimination complaints under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or discrimination complaints under federal housing law, a complainant need not be a member of a protected class. An aggrieved person may file a complaint of housing discrimination.

(2) Substantial evidence of intentional unlawful discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals, based on the totality of circumstances known at the time of the decision, evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the following elements:

(a) The respondent is a respondent as defined by ORS 659A.001(10) and OAR 839-005-0003(12); and

(b) The individual to whom an action of respondent is directed or about to be directed is a member of a protected class; and

(d) The individual’s protected class was the motivating factor for the respondent’s action. In determining whether the individual’s protected class was the reason for the respondent’s action, the division uses whichever of the following theories applies:

(A) Specific Intent Theory: The respondent knowingly and purposefully discriminates against an individual because of that individual’s membership in a protected class.

(i) There must be substantial evidence that the individual was harmed or was about to be harmed by the action of the respondent under circumstances that make it appear that the respondent treated the individual differently than comparably situated individuals who were not members of the individual’s protected class. Substantial evidence of discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support that protected class membership was a motivating factor for the respondent’s alleged unlawful action. If the respondent fails to rebut this evidence with evidence of a legitimate non-discriminatory reason, the division will conclude that substantial evidence of discrimination exists.

(ii) The complainant at all times has the burden of proving that the individual’s protected class was the motivating factor for the respondent’s unlawful action.

(3) Adverse Impact Discrimination in Housing:

(a) For the purposes of interpreting ORS 90.390, a court or the commissioner may find that a person has violated or is going to violate ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 if:

(A) The person applies a facially neutral housing policy to a member of a protected class;

(B) Application of the policy adversely impacts members of the protected class to a greater extent than the policy impacts persons generally.

(b) In determining under subsection (a) of this section whether a violation has occurred or will occur and, if it is determined that a violation has occurred or will occur, what relief should be granted, a court or the commissioner will consider:

(A) The significance of the adverse impact on the protected class;

(B) The importance and necessity of any business purpose for the facially neutral housing policy; and

(C) The availability of less discriminatory alternatives for achieving the business purpose for the facially neutral housing policy.

(4) As used in enforcing ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or federal housing law, harassment on the basis of a protected class is an unlawful practice in housing when:

(a) Conduct of a verbal or physical nature relating to protected classes is unlawful when substantial evidence of the elements of intentional discrimination, as described in section (2) of this rule is shown; and

(A) Such conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the purpose or effect of creating an offensive, intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment; or

(B) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of housing; or

(b) The standard for determining whether harassment is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a hostile, intimidating or offensive environment is whether a reasonable person in the circumstances of the individual against whom the harassment is directed would so perceive it.

(5) Tenant-on-tenant harassment: A housing provider is liable for a resident’s harassment of another resident when the housing provider knew or should have known of the conduct, unless the housing provider took immediate and appropriate corrective action.

(6) Harassment by Employees or Agents: A housing provider is liable for harassment of a resident by the housing provider’s employees or agents when the housing provider knew or should have known of the conduct, unless the housing provider took immediate and appropriate corrective action.

(7) Discrimination based on disability may involve intentional discrimination, including harassment, or discrimination that need not be intentional, including adverse impact, or the failure to permit reasonable modifications, the refusal to make reasonable accommodations or the failure to design and construct covered buildings under applicable rules. To be protected from discrimination based on disability, an individual must have a disability, as described in ORS 659A.104 and the relevant rules. Reasonable accommodation in real property transactions is covered by ORS 659A.145 and OAR 839-005-0220. Reasonable modifications in housing and the design and construction of covered buildings are covered by ORS 659A.145. Claims of disability discrimination brought under federal housing law are defined under that law.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103 – 659A.142; 659A.145, 659A.421

Hist.: BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-005-0220

Individuals with Disabilities

(1) Individuals protected from discrimination on the basis of disability in real property transactions include any individual with a disability associated with a purchaser.

(2) In addition to the prohibitions in OAR 839-005-0205, discrimination in real property transactions based on an individual’s disability includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Failure to design and construct a covered multifamily dwelling as required by the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.);

(b) Refusing to permit, at the expense of an individual with a disability, reasonable modifications of existing premises occupied or to be occupied by that individual if such modifications may be necessary to afford that individual full enjoyment of the premises, except that, in the case of rental, the landlord may, where it is reasonable to do so, condition permission for modification on the renter agreeing to restore the interior of the premises to the condition that existed before the modification, reasonable wear and tear excepted;

(A) In the case of a rental, a disabled renter is only required to restore the interior premises to the condition that existed before the modification when the landlord required restoration as a condition to granting the disabled renter’s reasonable modification request.

(c) Refusing to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices or services when such accommodations may be necessary to afford an individual with a disability equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling;

(A) A housing provider may not require verification of the disability-related need for a requested accommodation if that need is readily apparent or otherwise known;

(B) If a disability or a disability-related need for a requested accommodation is not readily apparent or otherwise known, the provider may request only information that is necessary to evaluate the disability-related need for the accommodation;

(C) It is a violation of this section for a housing provider to refuse to permit a disabled person to live in a covered dwelling with an animal that mitigates one or more of the person’s disability-related needs, except when a specific animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals and the threat cannot be eliminated or significantly reduced; and

(D) A housing provider may not charge a resident or applicant deposits or other fees for keeping an animal covered under this section.

(3) Direct Threat. A lessor or agent may engage in conduct otherwise prohibited by ORS 659A.145 when:

(a) Leasing or rental of the subject property by an individual with a disability would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others; and

(b) No reasonable accommodation is possible that would eliminate or acceptably minimize the risk to health and safety.

(4) A determination that a direct threat exists must rely on an individualized assessment that is based on reliable objective evidence (e.g., current conduct, or a recent history of overt acts posing a risk to health and safety). The assessment must consider:

(a) The nature, duration and severity of the risk of injury;

(b) The probability that injury will actually occur; and

(5) A lessor or agent must allow alterations of existing premises if the premises are occupied by or to be occupied by an individual with a disability, and the individual with a disability pays for the alterations, as provided in section 2 of this rule.

(6) 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.

(7) In the sale, lease or rental of real estate, a person may not disclose to any person that an occupant or owner of real property has or died from human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103 – 659A.142; 659A.145 & 659A.421

839-006-0240

Progressive Impairments

Conditions that are progressive (including, but not limited to, cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, multiple sclerosis and HIV infection, whether or not such condition substantially limits the individual in any major life activity at the time of the alleged discrimination) may not form the basis for an employer to refuse to employ or promote; bar or discharge from employment; or discriminate in compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103 - 659A.142

Hist.: BL 2-1984, f. & ef. 1-31-84; BL 15-1990, f. 10-29-90, cert. ef. 11-1-90; BL 4-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-12-96; BL 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-98; BLI 15-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-11-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-006-0275

Definitions — Disability

(1) “Disability” has the meaning given in OAR 839-006-0205(1) and (8).

(2) “Major life activity” has the meaning given in OAR 839-006-0205(6).

(3) “Physical or mental impairment” has the meaning given in OAR 839-006-0205(9).

(4) “Substantially limits” has the meaning given in OAR 839-006-0205(12).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103, 659A.104, 659A.106, 659A.109, 659A.139, 659A.142

Hist.: BLI 21-2005, f. 10-20-05, cert. ef. 10-21-05; BLI 14-2008, f. 5-30-08, cert. ef. 6-6-08; BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-006-0307

Discrimination Theories: Public Accommodation of Individuals with Disabilities

(1) A violation of discrimination laws against individuals with disabilities may involve either intentional or unintentional discrimination. Discrimination against individuals with disabilities need not be intentional to be unlawful. Unintentional discrimination may occur in situations involving adverse impact, the failure to permit reasonable modifications, the refusal to make reasonable accommodations, the failure to design and construct covered buildings under applicable rules or the failure to remove physical barriers from facilities as provided in OAR 839-006-0310. To be protected from discrimination based on disability, an individual must have a disability, as described in ORS 659A.104 and the relevant rules. Reasonable modifications in services, programs or activities, provision of auxiliary aids, services by state government, removal of barriers to facilities, goods and services and provision of auxiliary aids by public accommodations are covered by ORS 659A.142 and these rules.

(2) Substantial evidence of intentional unlawful discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the following elements:

(a) The respondent is a respondent as defined by ORS 659A.001(10) and OAR 839-005-0003(12) of these rules;

(b) The complainant is an individual with a disability;

(d) The complainant’s disability was the motivating factor for the respondent’s action. In determining whether the complainant’s disability was the motivating factor for the respondent’s action, the division uses whichever of the following theories applies:

(A) Specific Intent Theory: The respondent knowingly and purposefully discriminates against an individual because that individual has a disability.

(B) Different or Unequal Treatment Theory: The respondent treats individuals with disabilities differently than others who do not have disabilities. When the respondent makes this differentiation because of the individual’s disability and not because of legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons, unlawful discrimination exists. In establishing a case of different or unequal treatment:

(i) There must be substantial evidence that the complainant was harmed by an action of the respondent under circumstances that make it appear that the respondent treated the complainant differently than comparably situated individuals who do not have disabilities. Substantial evidence of discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support that an individual’s disability was a motivating factor for the respondent’s alleged unlawful action. If the respondent fails to rebut this evidence with evidence of a legitimate non-discriminatory reason, the division will conclude that substantial evidence of unlawful discrimination exists.

(II) Mixed Motive: If the respondent presents substantial evidence that a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason contributed to the respondent’s action, but the division finds the individual’s disability was also a substantial factor in the respondent’s action, the division will determine there is substantial evidence of discrimination.

(ii) The complainant at all times has the burden of proving that the complainant’s disability was the motivating factor for the respondent’s unlawful action.

(3) Adverse impact by a place of accommodation on the basis of disability: Substantial evidence of adverse impact discrimination does not require establishment of intentional discrimination as provided in (2) of this rule. Adverse impact discrimination exists if the division’s investigation reveals evidence that a reasonable person would accept as sufficient to support the following elements:

(a) The respondent is a respondent as defined by ORS 659A.001(10) and OAR 839-005-0003(12) of these rules;

(b) The respondent has a standard or policy that is applied equally.

(d) The complainant is a member of the protected class adversely affected by the respondent’s standard or policy and has been harmed by the respondent’s application of the standard or policy.

(4) Harassment by a place of public accommodation on the basis of disability:

(a) Conduct of a verbal or physical nature on the basis of disability is unlawful when substantial evidence of the elements of intentional discrimination, as described in section (2) of this rule, is shown and:

(A) Such conduct is sufficiently severe or pervasive to have the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment; or

(B) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of public accommodations; or

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.103 & ORS 659A.142

Hist.: BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-006-0455

Employment Preference for Promotions

(1) A public employer will grant a preference to a person seeking promotion and who is employed by the public employer in a permanent civil service position only if the person:

(a) Was granted military leave by the public employer to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States;

(b) Returned from the military leave to the civil service position;

(c) Qualified as a veteran or disabled veteran, as defined in OAR 839-006-0440(5) and (9), by reason of the person’s service during the military leave or otherwise;

(d) Successfully completed a test or examination for the promotional position; and

(e) Meets the minimum qualifications and any special qualifications for the promotional position.

(2) If a person meets the criteria for a promotional preference under subsection (1) of this rule, the public employer will add five preference points to a veteran’s score and ten preference points to a disabled veteran’s score.

(3) For the purposes of a promotional preference under subsection (1) of the rule, if a public employer uses an application examination that consists of an evaluation method of ranking an applicant that does not result in a score, the public employer will devise and apply methods by which the public employer gives special consideration in the public employer’s hiring decision to veterans and disabled veterans.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 408.225, 408.230, 408.235

Hist.: BLI 37-2008, f. 11-6-08, cert. ef. 11-10-08; BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0210

Definitions

(1) “Alternate duty” means work assigned to an employee that may consist of:

(a) The employee’s same duties worked on a different schedule; or

(b) Different duties worked on the same or different schedule.

(2) “Child,” for the purposes of parental and sick child leave only (not for the purposes of serious health condition leave), means a biological, adopted, foster or stepchild, the child of an employee’s same-gender domestic partner or a child with whom the employee is or was in a relationship of in loco parentis. The child must be:

(a) Under the age of 18; or

(b) An adult dependent child substantially limited by a physical or mental impairment as defined by ORS 659A.104(1)(a), (3), and (4).

(3) “Covered employer” means any employer employing 25 or more persons in the state of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar work weeks in the calendar year in which the leave is to be taken or in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the leave is to be taken.

(4) “Domestic partner” means an individual joined in a domestic partnership.

(5) “Domestic partnership” for the purposes of ORS Chapter 659A means two individuals of the same sex who have received a Certificate of Registered Domestic Partnership from the State of Oregon in compliance with ORS 432.405(1) and rules adopted by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics.

(6) “Eligible employee” means an employee employed in the state of Oregon on the date OFLA leave begins. For eligibility of employees reemployed following a period of uniformed service, see subsections (c) and (d) of this section.

(a) For the purpose of taking parental leave, an employee must be employed by a covered employer for at least 180 calendar days immediately preceding the date on which OFLA leave begins.

(b) For purposes of taking all other types of OFLA leave, including pregnancy disability leave, an employee must have worked for a covered employer for an average of at least 25 hours per week during the 180 calendar days immediately preceding the date OFLA leave begins.

(A) In determining that an employee has been employed for the preceding 180 calendar days, the employer must count the number of days an employee is maintained on the payroll, including all time paid or unpaid. If an employee continues to be employed by a successor in interest to the original employer, the number of days worked are counted as continuous employment by a single employer.

(B) In determining 25 hours average per week, the employer must count actual hours worked using guidelines set out pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (See 29 CFR Part 785).

(c) The federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, 38 USC 43 (USERRA) provides that an employee reemployed following a period of uniformed service is entitled to the seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee had on the date the uniformed service began, plus any seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee would have attained if the employee had remained continuously employed. Federal Department of Labor regulation 20 CFR 1002.210 provides that in determining entitlement to seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits, the period of absence from employment due to or necessitated by uniformed service is not considered a break in employment. The rights and benefits protected by USERRA upon reemployment include those provided by the employer and those required by statute. Under USERRA, a reemployed service member would be eligible for leave under OFLA if the number of days and the number of hours of work for which the service member was employed by the civilian employer, together with the number of days and number of hours of work for which the service member would have been employed by the civilian employer during the period of uniformed service, meet OFLA’s eligibility requirements. In the event that a service member is denied OFLA leave for failing to satisfy the OFLA days and hours of work requirement due to absence from employment necessitated by uniformed service, the service member may have a cause of action under USERRA but not under OFLA.

[Note: USERRA also applies to leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 USC 2601-2654 (FMLA).]

(d) ORS 659A.082–659A.088 provides that an employee reemployed following a period of uniformed service is entitled to the seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee had on the date the uniformed service began, plus any seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee would have attained if the employee had remained continuously employed. In determining entitlement to seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits, the period of absence from employment due to or necessitated by uniformed service is not considered a break in employment. If a reemployed service member was eligible for leave under OFLA prior to the date uniformed service began, OFLA’s eligibility requirements are considered met.

(e) For the purpose of qualifying as an eligible employee, the employee need not work solely in the state of Oregon.

(7) “Family member” means the spouse, same-gender domestic partner, custodial parent, non-custodial parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, biological parent, parent-in-law, parent of same-gender domestic partner, grandparent or grandchild of the employee, or a person with whom the employee is or was in a relationship of in loco parentis. It also includes the biological, adopted, foster or stepchild of an employee or the child of an employee’s same-gender domestic partner. For the purposes of OFLA, an employee’s child in any of these categories may be either a minor or an adult at the time serious health condition leave is taken.

(8) “FMLA” is the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 USC 2601.

(9) “Foreseeable leave” means leave taken for a purpose set out in ORS 659A.159 that is not “unforeseeable leave” as defined in OAR 839-009-0210(21).

(10) “Foster child” means a child, not adopted, but being reared as a result of legal process, by a person other than the child’s natural parent.

(11) “Gender” means an individual’s assigned sex at birth, gender identity, or gender expression.

(12) “Gender expression” means the manner in which an individual’s gender identity is expressed, including, but not limited to, through dress, appearance, manner, speech, or lifestyle, whether or not that expression is different from that traditionally associated with the individual’s assigned sex at birth.

(13) “Gender identity” means an individual’s gender-related identity, whether or not that identity is different from that traditionally associated with the individual’s assigned sex at birth, including, but not limited to, a gender identity that is transgender or androgynous.

(14) “Health care provider” means:

(a) The person primarily responsible for providing health care to an eligible employee or to a family member of an eligible employee: and

(b) Who is a physician licensed to practice medicine or surgery, including a doctor of osteopathy; or

(c) A podiatrist, a dentist, a clinical psychologist, an optometrist, a naturopath, a nurse practitioner, a licensed physician’s assistant, a direct entry midwife, a nurse-midwife or a clinical social worker authorized to practice and perform within the scope of a professional license as provided by law; or

(d) A Christian Science practitioner listed with the First Church of Christ Scientist in Boston, Mass: or

(e) A chiropractor, but only to the extent that a chiropractor provides treatment consisting of manual manipulation of the spine to correct a subluxation demonstrated to exist by X-rays.

(15) “In loco parentis” means in the place of a parent, having financial or day-to-day responsibility for the care of a child. A legal or biological relationship is not required.

(16) “Intermittent leave” means leave taken in multiple blocks of time and/or requiring an altered or reduced work schedule.

(17) “OFLA” is the Oregon Family Leave Act, ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186.

(18) “OFLA leave” means a leave of absence for purposes described in ORS 659A.159 and OAR 839-009-0230(1) through (4). Except that “OFLA leave” does not include leave taken by an eligible employee who is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS 656.005, unless the employee has refused a suitable offer of light duty or modified employment under ORS 659A.043(3)(a)(D) or 659A.046(3)(d).

See ORS 659A.162, OAR 839-006-0131(2) and 839-006-0136(4).

(19) “OFLA leave year,” for calculating the OFLA leave year entitlement, means a calendar year (January to December), a fixed 12-month period such as a fiscal year, a 12-month period measured forward from the date of the employee’s first OFLA leave, or a 12-month period measured backward from the date the employee uses any OFLA leave. The option selected must be applied to all employees. In the absence of an employer policy or collective bargaining agreement defining how an OFLA leave year will be measured, a calendar year will be used.

(20) “Serious health condition” means an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition of an employee or family member:

(a) That requires inpatient care in a medical care facility such as a hospital, hospice or residential facility such as a nursing home. When a family member resides in a long-term residential care facility, leave applies only to:

(A) Transition periods spent moving the family member from one home or facility to another, including time to make arrangements for such transitions;

(B) Transportation or other assistance required for a family member to obtain care from a physician; or

(b) That the treating health care provider judges to pose an imminent danger of death, or that is terminal in prognosis with a reasonable possibility of death in the near future;

(d) That involves a period of incapacity. Incapacity is the inability to perform at least one essential job function, or to attend school or perform regular daily activities for more than three consecutive calendar days and any subsequent required treatment or recovery period relating to the same condition. This incapacity must involve:

(A) Two or more treatments by a health care provider; or

(B) One treatment plus a regimen of continuing care.

(e) That results in a period of incapacity or treatment for a chronic serious health condition that requires periodic visits for treatment by a health care provider, continues over an extended period of time, and may cause episodic rather than a continuing period of incapacity, such as asthma, diabetes or epilepsy;

(f) That involves permanent or long-term incapacity due to a condition for which treatment may not be effective, such as Alzheimer’s disease, a severe stroke or terminal stages of a disease. The employee or family member must be under the continuing care of a health care provider, but need not be receiving active treatment;

(g) That involves multiple treatments for restorative surgery or for a condition such as chemotherapy for cancer, physical therapy for arthritis, or dialysis for kidney disease that if not treated would likely result in incapacity of more than three days; or

(h) That involves any period of disability of a female due to pregnancy or childbirth or period of absence for prenatal care.

(21) “Unforeseeable leave” means leave taken as a result of:

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

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

(c) A premature birth or a placement for adoption or foster care the exact date of which cannot be previously determined with certainty.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.150–659A.186, 659A.043, 659A.046

Hist.: BL 2-1995, f. 9-8-95, cert. ef. 9-9-95; BLI 5-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 35-2006, f. 10-3-06, cert. ef. 10-4-06; BLI 44-2007, f. 12-31-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0250

Notice by Employee; Designation by Employer; Notice by Employer Regarding Eligibility or Qualification

(1) Except in situations described in sections (2) and (3) of this rule, a covered employer may require an eligible employee to give 30 days written notice of the need for foreseeable leave, including an explanation of the need for leave, before starting OFLA leave. The employee is not required to specify that the request is for OFLA leave.

(a) An employee able to give advance notice of the need to take OFLA leave must follow the employer’s known, reasonable and customary procedures for requesting any kind of leave, absent unusual circumstances.

(b) An employer may request additional information to determine that a requested leave qualifies for designation as OFLA leave, except in cases of parental leave.

(c) The employer may provisionally designate an absence as OFLA leave until sufficient information is received to make a determination. An employee who calls in sick without providing further information will not be considered to have provided sufficient notice to trigger an employer’s obligations under OFLA.

(d) An employee on OFLA leave who needs to take more leave than originally authorized must give the employer reasonable notice prior to the end of the authorized leave, following the employer’s known, reasonable and customary procedures for requesting any kind of leave. However, when an authorized period of OFLA leave has ended and an employee does not return to work, an employer having reason to believe the continuing absence may qualify as OFLA leave must request additional information, and may not treat a continuing absence as unauthorized unless requested information is not provided or does not support OFLA qualification.

(2) When an employee is unable to give the employer 30 days notice but has some advance notice of the need for leave, the employee must give the employer as much advance notice as is practicable.

(3) When taking OFLA leave in an unforeseeable situation, an employee must give verbal or written notice within 24 hours before or after commencement of the leave. This notice may be given by any other person on behalf of an employee taking unforeseeable OFLA leave. The employer may require written notice by the employee within three days of the employee’s return to work.

(4) If an employee fails to give notice as required by sections (1), (2), and (3) of this rule or the employer’s policies:

(a) The employer may reduce the period of unused OFLA leave by an amount no greater than the number of days of leave the employee has taken without providing timely notice of leave. This reduction of leave may not exceed three weeks in a one-year leave period (see ORS 659A.165(4)); and

(b) The employee may also be subject to disciplinary action under an employer’s uniformly applied policy or practice. This practice must be consistent with the employer’s discipline for similar violations of comparable rules.

(5) Except in the case of sick child leave, when an employee requests OFLA leave, or when the employer acquires knowledge that an employee’s leave may be for an OFLA-qualifying reason, the employer must provide the employee within five business a written request for information to verify whether the leave is OFLA-qualifying. Within five business days of receiving the requested information, the employer must notify the employee whether or not the employee is eligible and qualifies to take OFLA leave absent extenuating circumstances. All OFLA absences for the same qualifying reason are considered a single leave event and employee qualification as to that reason for leave does not change during the applicable 12-month period unless the reason is no longer qualifying. If an employer determines that an employee does not qualify for OFLA leave for the reason requested, the employer must notify the employee in writing that the employee does not qualify.

(a) The written notice that the employee does not qualify must state that the employee is ineligible or the reason for requested leave does not qualify for OFLA leave and at least one reason why the employee is not eligible or the reason does not qualify for leave.

(b) If an employer determines that an employee does not qualify for OFLA leave for the reason requested because a medical verification is incomplete or insufficient, the written notice that the employee does not qualify must state what additional information is required to make the verification complete or sufficient, and the employee must be afforded a reasonable period of time to correct the deficiency.

(6) An employer may not request medical verification of the need for sick child leave until after an employee’s third occurrence of sick child leave in the same OFLA leave year.

(7) When an employee fails to respond to reasonable employer requests for medical verification of the employee’s requested reason for leave to determine whether the leave is OFLA qualifying, the employer may deny use of OFLA leave until medical verification is received.

(8) An employer may not reduce an employee’s available OFLA leave or take disciplinary action unless the employer has posted the required Bureau of Labor and Industries Family Leave Act notice or the employer can otherwise establish that the employee had actual knowledge of the notice requirement.

(9) Federal regulations prohibit reducing the leave period under FMLA, but allow an employer to delay the start of leave because of improper notice (see 29 CFR Section 825.304).

(10) When an employee is subject to both FMLA and OFLA, the employer must apply the discipline available under (4)(a), (b) or (6) of this rule that is most beneficial to the employee’s individual circumstances.

(11) An employee who refuses an offer of employment under ORS 659A.043(3)(a)(D) or 659A.046(3)(d) and who otherwise is entitled to OFLA leave under 659A.150 to 659A.186:

(a) Automatically commences a period of OFLA leave upon refusing the offer of employment; and

(b) Need not give notice to the employer that would otherwise be required by this rule that the employee is commencing a period of leave. See ORS 659A.162, OAR 839-006-0131(2) and 839-006-0136(4).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.150–659A.186, 659A.043, 659A.046

Hist.: BL 2-1995, f. 9-8-95, cert. ef. 9-9-95; BLI 5-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 1-2007, f. 1-16-07, cert. ef. 1-17-07; BLI 44-2007, f. 12-31-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0280

Use of Paid Leave

(1) Except as provided in this rule or the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, an agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer, or an employer policy, OFLA leave is not required to be granted with pay.

(2) An employee eligible to take OFLA leave is entitled to use accrued paid sick leave, personal leave, vacation leave or any other paid leave that is offered in lieu of vacation leave, during the period of OFLA leave. As used in this rule, accrued paid sick leave does not include disability insurance or disability benefits.

(3) An employer may require an employee to use available paid leave during OFLA leave that would otherwise be unpaid, and may determine the order in which paid leave is to be used if to do so is consistent with a collective bargaining agreement or other written agreement between the eligible employee and the covered employer or an employer policy. The employer may exercise these prerogatives only if:

(a) Prior to the commencement of OFLA leave, the employer provides written notice to the employee that accrued paid leave is to be used during OFLA leave; or

(b) Within five business days of the employee’s notice of unforeseeable leave, the employer provides written notice to the employee.

(4) An eligible employee or covered employer may choose to have the employee’s OFLA leave run concurrently with a type of paid or unpaid leave not referenced in these rules, as provided or allowed under an employer policy, except that an employer may not reduce the amount of OFLA leave available to an eligible employee by any period the employee is unable to work because of a disabling compensable injury, as defined in ORS 656.005 (see ORS 659A.162(6)).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.150 – 659A.186

Hist.: BL 2-1995, f. 9-8-95, cert. ef. 9-9-95; BLI 5-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 47-2006, f. 12-29-06, cert. ef. 1-3-07; BLI 44-2007, f. 12-31-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0330

Prohibited Discrimination

It is an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to deny leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for victims of domestic violence,sexual assault or stalking 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 inquires about, applies for, or takes leave as provided under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.270 – 659A.285

Hist.: BLI 32-2007, f. 12-27-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0340

Definitions

(1) “Covered employer” means an employer who employs 6 or more individuals in the state of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the calendar year in which an eligible employee takes leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking or in the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which an eligible employee takes the leave.

(2) “Eligible employee” means an employee who is employed in the state of Oregon on the date leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking begins; and

(a) Worked an average of more than 25 hours per week for a covered employer for at least 180 calendar days immediately preceding the date the employee takes the leave.

(B) In determining more than 25 hours average per week, the employer must count actual hours worked using guidelines set out pursuant to the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (See 29 CFR Part 785).

(C) For the purpose of qualifying as an eligible employee, the employee need not perform work solely in the state of Oregon.

(D) Eligibility of employees reemployed following a period of uniformed service:

(i) The federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, 38 USC 43 (USERRA) provides that an employee reemployed following a period of uniformed service is entitled to the seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee had on the date the uniformed service began, plus any seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee would have attained if the employee had remained continuously employed. Federal Department of Labor regulation 20 CFR 1002.210 provides that in determining entitlement to seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits, the period of absence from employment due to or necessitated by uniformed service is not considered a break in employment. The rights and benefits protected by USERRA upon reemployment include those provided by the employer and those required by statute. Under USERRA, a reemployed service member would be eligible for leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking if the number of days and the number of hours of work for which the service member was employed by the civilian employer, together with the number of days and number of hours of work for which the service member would have been employed by the civilian employer during the period of uniformed service, meet the eligibility requirements of these rules. In the event that a service member is denied leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking for failing to satisfy the days and hours of work requirement due to absence from employment necessitated by uniformed service, the service member may have a cause of action under USERRA but not under these statutes.

(ii) ORS 659A.082–659A.088 provides that an employee reemployed following a period of uniformed service is entitled to the seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee had on the date the uniformed service began, plus any seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits that the employee would have attained if the employee had remained continuously employed. In determining entitlement to seniority and seniority-based rights and benefits, the period of absence from employment due to or necessitated by uniformed service is not considered a break in employment. If a reemployed service member was eligible for leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking prior to the date uniformed service began, the leave eligibility requirements are considered met.

(b) Is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking or is the parent or guardian of a minor child or dependent who is the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

(3) “Dependent” means an adult dependent child substantially limited by a physical or mental impairment as defined by ORS 659A.104(1)(a), (3), and (4) or any adult of whom the employee has guardianship.

(4) “Foster child” means a child, not adopted, but being reared as a result of legal process, by a person other than the child’s natural parent.

(5) “Health care professional” means a physician or other health care practitioner who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by law to provide health care services.

(6) “Immediate family” means spouse, domestic partner, father, mother, sibling, child, stepchild, grandparent, or any person who had the same primary residence as the victim at the time of the domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

(7) “In loco parentis” means in the place of a parent, having financial or day-to-day responsibility for the care of a child. A legal or biological relationship is not required.

(8) “Intermittent leave” means leave taken in multiple blocks of time and/or requiring an altered or reduced work schedule.

(9) “Law enforcement officer” means all police, corrections, and parole and probation officers who are included in the Public Safety Standards and Training Act as described in ORS 181.610 and 181.651.

(10) “Minor child,” means a biological, adopted, foster or stepchild, or a child with whom the employee is or was in a relationship of in loco parentis. It also includes the biological, adopted, foster or stepchild of an employee’s registered domestic partner. The minor child must be under the age of 18.

(11) “Parent or guardian” means a custodial parent, non-custodial parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, biological parent or an employee who is or was in relationship of in loco parentis with a minor child or a dependent with whom the employee is or was in a relationship of in loco parentis.

(12) “Protective order” means an order authorized by ORS 30.866, 107.095(1)(c), 107.700 to 107.735, 124.005 to 124.040 or 163.730 to 163.750 or any other order that restrains an individual from contact with an eligible employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent.

(13) “Reasonable leave” means any amount of leave that does not cause an undue hardship on a covered employer’s business.

(14) “Victim of domestic violence” means:

(a) An individual who has been threatened with abuse or who is a victim of abuse, as defined in ORS 107.705; or

(b) Any other person who has suffered financial, social, psychological or physical harm as a result of domestic violence committed against the victim as defined in (a), including a member of the victim’s immediate family.

(c) In no event will the alleged perpetrator of the domestic violence be considered a victim for the purposes of these rules.

(15) “Victims services provider” means a prosecutor-based victim assistance program or a nonprofit program offering safety planning, counseling, support or advocacy related to domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

(16) “Victim of sexual assault” means:

(a) An individual against whom a sexual offense has been threatened or committed as described in ORS 163.305 to 163.467 or 163.525; or

(b) Any other person who has suffered financial, social, psychological or physical harm as a result of a sexual assault committed against the victim as defined in (a), including a member of the victim’s immediate family.

(c) In no event will the alleged perpetrator of the sexual offense be considered a victim for the purposes of these rules.

(17) “Victim of stalking” means:

(a) An individual against whom stalking has been threatened or committed as described in ORS 163.732; or

(b) Any other person who has suffered financial, social, psychological or physical harm as a result of a stalking committed against the victim as defined in (a), including a member of the victim’s immediate family.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.270 - 659A.285

Hist.: BLI 32-2007, f. 12-27-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0365

Enforcement and Denial of leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking

(1) A covered employer’s duties and obligations under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 extend to a successor employer as defined in 29 CFR 825.107.

(2) It is an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to count leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 against an employee in determining the employee’s compliance with attendance policies or to count such leave against an employee when determining eligibility for bonuses based on attendance. An employee is entitled to continue eligibility for a bonus based on attendance upon return from leave under ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 and may not be disqualified from the bonus as a result of taking leave.

(3) Pursuant to ORS 659A.030(1)(g), it is an unlawful employment practice for any person, whether an employer or an employee, to aid, abet, incite, compel or coerce the doing of any of the acts in violation of ORS 659A.270 to 659A.285 or to attempt to do so.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.270 - 659A.285

Hist.: BLI 32-2007, f. 12-27-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

839-009-0400

Prohibited Discrimination

It is an unlawful employment practice for a covered employer to deny OMFLA leave to an eligible employee or to discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, or in any manner retaliate or in any way discriminate against any person with respect to hiring, promotion, compensation, tenure or any other terms, privileges or conditions of employment because the person inquires about OMFLA, submits a request for Oregon Military Family Leave, or invokes any provision of the Oregon Military Family Leave Act.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.093(6)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.090 – 659A.099

Hist.: BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

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Job Protection

(1) An employer must restore an employee returning from OMFLA leave, including intermittent and alternative duty leave, to the employee’s former position if the job still exists, even if it has been filled during the employee’s OMFLA leave. The former position is the position held by the employee at the time OMFLA leave began, regardless of whether the job has been renamed or reclassified. (For example, a delivery driver must be returned to the same route, at the same rate of pay and benefits, driving the same truck, delivering the same goods, on the same shift and working from the same location as when the driver started OMFLA leave.)

(2) Any worker hired during an eligible employee’s leave to perform the same work that the eligible employee performed before the leave was taken is a replacement worker. When the eligible employee notifies the employer that the employee is ready to return to work, the employer must give that employee the opportunity to work any hours that the replacement worker would otherwise have been scheduled to work.

(3) The employee is not entitled to return to the former position if the employee would have been displaced if OMFLA leave had not been taken.

(4) If the position held by the employee at the time OMFLA leave began has in fact been eliminated and not merely renamed or reclassified, the employer must restore the employee to any available, equivalent position.

(a) An available position is a position that is vacant or not permanently filled.

(b) An equivalent position is a position that is the same as the former position in as many aspects as possible. If an equivalent position is not available at the employee’s former job site, the employee may be restored to an equivalent position within 20 miles of the former job site.

(5) Unless the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, other agreement or the employer’s policy provide otherwise:

(a) An employee on OMFLA leave does not accrue seniority, production bonuses or other benefits that would accrue while the employee is working;

(b) An employee has no greater right to a job or other employment benefits than if the employee had not taken OMFLA leave; and

(6) Except for benefits used while on OMFLA leave, benefits an employee was entitled to prior to starting OFMLA leave must be restored in full upon the employee’s return to work. The benefits do not have to be restored, however, if such benefits have been eliminated or changed for similarly situated employees. This applies to all benefit provisions.

(a) An employer electing to continue health or other insurance coverage for an employee on OMFLA leave may require that the employee pay only the same share of health or other insurance premium during the leave that the employee paid prior to the leave.

(b) If an employee cannot or will not pay such costs, the employer may elect to discontinue benefit coverage, unless to do so would render the employer unable to restore the employee to full benefit coverage as required in section (6) of this rule.

(c) If an employer pays any portion of any employee’s benefit coverage for employees on non-OMFLA leave, the employer must pay that portion during OMFLA leave.

(d) If the employer pays (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or as required by state or federal statute) any part of the employee’s share of health or other insurance premium while an employee is on OMFLA leave, the employer may deduct up to 10 percent of the employee’s gross pay each pay period after the employee returns to work until the amount is repaid.

(e) Unless the cause is a serious health condition for which the employee would be entitled to OFLA leave or another circumstance beyond the employee’s control, if an employee fails to return to work, the employer may recover the employee’s share of benefits paid by the employer. The employer may use any legal means to collect the amount owed for the employee’s share of benefits paid by the employer, including deducting the amount from the employee’s final paycheck.

(8) If an employee gives unequivocal notice of intent not to return to work from OMFLA leave:

(a) The employee is entitled to complete the approved OMFLA leave, providing that the original need for OMFLA leave still exists. The employee remains entitled to all the rights and protections under OMFLA, including but not limited to, the use of vacation, sick leave and health benefits; except

(A) The employer’s obligations under OMFLA to restore the employee’s position and to restore benefits upon the completion of leave cease, except as required by federal COBRA laws, 29 USC 1161 et seq.; and

(B) The employer is not required to hold a position vacant or available for the employee giving unequivocal notice of intent not to return.

(9) An employer may not use the provisions of these rules as a subterfuge to avoid the employer’s responsibilities under OMFLA.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.093(6)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.090 – 659A.099

Hist.: BLI 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10; BLI 8-2011, f. 10-13-11, cert. ef. 10-14-11

Notes
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