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Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.060

Discharging or discriminating against employee prohibited

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      653.060 Discharging or discriminating against employee prohibited. (1) An employer may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because:

      (a) The employee has inquired about the provisions of ORS 653.010 to 653.261 or 653.265 or has reported a violation of or filed a complaint related to ORS 653.010 to 653.261 or 653.265.

      (b) The employee has caused to be instituted or is about to cause to be instituted any proceedings under or related to ORS 653.010 to 653.261 or 653.265.

      (c) The employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings.

      (2) A violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice under ORS chapter 659A. A person unlawfully discriminated against under this section may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. [1967 c.596 §12; 2007 c.278 §2; 2017 c.685 §4]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: Justice v. Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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Justice v. Rockwell Collins, Inc. (2015) ord · cites it 6× “261; (2) retaliation for reporting unpaid overtime in violation of the FLSA and Or.Rev.Stat. § 653.060; (3) sexual harassment in violation of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”) and Or.”
Krouse v. Ply Gem Pacific Windows Corp. (2011) ord · cites it 5× “060 Plaintiffs fifth claim alleges that defendant discriminated and retaliated against plaintiff after he brought wage claims in violation of ORS 653.060 and ORS 652.355. Compl. at 12.”
Buero v. Amazon.com Services, Inc. (2022) or “020(4) (1967) (exempting “[a]n individual employed by the United States, or this state, or a political subdivision”), with 29 USC § 203 (d) (1964) (excluding “the United States or any State or political subdivision of a State” from the definition of “employer”); compare ORS…”
Xu v. Lightsmyth Technologies, Inc. (2023) ord · cites it 2× “15 Plaintiff also brings (1) a wage retaliation claim under ORS § 653.060(1)(a), alleging that “Defendants constructively discharged and discriminated against Plaintiff because she inquired about and reported violations of overtime laws,” and (2) an ADEA claim under 29 U.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.060(1)(a) — 1 case
Xu v. Lightsmyth Technologies, Inc. (2023) ord “15 Plaintiff also brings (1) a wage retaliation claim under ORS § 653.060(1)(a), alleging that “Defendants constructively discharged and discriminated against Plaintiff because she inquired about and reported violations of overtime laws,” and (2) an ADEA claim under 29 U.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.060(l)(a) — 1 case
Krouse v. Ply Gem Pacific Windows Corp. (2011) ord “060 Plaintiffs fifth claim alleges that defendant discriminated and retaliated against plaintiff after he brought wage claims in violation of ORS 653.060 and ORS 652.355. Compl. at 12.”
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