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Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.285 (2026)

Liability of employer; attorney fees

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      653.285 Liability of employer; attorney fees. If an employee’s trade equipment is damaged upon or stolen from premises under the employer’s control as a proximate cause of the employer’s failure to comply with ORS 653.280 the employee has a right to file an action against the employer, and the employer is liable, for financial settlement as is needed to repair or replace the equipment. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an action under this section. [1975 c.488 §8; 1981 c.897 §91; 1991 c.67 §158; 1995 c.618 §112]

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Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: State v. Turnidge, 374 P.3d 853 (Or. 2016).
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State v. Turnidge, 374 P.3d 853 (Or. 2016). “030 (persons violating air pollution standards not liable for condition “as to which any negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such person was not the proximate cause”); ORS 653.285 (employer liable for breach of statutory duty to reasonably safeguard employee’s trade…”
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