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Or. Rev. Stat. § 654.001 (2026)

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      654.001 Short title. ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423, 654.750 to 654.780 and 654.991 may be cited as the Oregon Safe Employment Act. [1973 c.833 §2]

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Cited in 75 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Holien v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 689 P.2d 1292 (Or. 1984).
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Holien v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 689 P.2d 1292 (Or. 1984). · cites it 10× “, ORS 654.001 et seq.; 29 USC § 660 (c) (1970); 29 CFR § 1977.”
Ossanna v. Nike, Inc., 445 P.3d 281 (Or. 2019). · cites it 4× “062(5), which provides: "It is an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employee * * * because the employee * * * has: "(a) Opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to…”
Walsh v. Consol. Freightways, Inc., 563 P.2d 1205 (Or. 1977). · cites it 5× “, ORS 654.001 et seq.; 29 USC § 660 (c) (1970); 29 CFR § 1977.”
Hamlin v. Hampton Lumber Mills, Inc., 246 P.3d 1121 (Or. 2011). · cites it 6× “062(5) provides: "It is an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employee or prospective employee because the employee or prospective employee has: "(a) Opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001…”
Ossanna v. Nike, Inc., 415 P.3d 55 (Or. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “062(5), it is "an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employee * * * because the employee * * * has: "(a) Opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423 and 654.”
Mantia v. Hanson, 77 P.3d 1143 (Or. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “That statute reads, in part, as follows: “(a) It is an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employee or prospective employee because such employee has opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001…”
Shockey v. City of Portland, 837 P.2d 505 (Or. 1992). · cites it 2× “" One purpose of the Oregon Safe Employment Act, ORS 654.001 to 654.295, ORS 654.750 to 654.”
OR-OSHA v. Loy Clark Pipeline, Co., 514 P.3d 544 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “The amended citation alleged: 2 “ORS 654.001 to 654.295, 654.412 to 654.423, 654.”
Ass'n of Oregon Loggers, Inc. v. Dep't of Ins. & Fin., 883 P.2d 859 (Or. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 5× “025(2) provides, in relevant part: “The director and the board may make, establish, promulgate and enforce all necessary and reasonable regulations, rules, standards, orders and other provisions for the purpose of carrying out their respective functions under ORS 654.001 to…”
Falkenstein's Meat Co. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 754 P.2d 621 (Or. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 3× “062(5)(a): “It is an unlawful employment practice for any person to bar or discharge from employment or otherwise discriminate against any employe or prospective employe because such employe has opposed any practice forbidden by ORS 654.001 to 654.295 and 654.750 to 654.”
Shahtout v. Emco Garbage Co., 695 P.2d 897 (Or. 1985). “The regulation is OAR 437-56-095(2), a rule promulgated by the Workers’ Compensation Department under the Oregon Safe Employment Act, ORS 654.001 to 654.295, in order to assure employees of safe and healthful working conditions.”
Davis v. United States Employers Council, Inc., 934 P.2d 1142 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Such conduct may also be subject to criminal sanctions, see, e.g., ORS 163.118 (manslaughter in the first degree); ORS 163.”
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