Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.855 (2026)

Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received

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656.855 Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received. (1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall establish a licensing system for worker leasing companies. Such system shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting applications for license issuance or renewal.

(b) Prescribing the term of the license and the fee for original issuance and renewal of the license. The fees shall be set in an amount necessary to support the administration of this section and ORS 656.850.

(c) Prescribing those violations of this section or of ORS 656.850 for which the director may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license.

(d) Prescribing the form and contents of records a licensee is required to maintain and specifying the times, places and manner of audit by the director of those records.

(2) All moneys received by the director pursuant to this section shall be credited to the Consumer and Business Services Fund and are appropriated continuously to the director to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 656.850. [1993 c.628 §3]

Note: The amendments to 656.855 by section 7, chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative July 1, 2027. See section 23, chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

656.855. (1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall establish a licensing system for professional employer organizations.

(2) The system established by the director shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting applications for license issuance or renewal.

(c) Prescribing those violations of this section or of ORS 656.850 for which the director may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license.

(d) Prescribing the form and contents of records a licensee is required to maintain and specifying the times, places and manner of audit by the director of those records.

(3) All moneys received by the director pursuant to this section shall be credited to the Consumer and Business Services Fund and are appropriated continuously to the director to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 656.850.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2013 · leading case: Mayfly Grp., Inc. v. Ruiz, 250 P.3d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 2011).

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Mayfly Grp., Inc. v. Ruiz, 250 P.3d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 4× “850 and ORS 656.855, do not contain express provisions voiding an *82 agreement like the agreement between plaintiff and defendants.”

Baugh v. Maint. & Mach. Erectors, Inc., 968 P.2d 392 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “ORS 656.855 charges the director of DCBS with the task of establishing a licensing system for worker leasing companies.”

SAIF Corp. v. Matt Jenkins Contracting, 306 P.3d 641 (Or. Ct. App. 2013). “No person required by this section to obtain a license shall fail to comply with this section or ORS 656.855, or any rule adopted pursuant thereto.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.855(1) — 1 case

Mayfly Grp., Inc. v. Ruiz, 250 P.3d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “850 and ORS 656.855, do not contain express provisions voiding an *82 agreement like the agreement between plaintiff and defendants.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.855(l)(c) — 1 case

Mayfly Grp., Inc. v. Ruiz, 250 P.3d 360 (Or. Ct. App. 2011). “850 and ORS 656.855, do not contain express provisions voiding an *82 agreement like the agreement between plaintiff and defendants.”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.855(l)(d) — 1 case

Baugh v. Maint. & Mach. Erectors, Inc., 968 P.2d 392 (Or. Ct. App. 1998). “ORS 656.855 charges the director of DCBS with the task of establishing a licensing system for worker leasing companies.”

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