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Or. Rev. Stat. § 657.080 (2026)

Employment; news delivery service excluded

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      657.080 Employment; news delivery service excluded. “Employment” does not include service performed by an individual:

      (1) In the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution.

      (2) In the delivery or distribution of newspapers whose remuneration primarily consists of the difference between the amount the individual pays or is obligated to pay for the newspapers and the amount the individual receives or is entitled to receive on distribution or resale thereof. [Amended by 1975 c.257 §3]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1968–2007 · leading case: Church at 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens v. Emp. Dep't, 28 P.3d 1185 (Or. Ct. App. 2001).
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Church at 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens v. Emp. Dep't, 28 P.3d 1185 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “045; the distribution of newspapers, ORS 657.080; the solicitation of contracts for home improvements, ORS 657.”
Necanicum Inv. Co. v. Emp. Dep't, 164 P.3d 1197 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). “048 (translation and interpretation); ORS 657.080 (newspaper delivery); ORS 657.”
Union Avenue Soc. Club, Inc. v. Peet, 437 P.2d 730 (Or. 1968). “ORS 657.080 et seq. The judgment of the circuit court is reversed.”
Greater Portland Newcomers Serv., Inc. v. Morgan, 513 P.2d 493 (Or. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 3× “We do not believe that the exemption granted in ORS 657.080 contemplates snch additional activity as searching for new households, a personal visit, an interview as to household needs, or the other actions taken by petitioner’s hostesses.”
Petrol Stops Nw. v. Morgan, 501 P.2d 341 (Or. Ct. App. 1972). “” ③ ORS 657.080 applies to news delivery service, ORS 657.”
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