Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 657.087 (2026)

Employment; service by individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements and consumer goods sales excluded

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657.087 Employment; service by individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements and consumer goods sales excluded. “Employment” does not include service performed:

(1) By individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements including roofing, siding and alterations of private homes to the extent that the remuneration consists of commissions, or a share of the profit realized on each contract; or

(2) By individuals to the extent that the compensation consists of commissions, overrides or a share of the profit realized on orders solicited or sales resulting from the in-person solicitation of orders for and making sales of consumer goods in the home. [1961 c.320 §2; 1977 c.101 §1]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases, 1965–2018 · leading case: Acn Opportunity, LLC v. Emp't Dep't, 418 P.3d 719 (Or. 2018).

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Acn Opportunity, LLC v. Emp't Dep't, 418 P.3d 719 (Or. 2018). · cites it 22× “600, and (2) certain commissioned salespeople, as defined in ORS 657.087. If an employer can prove that a purported employee is in fact an independent contractor or one of the salespeople excluded by ORS 657.”

Vector Mktg. Corp. v. Emp. Dep't, 365 P.3d 686 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 37× “” The ALJ concluded that the services that the salespeople performed for Vector were taxable employment to the extent that the salespeople were paid incentive payments on a per-demonstration basis; that is, the demonstrations were not entirely excluded from the definition of…”

ACN Opportunity, LLC v. Emp. Dep't, 377 P.3d 638 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 21× “ORS 657.087 provides certain exemptions from that rule: “‘Employment’ does not include service performed: “(1).”

Church at 295 S. 18th St., St. Helens v. Emp. Dep't, 28 P.3d 1185 (Or. Ct. App. 2001). “080; the solicitation of contracts for home improvements, ORS 657.087; and the like. There being such a list of exemptions, the church concludes, the state must provide one for religious institutions in the absence of a compelling justification for not doing so.”

Baker v. Cameron, 401 P.2d 691 (Or. 1965). “The period involved is prior to the effective date of ORS 657.087 which exempted, among others, commissioned salesmen of roofing and siding.”

Premier Prods. Co. v. Cameron, 400 P.2d 227 (Or. 1965). “ORS 657.087 provides: “ ‘Employment’ does not include service performed by individals soliciting contracts for home improvements including roofing, siding and alterations of private homes to the extent that the remuneration for such services primarily consists of commissions or…”

Petrol Stops Nw. v. Morgan, 501 P.2d 341 (Or. Ct. App. 1972). “085 to real estate, insurance and securities agents, ORS 657.087 to home improvement solicitors, and ORS 657.”

Timberland Sales, Inc. v. Emp. Div., 530 P.2d 880 (Or. Ct. App. 1975). “040 which finds that the dealers are petitioner’s employes would render ORS 657.087 unconstitutional because the latter statute provides an exemption from “employment” for persons performing *200 services by soliciting contracts for home improvements.”

Lane Council of Governments v. Lane Council of Governments Employes Ass'n, 552 P.2d 600 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). “There the statute (ORS 657.087) read: " 'Employment’ does not include service performed by individuals soliciting contracts for home improvements including roofing, siding and alterations of private homes to the extent that the remuneration for such services primarily consists…”

— Or. Rev. Stat. § 657.087(2) — 3 cases

Acn Opportunity, LLC v. Emp't Dep't, 418 P.3d 719 (Or. 2018). “600, and (2) certain commissioned salespeople, as defined in ORS 657.087. If an employer can prove that a purported employee is in fact an independent contractor or one of the salespeople excluded by ORS 657.”

Vector Mktg. Corp. v. Emp. Dep't, 365 P.3d 686 (Or. Ct. App. 2015). “” The ALJ concluded that the services that the salespeople performed for Vector were taxable employment to the extent that the salespeople were paid incentive payments on a per-demonstration basis; that is, the demonstrations were not entirely excluded from the definition of…”

ACN Opportunity, LLC v. Emp. Dep't, 377 P.3d 638 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “ORS 657.087 provides certain exemptions from that rule: “‘Employment’ does not include service performed: “(1).”

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