Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 661.020 (2026)

Labor not a commodity; employment rights are personal

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661.020 Labor not a commodity; employment rights are personal. (1) The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce.

(2) The right to enter into the relation of employer and employee, to change that relation, to assume and create a new relation for employer and employee or to work and labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a personal and not a property right.

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Cited in 1 case, 1997–1997 · leading case: Rauda v. Oregon Roses, Inc., 935 P.2d 469 (Or. Ct. App. 1997).

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Rauda v. Oregon Roses, Inc., 935 P.2d 469 (Or. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “"(2) The right to enter into the relation of employer and employee, to change that relation, to assume and create a new relation for employer and employee or to work and labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a personal and not a property right.”

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