Oregon Limits Use of Credit History

July 2nd, 2010 Posted by Jolie

Effective July 1, 2010 a new Oregon law limits how an employer may use an employee’s . The new prohibits against employees with bad . The law applies to any action including , promotion, demotion, termination, retaliation, etc.

 

Use of a credit report to select applicants has become a thorny issue in the past two years, as many competent employees have been laid off and unable to pay their bills. Others were caught in an upside-down mortgage when the real estate bubble burst, and in extreme cases have had a home foreclosure or declared bankruptcy. The law was passed because legislators believe that depriving these people of jobs is not in the state’s best interest.

 

Under federal regulations, an employer can consider a ’s history when making hiring decisions for positions of responsibility, usually assumed to mean for management positions. The assumption is that someone with a poor history displays bad judgment in his or her personal life, and would not be any better at handling the employer’s money.

 

An Oregon employer can still check credit history if (more…)

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New Oregon Food Server Break Laws

February 18th, 2009 Posted by Amelia

Under regulations issued by the Oregon BOLI or and Industries, food servers can opt to waive their unpaid breaks, but not their rest breaks.

 

Oregon food workers over the age of 18 may opt out of their required 30-minute meal breaks if they like. The must complete a waiver form, available in English or Spanish from the BOLI website.

 

Employers cannot require an employee to waive breaks, or coerce employees to do so under the new regulations. Either the employer or the employee can revoke the waiver at any time by written notice.

 

However, if the employer has a signed, non-revoked waiver on file, the employee (more…)

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New Oregon Break Rules

February 12th, 2009 Posted by Cara

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries or recently issued a rule clarifying regulations on meal breaks in situations where it is impossible for an to be relieved of all duties.

 

Under the Oregon meal break law, employers must provide a meal of 30 minutes or more to any employee who works more than 6 hours. Employees who work less than 6 hours are not entitled to a meal .

 

Generally, the Oregon must be at least 30 minutes long, and the employee must be relieved of all duties during that period. The may be .

 

As in several other states, permits exceptions to meal breaks (more…)

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Exceptions to 2008 Oregon Non-compete Law

October 7th, 2008 Posted by Jolie

The Oregon prohibits between employers and hourly workers, in almost all cases.

 

However, under this new law, employers are still permitted to have management and sales employees sign non-compete agreements. The agreements limit the ’s ability to work for a competitor, at least for a period of time.

 

Such non-compete agreements – even voluntary ones – are illegal when applied to hourly or salaried non- under law.

 

The law set limits on the (more…)

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Oregon Outlaws Non-Compete Agreements for Some Workers

September 30th, 2008 Posted by Jolie

A little-known Oregon that went into effect in 2008 sets limits on the agreements so popular with employers.

 

Former Labor Commission Dan Gardner originally sponsored the bill to “turn back the recent expansion of non-compete agreements against” hourly and non-management workers. cited the use of such agreements with parking , call and workers as excessive.

 

“There is a dangerous expansion in (more…)

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