ORS 441.184 Unlawful employment practices; civil action for retaliation

A hospital that takes any retaliatory action described in ORS 441.181 against a nursing staff commits an unlawful employment practice.

A nursing staff claiming to be aggrieved by an alleged violation of ORS 441.181 may file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in the manner provided by ORS 659A.820. Except for the provisions of ORS 659A.870, 659A.875, 659A.880 and 659A.885, violation of ORS 441.181 is subject to enforcement under ORS chapter 659A.

Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a civil action under ORS 441.183 must be commenced within one year after the occurrence of the unlawful employment practice unless a complaint has been timely filed under ORS 659A.820.

The nursing staff who has filed a complaint under ORS 659A.820 must commence a civil action under ORS 441.183 within 90 days after a 90-day notice is mailed to the nursing staff under this section.

The commissioner shall issue a 90-day notice to the nursing staff:

If the commissioner dismisses the complaint within one year after the filing of the complaint and the dismissal is for any reason other than the fact that a civil action has been filed.

On or before the one-year anniversary of the filing of the complaint unless a 90-day notice has previously been issued under paragraph (a) of this subsection or the matter has been resolved by the execution of a settlement agreement.

A 90-day notice under this section must be in writing and must notify the nursing staff that a civil action against the hospital under ORS 441.183 may be filed within 90 days after the date of mailing of the 90-day notice and that any right to bring a civil action against the hospital under ORS 441.183 will be lost if the action is not commenced within 90 days after the date of mailing of the 90-day notice.

The remedies under this section and ORS 441.183 are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.