Oregon Law
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659.010[Amended by 1957 c.724 §3; 1959 c.547 §5; 1959 c.689 §13; 1961 c.247 §2; 1963 c.622 §3; 1969 c.618 §1; 1973 c.714 §5; 1977 c.770 §12; 1979 c.813 §1; 1983 c.225 §1; 1987 c.319 §5; 1987 c.393 §1; 1989 c.317 §3; 1989 c.686 §1; 1991 c.652 §13; 1991 c.939 §5; 1993 c.719 §3; 1993 c.798 §32; 1995 c.343 §56; 1995 c.580 §15; 1997 c.30 §1; 1999 c.245 §2; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.015[1959 c.547 §2; 1959 c.689 §2; renumbered 659A.009 in 2001] 659.020[Amended by 1969 c.618 §2; 1977 c.770 §13; 1983 c.225 §2; 1989 c.224 §125; renumbered 659A.006 in 2001] 659.022[1963 c.622 §2; 1969 c.618 §2a; 1977 c.770 §14; 2001 c.621 §49; renumbered 659A.003 in 2001] 659.024[1959 c.547 §3; 1963 c.622 §5; 1965 c.575 §1; 1973 c.189 §2; repealed by 1977 c.770 §15] 659.025[Subsection (1) enacted as 1981 c.454 §1; subsection (2) enacted as 1981 c.242 §1; 1989 c.224 §126; renumbered 659A.012 in 2001] 659.026[1959 c.689 §3; 1973 c.189 §3; repealed by 1977 c.770 §15] 659.027[1983 c.183 §1; renumbered 659A.015 in 2001] 659.028[1969 c.618 §8; 1981 c.643 §1; 1987 c.279 §1; renumbered 659A.321 in 2001] 659.029[1977 c.330 §2; renumbered 659A.029 in 2001] 659.030[Amended by 1969 c.618 §3; 1977 c.770 §1; 1977 c.801 §1a; 1981 c.595 §1; 1981 c.643 §2; 1983 c.477 §1; 1983 c.820 §17; 1985 c.98 §4; 1985 c.151 §1; 1987 c.279 §2; 1993 c.33 §359; 2001 c.621 §50; renumbered 659A.030 in 2001] 659.031[1959 c.584 §2; 1973 c.714 §6; renumbered 659A.420 in 2001] 659.032[1957 c.725 §2; repealed by 1959 c.584 §4] 659.033[1957 c.725 §3; 1959 c.584 §3; 1973 c.714 §7; 1975 c.384 §1; 1989 c.523 §4; 1989 c.686 §2; 1995 c.559 §44; 1997 c.235 §1; 2001 c.621 §18; renumbered 659A.421 in 2001] 659.034[1957 c.725 §4; repealed by 1959 c.584 §4] 659.035[1981 c.470 §5; 1985 c.404 §3; 1989 c.890 §10; 2001 c.621 §40; renumbered 659A.233 in 2001] 659.036[1993 c.719 §2; 1995 c.680 §6; 2001 c.621 §51; 2001 c.739 §11; renumbered 659A.303 in 2001] 659.037[1957 c.724 §10; 1973 c.714 §8; 1977 c.770 §2; 1995 c.79 §336; 2001 c.621 §52; renumbered 659A.409 in 2001] 659.038[1999 c.627 §2; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.040[Amended by 1957 c.724 §13; 1971 c.723 §1; 1977 c.453 §2; 1977 c.770 §3; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.045[1957 c.724 §5; 1969 c.618 §4; 1973 c.714 §9; 1977 c.453 §2; 1977 c.770 §4; 1995 c.343 §57; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.050[Amended by 1957 c.724 §6; 1963 c.622 §6; 1971 c.723 §2; 1975 c.503 §1; 1987 c.393 §2; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.055[1963 c.622 §4; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.060[Amended by 1957 c.724 §7; 1961 c.145 §1; 1963 c.622 §7; 1971 c.418 §20; 1971 c.723 §3; 1975 c.419 §1; 1987 c.393 §3; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.070[Amended by 1963 c.622 §10; 1983 c.225 §3; 1999 c.245 §3; 1999 c.788 §44; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.080[Amended by 1957 c.724 §8; 1961 c.145 §2; 1963 c.622 §11; repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 659.085[1971 c.734 §103; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.090[Repealed by 1971 c.734 §21] 659.095[1977 c.453 §4; 1979 c.843 §1; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.100[Amended by 1957 c.724 §9; 1959 c.547 §6; 1959 c.689 §14; 1961 c.145 §3; 1963 c.622 §8; part renumbered 659.103; 1969 c.618 §5; 1971 c.322 §1; 1973 c.714 §10; 1977 c.770 §5; 1981 c.643 §3; 1987 c.279 §3; 1989 c.224 §127; 1995 c.343 §58; 2001 c.621 §53; renumbered 659A.800 in 2001] 659.102[Subsection (1) enacted as 1959 c.547 §4; subsection (2) enacted as 1959 c.689 §4; repealed by 1977 c.770 §15] 659.103[Formerly part of 659.100; 1969 c.618 §6; 1973 c.714 §11; 2001 c.621 §54; renumbered 659A.805 in 2001] 659.105[1963 c.622 §9; 1975 c.503 §2; 1987 c.393 §4; 2001 c.621 §55; renumbered 659A.890 in 2001] 659.110[Amended by 1957 c.724 §14; 2001 c.621 §56; renumbered 659A.810 in 2001] 659.115[1955 c.534 §1; 1969 c.618 §7; 2001 c.621 §57; renumbered 659A.815 in 2001] 659.120[Repealed by 1955 c.534 §2] 659.121[1977 c.453 §6; 1979 c.813 §2; 1981 c.897 §95; 1983 c.225 §4; 1987 c.822 §1; 1989 c.165 §3; 1989 c.317 §4; 1989 c.686 §4; 1989 c.1044 §6; 1991 c.342 §2; 1993 c.798 §33; 1995 c.580 §16; 1999 c.245 §1; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.130[Repealed by 1955 c.534 §2] 659.131[1977 c.771 §1; renumbered as subsections (1), (2) and (3) of 659.340] 659.136[1977 c.771 §2; renumbered as subsection (4) of 659.340] 659.140[Repealed by 1955 c.534 §2] 659.150[1975 c.204 §1; 1989 c.224 §128; renumbered 659.850 in 2001] 659.155[1975 c.204 §3; 1989 c.491 §64; 1999 c.200 §35; renumbered 659.855 in 2001] 659.160[1987 c.276 §2; 1995 c.618 §116; renumbered 659.860 in 2001] 659.165[1993 c.556 §1; 1995 c.618 §117; renumbered 659.870 in 2001] 659.175[1983 c.823 §3; renumbered 659.865 in 2001] 659.210[Renumbered 659.815 in 2001] 659.220[Amended by 1979 c.389 §1; 1981 c.897 §96; renumbered 659.820 in 2001] 659.225[1963 c.249 §1; 1981 c.301 §1; renumbered 659.840 in 2001] 659.227[1979 c.318 §1; 1981 c.301 §2; 1989 c.892 §1; 1995 c.680 §7; 2001 c.621 §58; renumbered 659A.300 in 2001] 659.230[Renumbered 659.805 in 2001] 659.240[Renumbered 659.800 in 2001] 659.250[Renumbered 659.845 in 2001] 659.260[Renumbered 659.810 in 2001] 659.270[1980 c.1 §3; 2001 c.621 §59; renumbered 659A.236 in 2001] 659.280[1981 c.867 §2; 1989 c.165 §1; renumbered 659A.250 in 2001] 659.285[1981 c.867 §3; 1989 c.165 §2; 2001 c.621 §86a; renumbered 659A.253 in 2001] 659.290[1981 c.867 §4; 1989 c.165 §7; renumbered 659A.256 in 2001] 659.295[1981 c.867 §5; 2001 c.621 §87; renumbered 659A.259 in 2001] 659.297[1989 c.165 §§4,5,6; 2001 c.621 §27; renumbered 659A.262 in 2001] 659.320[1957 c.548 §1; 1973 c.140 §1; renumbered 659.825 in 2001] 659.322[1991 c.875 §5; 1995 c.506 §5; 1999 c.59 §198; renumbered 659.830 in 2001] 659.324[1995 c.506 §7; 2001 c.621 §19; renumbered 659.835 in 2001] 659.330[1979 c.595 §1; 2001 c.621 §60; renumbered 659A.306 in 2001] 659.340[Subsections (1), (2) and (3) of 1979 Replacement Part formerly 659.131; subsection (4) of 1979 Replacement Part formerly 659.136; 1983 c.225 §5; 1985 c.565 §90; 2001 c.621 §61; renumbered 659A.309 in 2001] 659.358[1991 c.652 §§2,4; 2001 c.621 §20; renumbered 659A.312 in 2001] 659.360[1987 c.319 §2; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.365[1987 c.319 §3; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.370[1987 c.319 §4; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.380[1989 c.892 §3; 2001 c.621 §62; renumbered 659A.315 in 2001] 659.385[1989 c.822 §2; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.389[1989 c.822 §3; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.391[1989 c.822 §4; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.393[1989 c.822 §5; 1991 c.939 §6; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.400[1973 c.660 §2; 1979 c.640 §1; 1989 c.224 §129; 1997 c.854 §12; 2001 c.621 §21; renumbered 659A.100 in 2001] 659.405[1973 c.660 §3; 1979 c.640 §2; 1989 c.224 §130; 2001 c.621 §29; renumbered 659A.103 in 2001] 659.410[1973 c.660 §4; 1989 c.1044 §1; 1999 c.245 §4; 2001 c.621 §30; renumbered 659A.109 in 2001] 659.412[1989 c.850 §2; 1995 c.332 §62; renumbered 659A.052 in 2001] 659.415[1973 c.660 §5; 1979 c.813 §3; 1981 c.874 §14; 1989 c.1044 §1; 1990 c.2 §45; 1995 c.332 §60; renumbered 659A.043 in 2001] 659.417[1987 c.884 §45; renumbered 659A.049 in 2001] 659.420[1973 c.660 §6; 1979 c.813 §4; 1995 c.332 §61; 2001 c.621 §35; renumbered 659A.046 in 2001] 659.425[1973 c.660 §7; 1979 c.640 §3; 1989 c.224 §131; 1997 c.854 §13; renumbered 659A.142 in 2001] 659.430[1973 c.660 §8; 1979 c.640 §4; 1983 c.225 §6; 1989 c.686 §3; 1995 c.79 §337; 2001 c.300 §56; 2001 c.621 §24; renumbered 659A.145 in 2001] 659.435[1973 c.660 §9; repealed by 2001 c.621 §90] 659.436[1997 c.854 §2; renumbered 659A.112 in 2001] 659.437[1997 c.854 §3; renumbered 659A.115 in 2001] 659.439[1997 c.854 §4; 2001 c.621 §36; renumbered 659A.118 in 2001] 659.440[1997 c.854 §5; renumbered 659A.121 in 2001] 659.442[1997 c.854 §6; renumbered 659A.124 in 2001] 659.444[1997 c.854 §7; renumbered 659A.127 in 2001] 659.446[1997 c.854 §8; renumbered 659A.130 in 2001] 659.447[1997 c.854 §9; renumbered 659A.133 in 2001] 659.448[1997 c.854 §10; renumbered 659A.136 in 2001] 659.449[1997 c.854 §11; renumbered 659A.139 in 2001] 659.450[1989 c.1044 §3; 1991 c.90 §1; 1999 c.245 §6; 2001 c.621 §37; renumbered 659A.060 in 2001] 659.455[1989 c.1044 §4; 1991 c.90 §2; 1999 c.245 §5; 1999 c.313 §15; 2001 c.621 §38; renumbered 659A.063 in 2001] 659.460[1989 c.1044 §5; 2001 c.621 §39; renumbered 659A.066 in 2001] 659.470[1995 c.580 §1; renumbered 659A.150 in 2001] 659.472[1995 c.580 §2; renumbered 659A.153 in 2001] 659.474[1995 c.580 §3; renumbered 659A.156 in 2001] 659.476[1995 c.580 §4; renumbered 659A.159 in 2001] 659.478[1995 c.580 §5; renumbered 659A.162 in 2001] 659.480[1995 c.580 §6; renumbered 659A.165 in 2001] 659.482[1995 c.580 §7; renumbered 659A.168 in 2001] 659.484[1995 c.580 §8; renumbered 659A.171 in 2001] 659.486[1995 c.580 §9; renumbered 659A.174 in 2001] 659.488[1995 c.580 §9a; renumbered 659A.177 in 2001] 659.490[1995 c.580 §10; renumbered 659A.180 in 2001] 659.492[1995 c.580 §11; 2001 c.621 §88; renumbered 659A.183 in 2001] 659.494[1995 c.580 §12; renumbered 659A.186 in 2001] 659.505[1989 c.890 §2; 2001 c.621 §41; renumbered 659A.200 in 2001] 659.510[1989 c.890 §3; 2001 c.621 §42; renumbered 659A.203 in 2001] 659.515[1989 c.890 §4; 2001 c.621 §43; renumbered 659A.206 in 2001] 659.520[1989 c.890 §5; 2001 c.621 §44; renumbered 659A.209 in 2001] 659.525[1989 c.890 §6; renumbered 659A.212 in 2001] 659.530[1989 c.890 §7; 2001 c.621 §45; renumbered 659A.215 in 2001] 659.535[1989 c.890 §8; 2001 c.621 §46; renumbered 659A.218 in 2001] 659.540[1989 c.890 §9; 2001 c.621 §47; renumbered 659A.221 in 2001] 659.545[1989 c.890 §1; 2001 c.621 §48; renumbered 659A.224 in 2001] 659.550[1991 c.342 §1; 2001 c.621 §63; renumbered 659A.230 in 2001] 659.560[1991 c.939 §2; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.565[1991 c.939 §3; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.570[1991 c.939 §4; repealed by 1995 c.580 §18] 659.700[1995 c.680 §1; 1997 c.780 §1; 1999 c.921 §§1,2; 2001 c.588 §§11,12; renumbered 192.531 in 2001] 659.705[1995 c.680 §2; 1997 c.780 §2; 2001 c.588 §13; renumbered 192.533 in 2001] 659.710[1995 c.680 §3; 2001 c.588 §14; renumbered 192.535 in 2001] 659.715[1995 c.680 §4; 1997 c.780 §3; 2001 c.588 §15; renumbered 192.537 in 2001] 659.720[1995 c.680 §5; 2001 c.588 §16; renumbered 192.539 in 2001] 659.780Definitions for ORS 659.780 and 659.785 659.785Employer prohibited from taking action; civil action; notice; exceptions 659.800Use of force or misrepresentation to prevent employment prohibited 659.805Blacklisting and blackmailing prohibited 659.810Employer prohibited from filing false statement with employment agency to secure labor 659.815Deceptive representations or advertisements by persons employing labor prohibited 659.820Right of worker to recover damages and attorney fees 659.825Employer failing to make agreed payments to employee benefit fund 659.830Prohibitions and requirements relating to health insurance 659.835Health insurance coverage for children of employees 659.840Requiring breathalyzer or lie detector test prohibited; exception for breathalyzer test 659.845Fraudulently accepting advancement and refusing to work prohibited 659.850Discrimination in education prohibited; rules 659.852Retaliation against student prohibited 659.855Sanctions for noncompliance with discrimination prohibitions 659.860Enforcement of ORS 659.850 659.865Discrimination for participation in sanctioned athletic events prohibited 659.870[Formerly 659.165; repealed by 2021 c.367 §50] 659.875Discrimination in issuance of benefits or coverage or payment for certain medical services prohibited 659.880[2017 c.721 §8; 2023 c.228 §5; renumbered 435.240 in 2023] 659.990Penalties

Chapter 659 — Miscellaneous Prohibitions Relating to Employment and Discrimination

ORS 659.805 Blacklisting and blackmailing prohibited

(1)

No corporation, company or individual shall blacklist or publish, or cause to be blacklisted or published, any employee, mechanic or laborer discharged by such corporation, company or individual, with intent and for the purpose of preventing such employee, mechanic or laborer from engaging in or securing similar or other employment from any other corporation, company or individual.

(2)

No officer or agent of any corporation or any other person shall, in any manner, conspire or contrive by correspondence or otherwise to prevent an employee discharged by such corporation or such person from securing employment.

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