Oregon Administrative Code

462-220-0090 Enforcement All proceedings against an applicant or licensed hub shall be before the Commission. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) & 462.725 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 462.405 History: RC 2-2012, f. 5-29-12, cert. ef. 6-1-12 RC 3-2007, f. 3-29-07, cert. …

462-220-0100 Advanced Deposit Wagering on Past Live Racing Products (1) “Animal Races”, when used in ORS 462.725, means pari-mutuel wagering on all forms of animal racing authorized by the Commission including but not limited to live animal races and previously held animal races.…

462-220-0110 Source Market Fee — Remittance and Reporting (1) Applicability. This rule applies to all advance deposit wagering licensees (ADWs or hubs) licensed under Division 220 that operate accounts for Oregon residents and are subject to an approved source market mitigation p…

462-230-0010 Totalizator Licensing Requirements (1) A Totalizator company transacting any business within the State of Oregon shall first obtain a license from the Oregon Racing Commission. As a condition of licensing, or annual license renewal, the license application shall incl…

462-230-0020 General Totalizator Requirements (1) Totalizator companies providing service within the state of Oregon shall meet the following requirements: (a) Agreement to facility inspections and verification by the commission; (b) Agreement to testing of hardware and software …

471-007-0200 Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority Purpose. These rules control the Department’s acquisition of information about a subject individual’s criminal history through criminal records checks or other means and its use of that information to determine whether the…

471-007-0210 Definitions (1) “Authorized Designee” means a Department employee authorized to obtain and/or review criminal offender information and other records about a subject individual through criminal records checks and other means, and to conduct a fitness determination in …

471-007-0285 Agency Representation The Director shall designate an authorized representative of the department to participate in hearings conducted pursuant to OAR 125-007-0270. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 181A.195 & 657.610 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 181A.195 History: ED…

471-007-0300 Authorized Designees (1) Appointment. (a) The Department Director or the Director’s designee shall designate positions within the Department as including the responsibilities of an authorized designee. (b) Appointment to one of the designated positions shall be conti…

471-007-0310 Fees (1) The Department may charge a fee for acquiring criminal offender information for use in making a fitness determination. In any particular instance, the fee shall not exceed the fee(s) charged the Department by the Oregon Department of State Police and the Fed…

471-008-0000 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications (1) The words and phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS 36.110 and 36.234. (2) Nothing in this rule affects any confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rul…

471-010-0005 Director As used in these rules and unless the context requires otherwise, the title “Administrator” or “Assistant Director” means the Director of the Employment Department of the State of Oregon. Where appropriate, “Administrator” or “Director” shall also mean any d…

471-010-0010 Rules Procedure Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any permanent rule, the Employment Department shall give notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: (1) In the Secretary of State's Bulletin referred to in ORS 183.360 at least twenty-one (21)…

471-010-0015 Effective Date of Administrative Rule Adoptions (1) Unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, the rules in effect at the time an individual files a claim for benefits shall be applied to issues associated with that claim for benefits. (2) For purposes of this rule, …

471-010-0020 Attorney General’s Model Rules Division 1 of the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure effective January 1, 2008, shall be applicable to rulemaking functions of the Employment Department. [ED. NOTE: The full text of the Attorney General’s Model Rules of Procedu…

471-010-0025 Exemption from Summary Determination Pursuant to OAR 137-003-0580 (4), the Oregon Employment Department is exempt from Motion for Summary Determination process under the Administrative Procedures Act. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 657.610 Statutes/Other Implemented:…

471-010-0030 Repealing Existing Rules All existing Employment Department rules, save and except OAR 471-010-0010 adopted December 29, 1975, heretofore adopted are repealed. Such repeal, however, does not affect nor impair any act done, right acquired, or duty imposed prior to the…

471-010-0040 Filing Timely Notices (1) Except as specifically provided or prohibited in OAR 471-040-0005 and in this rule, when an individual or employing unit is required by ORS Chapter 657, or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, to file a notice, request, appeal, application, p…

471-010-0045 Witness Qualification For the purposes of ORS Chapter 657 any witness appearing for the Employment Department, who is an employee of the department: (1) Is considered to be a duly authorized agent of the director; and (2) Is considered, by virtue of their employment,…

471-010-0060 Customer Information and Disclosure: Reimbursable Expenses The current Oregon Administrative Rules adopted by the Department of Administrative Services of the State of Oregon with respect to official travel and other reimbursable expenses and filed with the Secretary…

471-010-0070 Customer Information and Disclosure: Workforce Investment Act Methods of Administration (1) The Employment Department will comply with the equal opportunity and nondiscrimination provisions of Section 188 of the federal Workforce Investment Act and 29 CFR part 37 wit…

471-010-0080 Customer Information and Disclosure: Definitions (1) "Agent" means an individual or entity that is authorized to act for or in the place of another individual or entity. (2) “Business” means any entity carrying on a trade or commercial enterprise that operates either…

471-010-0085 Customer Information and Disclosure: Responsibility of Employment Department Staff (1) Department staff must safeguard the confidentiality of information collected or obtained and disclose only information about the customer that is authorized by law or that is neces…

471-010-0090 Customer Information and Disclosure: Disclosure Charges The department may charge a reasonable fee to reimburse it for the cost of providing records, including the cost of preparing the information and costs associated with implementing and maintaining written disclo…

471-010-0100 Customer Information and Disclosure: Information Collection (1) The department shall only collect and maintain customer information that is relevant and necessary to administer ORS Chapter 657 and Chapter 657A. (2) In addition to the mandatory disclosure of social se…

471-010-0105 Customer Information and Disclosure: General Disclosures (1) The department is authorized to disclose confidential information or records to non-governmental entities if the non-governmental entity enters into a written disclosure agreement with the department that: …

471-010-0110 Customer Information and Disclosure: Unemployment Insurance Disclosures (1) The department is authorized to disclose confidential information or records necessary to prepare for a pending hearing to the extent necessary for the proper presentation of an Oregon Unempl…

471-010-0111 Customer Information and Disclosure: Unemployment Insurance Tax Disclosure The department may disclose confidential Tax information pertaining to an employing unit to employees of the employing unit or agents thereof if both of the following conditions are met: (1) T…

471-010-0115 Customer Information and Disclosure: Business and Employment Services Disclosures (1) The Department is authorized to disclose confidential customer information or records to one-stop delivery system partners if: (a) A written disclosure agreement exists between the …

471-010-0120 Customer Information and Disclosure: Workforce and Economic Research Disclosures (1) Department staff may share confidential information with public agencies for purposes of governmental planning, performance measurement, program analysis, socio-economic analysis, an…

471-010-0125 Customer Information and Disclosure: Audit Authority and Written Agreements With Entities Having Access to Employment Department Information (1) All written agreements with entities other than the Internal Revenue Service and "Hosted Workers" that have access to Empl…

471-012-0005 Interagency Shared Information System Purpose The Interagency Shared Information System was established for the purpose of collecting, analyzing and sharing statistical and demographic data to facilitate strategies for improving the education, training and employment…

471-012-0010 Definitions (1) "Participant" means a participating state agency, as listed in ORS 657.732; and other state agencies, governmental entities or private organizations that have applied to be a participating state agency or organization and have been approved to partici…

471-012-0015 Data Collection for the Interagency Shared Information System Participants shall provide data to the Interagency Shared Information System in a format that encodes identifying data, including the client's Social Security number, using a formula unique to the particip…

471-012-0020 Disclosure of Interagency Shared Information System Data (1) Interagency Shared Information System data shall only be disclosed in the aggregate consisting of no fewer than six unit records. All disclosures must comply with applicable federal and state law, including…

471-015-0005 Performance Reporting Information System Purpose The Performance Reporting Information System was established exclusively for the purpose of collecting, analyzing and sharing statistical and demographic data for the development and reporting of the workforce system p…

471-015-0010 Definitions (1) "System participants" means: (a) Mandatory partners under the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (enacted as P.L. 105-220 and codified as 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.) and other one-stop system partners, which may include public bodies and private org…

471-015-0015 Data Collection for the Performance Reporting Information System System participants shall provide data to the Performance Reporting Information System in a format that encodes identifying data, including the client's Social Security number, using a formula unique to…

471-015-0020 Disclosure of Performance Reporting Information System Data (1) Data from the Performance Reporting Information System shall only be disclosed in the aggregate consisting of no fewer than three unit records, and according to the protocols established by agreement wit…

471-020-0010 Definitions As used in OAR 471-020-0010 to 471-020-0035, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Accepted” means a job listing is reviewed and managed by authorized Employment Department or partner staff. (2) "Active Status" means a period beginning when an indiv…

471-020-0020 Claimant Reemployment Services (1)(a) Except for individuals identified in OAR 471-020-0021, all unemployment insurance claimants shall submit such information as may be required by the Oregon Employment Department to carry out job placement services for the individu…

471-020-0021 Exemptions from Enrollment The following unemployment insurance claimants are not required to submit registration information to the Employment Department for job placement purposes: (1) Individuals claiming benefits as interstate liable claimants against the State o…

471-020-0030 JOBS Plus Program (1) As used in ORS 657.925, "JOBS Plus Program" means the processes used and services provided pursuant to OAR 471-020-0020, ORS 657.925 and 411.892. (2) As used in ORS 657.925, "job referral process" means the processes set forth in ORS 657.159 and…

471-020-0035 Job Listings (1) All job listings accepted by authorized Employment Department or partner staff must: (a) Be for an identifiable current job opening, or an identifiable future job opening; (b) Establish an employer-employee relationship; (c) Pay at least minimum wage…

471-020-0040 Discontinuation and Reinstatement of Services To An Employer (1) The Employment Department may initiate discontinuance of service to an employer who: (a) Refuses to alter or withdraw job listings containing specifications that are contrary to employment-related law; …

471-030-0005 Week Defined (1) A “week” as defined in subsection (10) of ORS 657.010 shall end on Saturday except that where an individual is attached to a regular employer a week may consist of any seven consecutive days approved by the Director. The provisions of this section sh…

471-030-0010 Assignment of Wages For purposes of ORS 657.150(2) and (4) wages shall be assigned to the calendar quarter in which they are paid, in the same manner that taxes are payable pursuant to OAR 471-031-0070(1). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 657 Statutes/Other Implemented…

471-030-0012 Standard Base Year Defined As used in ORS 657.173(1)(b), “standard base year” means a regular base year or period that is not expanded in any way. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 657.610 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 657.610 History: ED 4-2018, minor correction file…

471-030-0015 Social Security Account Number (1) Each employee in employment subject to the Employment Department Law shall procure a Federal Social Security Account Number and report this number to every employer for whom the employee is engaged in employment. (2) Employers shall…

471-030-0017 Defining and Allocating Remuneration, Holidays, and Vacations (1) The effective date of this rule is June 23, 2021. (2) Definitions. For purposes of applying ORS 657.100 and 657.150, and as used in this rule: (a) "Employment" means: (A) Being in an employer-employee …