Chapter 651 — Chapter 651

ORS 651.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise

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ORS 651.020 Bureau of Labor and Industries. The Bureau of Labor and Industries hereby is established as a separate department of this state. [Amended by 1979 c.659 §2]

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ORS 651.030 Commissioner; election; term; qualifications. (1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall be under the control of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries which office hereby is created

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ORS 651.040 Bond of commissioner. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall, before entering upon the duties of the office of the commissioner, execute a bond to the state in the sum of $5,000, conditioned upon the faithful, honest and impartial performance of the duties under ORS 651.030, 651.050, 651.060, 651.120, 651.160 and 651.170 and upon the prompt and faithful accounting for all fees of any nature collected by the commissioner or by designated assistants or deputies

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ORS 651.050 Duties of commissioner. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall cause to be enforced

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ORS 651.060 Power to conduct investigations and issue subpoenas; enforcement; witness fees; staff; delegation; rules; public information programs; fees. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may conduct investigations, issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties required under ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, 651.030, 651.050, 651.120 and 651.170 and ORS chapters 652, 653, 658 and 659A and in all contested cases scheduled for hearing by the Bureau of Labor and Industries pursuant to ORS chapter 183 when the information sought is relevant to a lawful investigative purpose and is reasonable in scope. The testimony shall be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which testimony is applicable. The commissioner shall adopt rules for gathering information through subpoenas or testimony. The rules must include procedures through which a party may object to providing information. After being served with a subpoena, if a person refuses, without reasonable cause, to be examined, to answer any question or to produce any document or other thing as required by the subpoena, the commissioner may petition the circuit court in the county in which the investigation is pending for an order directing the person to show cause why the person has not complied with the subpoena and should not be held in contempt. The commissioner shall serve the court’s order upon the person in the manner provided by ORCP 55 D. If the person fails to show cause for the noncompliance, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena within such time as the court shall direct and may hold the person in contempt

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ORS 651.065 Power to issue warrants for collection of debt owed Bureau of Labor and Industries. (1) If, upon entry of judgment and expiration of any time period for timely filing of notice of appeal, an amount due to the Bureau of Labor and Industries is not paid within 30 days of the date payment becomes due, and no provision has been made to secure the payment, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may issue a warrant. The warrant may be filed with the county clerk of any county in this state and recorded in the County Clerk Lien Record of the county in which it is filed. The amount of the warrant issued under this section must include the principal amount of the debt, any added interest accumulated pursuant to ORS 82.010 or other applicable law and any costs associated with the recording, indexing and serving of the warrant and any satisfaction and release thereof. A copy of the warrant shall be mailed to the debtor by the bureau at the last known address of the debtor

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ORS 651.070 Duty to prepare model respectful workplace policy and create informational materials identifying harms caused by workplace bullying. (1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall prepare a model respectful workplace policy that employers may adopt. In preparing the model policy, the bureau shall take into consideration existing respectful workplace policies

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ORS 651.080 Establishment of Employer Assistance Division. The Employer Assistance Division is established within the Bureau of Labor and Industries. The purpose of the division is to provide education, training and interpretive guidance, including advisory opinions, to employers to assist employers in complying with laws that are enforced by the bureau. [2025 c.22 §2]

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ORS 651.090 Discussion communications; rules. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 651.100 Advisory opinions. (1) As used in this section and ORS 651.080, “advisory opinion” means written guidance

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ORS 651.110 Assistance and cooperation in enforcement of Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. The Bureau of Labor and Industries may assist and cooperate with the United States Department of Labor in the enforcement within this state of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Subject to the regulations of the United States Department of Labor and the laws of this state applicable to the receipt and expenditure of moneys, the bureau may be reimbursed by the United States Department of Labor for the reasonable cost of such assistance and cooperation. Records of the bureau acquired under this section shall be kept in confidence to the same extent the records of the United States Department of Labor are confidential, except that the records shall at all times be available to the proper agencies of the United States Government. [Amended by 2005 c.22 §456]

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ORS 651.115 [1963 c.291 §1; 1967 c.56 §1; repealed by 1969 c.597 §281]

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ORS 651.120 Entry and examination of workplaces. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may

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ORS 651.125 Interagency agreements to obtain certain business information. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law governing the confidentiality or disclosure of information, the Bureau of Labor and Industries may enter into an interagency agreement with a state agency to receive from the state agency a business name, address, electronic mail address, telephone number or state-generated common identification number or the nature of a business or type of entity conducting the business

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ORS 651.130 [Repealed by 1979 c.225 §5]

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ORS 651.135 Settlement agreements. (1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may enter into a settlement with respect to any violation of a provision of law over which the Bureau of Labor and Industries has jurisdiction. The commissioner may take steps to settle the matter through conference, mediation, conciliation, persuasion or other alternative dispute resolution processes, to otherwise carry out the duties of the commissioner

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ORS 651.140 [Amended by 1959 c.627 §9; repealed by 1975 c.605 §33]

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ORS 651.150 [Repealed by 1971 c.508 §4]

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ORS 651.160 Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. (1) There hereby is established in the General Fund in the State Treasury an account to be known as the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. Except as otherwise provided by law, all fees of whatever kind, and moneys received or collected by the Bureau of Labor and Industries, from every source, and paid into the State Treasury pursuant to law shall be credited to the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. Except as otherwise provided by law, all moneys in the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account hereby are appropriated continuously for the payment of the salaries and all other expenses of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. All fees collected pursuant to ORS 651.060 (5) are appropriated continuously for the payment of expenses of public information programs conducted pursuant to ORS 651.060 (5)

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ORS 651.170 Payment of expenses. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may incur such expense and employ such clerical aids as may be necessary to carry out ORS 651.030, 651.050, 651.060 and 651.120. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services may draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the payment of such expense upon properly verified vouchers approved by the commissioner. However, such expense shall not exceed at any time the amount appropriated therefor. [Amended by 1959 c.627 §10; 1983 c.740 §239; 2003 c.794 §307; 2009 c.161 §5]

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ORS 651.180 [Amended by 1955 c.138 §3; 1957 c.465 §5; 1959 c.406 §32; renumbered 460.070]

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ORS 651.185 Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account. The Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account is created in the General Fund of the State Treasury. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to

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ORS 651.190 Demographic data collection reporting requirements for hospitals; list of hospitals required to report; civil penalty; rules. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 651.195 Civil penalties. (1) Civil penalties under ORS 651.190 shall be imposed in accordance with ORS 183.745 and may not exceed $500 for each day of noncompliance

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ORS 651.200 Definitions. As used in this section and ORS 651.205

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ORS 651.205 Posting notice of workplace rights for live entertainers; establishment of hotline for inquiries and complaints from live entertainers; confidentiality. (1) The operator of a live entertainment facility shall display the poster developed by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries under subsection (2) of this section in a conspicuous manner in a sufficient number of places in the establishment to be read by all persons working in the establishment

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ORS 651.210 [Repealed by 1959 c.406 §34]

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ORS 651.220 [Repealed by 1959 c.406 §34]

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ORS 651.230 [Repealed by 1959 c.406 §34]

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ORS 651.990 Penalties. (1) Willful neglect or refusal by any person subpoenaed under ORS 651.060 to attend or testify at the time and place named in the subpoena is a Class C misdemeanor

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