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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer solely because another member of an individual's family works or has worked for that employer to:
(a) Refuse to hire or employ an individual;
(b) Bar or discharge from employment an individual; or
(c) Discriminate against an individual in compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
(2) An employer is not required to hire or employ and is not prohibited from barring or discharging an individual if such action:
(a) Would constitute a violation of any law of this state or of the United States, or any rule promulgated pursuant thereto, with which the employer is required to comply;
(b) Would constitute a violation of the conditions of eligibility for receipt by the employer of financial assistance from the government of this state or the United States;
(c) Would place the individual in a position of exercising supervisory, appointment or grievance adjustment authority over a member of the individual's family or in a position of being subject to such authority which a member of the individual's family exercises; or
(d) Would cause the employer to disregard a bona fide occupational requirement reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the employer's business.
(3) As used in this section, “member of an individual's family” means the spouse in a marriage, son, daughter, parent, brother, brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, stepparent or stepchild of the individual.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination § 659A.309 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-51-labor-and-employment-unlawful-discrimination/or-rev-st-sect-659a-309/
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