Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 690 - LONG-TERM RURAL ENTERPRISE ZONE INCENTIVES
Section 123-690-4200 - Minimum Hiring
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
For purposes of the minimum hiring and employment requirements to be met and maintained under ORS 285C.412(1)(b), (2)(c), (3)(d), (4)(d) or (5)(c) by a certified business firm:
(1) Employees are persons:
(2) The number of employees located and performing their jobs at the Facility Site, less the base number of employees as calculated in sections (4) to (7) of this rule, must equal or exceed the applicable minimum under ORS 285C.412 (for which county population is based on the most recent decennial U.S. Census count at the time of certification).
(3) The firm shall provide notice to the assessor in writing, with payroll records or other evidence as necessary or appropriate, as soon as possible after satisfaction of section (2) of this rule is achieved. This must occur in a calendar year that is not more than the applicable number of years set forth below after the calendar year in which exempt facility property is first placed in service:
(4) The base number of employees is one of the following figures, adjusted in accordance with sections (5) and (6) of this rule:
(5) The base number includes employees engaged in equivalent occupations/operations of the certified business firm or any other firm under common ownership or control that are transferred to the Facility Site from another location within this state that undergoes corresponding job losses, at any time after the application is made but before the end of the applicable calendar year in section (3) of this rule.
(6) The base number excludes current or former employees of the certified business firm who are transferred or rehired, and whose employment at the Facility Site is unrelated to the transfer of existing operations or occupations from elsewhere in this state.
(7) If so specified in the agreement under ORS 285C.403(3)(c) with the zone sponsor, the base number also excludes:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 285A.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 285C.412 & 285C.415