Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 839 - BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Division 5 - DISCRIMINATION
Section 839-005-0125 - Discrimination in Retaliation for Opposing Unlawful Practices

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 839-005-0125

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

(1) This rule interprets ORS 659A.030(1)(f).

(2) A person will be found to have unlawfully retaliated against any other person if:

(a) That other person has engaged in protected activity by:
(A) Explicitly or implicitly opposing an unlawful practice or what that other person reasonably believed to be an unlawful practice, or

(B) Filing a charge, testifying, or assisting in an investigation, proceeding, or lawsuit under ORS Chapter 659A, or attempting to do so;

(b) The person has subjected that other person to any adverse treatment, in or out of the workplace, that is reasonably likely to deter protected activity, regardless of whether it materially affects the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; and

(c) There is a causal connection between the protected activity and the adverse treatment.

(3) "Person" for purposes ORS Chapter 659A and these rules is defined at 659A.001(9) and OAR 839-005-0003(12).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805

Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.001(9) & 659A.030(1)(f)

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