Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 839 - BUREAU OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Division 5 - DISCRIMINATION
Section 839-005-0140 - Accommodation of Employee Religious Practices
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) An employer violates ORS 659A.030 if the employer does not allow an employee to use vacation leave, or other leave available to the employee, for the purpose of allowing an employee to engage in the religious observance or practices of the employee.
(2) An employer is required to accommodate such leave only when reasonably accommodating use of the leave by the employee will not impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the employer.
(3) An employer violates ORS 659A.030 if the employer imposes an occupational requirement that restricts the ability of an employee to wear religious clothing, to take time off for a holy day or to take time off to participate in a religious observance or practice when:
(4) "Undue hardship" for purposes of ORS 659A.033 and this rule is described in ORS 659A.033.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805
Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.033