2013 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 657 - Unemployment Insurance
Section 657.610 - Director; powers and duties generally; rules.

The Director of the Employment Department may:

(1) For purposes of administration and control, and with the approval of the Governor, organize and reorganize the department in whatever manner the director considers appropriate to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the department.

(2) Appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the department, whether classified or unclassified, and prescribe their duties and compensation, subject to applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law.

(3) Delegate to departmental officers and employees such responsibility and authority as the director determines necessary.

(4)(a) Determine all questions of general policy for this chapter and ORS chapter 657A;

(b) Adopt rules for this chapter and ORS chapter 657A; and

(c) Administer and enforce this chapter and ORS chapter 657A.

(5) Sue and be sued in the name of the director, and shall have a seal bearing the name of the Employment Department.

(6) Adopt proper rules to regulate the mode and manner of all investigations.

(7) Prescribe the time, place and manner of making claims for benefits under this chapter, the kind and character of notices required thereunder and the procedure for investigating and deciding claims.

(8) Enter into contracts relating to the federal Workforce Investment Act deemed necessary by the director to fulfill the mission of the department. The director may enter into contracts with other states or governments, public bodies or persons to provide or receive services. Contracts entered into by the director shall be executed in the name of the state, by and through the Employment Department. [Amended by 1959 c.583 §23; 1969 c.597 §180; 1983 c.522 §7; 1993 c.344 §6; 1999 c.849 §§137,138; 2001 c.684 §§32,33; 2003 c.75 §52; 2003 c.199 §§1,2]

Note: ORS chapter 657A (Child Care) was renumbered as ORS chapter 329A and the duties, functions and powers of the Child Care Division of the Employment Department were transferred to the Early Learning Division of the Department of Education by sections 37 to 37f, chapter 624, Oregon Laws 2013. The text of 657.610 was not amended by enactment of the Legislative Assembly to reflect the transfer. Editorial adjustment of 657.610 for the renumbering has not been made.