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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment
Chapter 657B - Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Section 657B.070 - Denying leave; discrimination and retaliation prohibited; remedies for violation; exception; statute of limitations tolled during appeal.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 657B.070 (2025)
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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to:

(a) Violate ORS 657B.060.

(b) Deny leave or interfere with any other right to which an eligible employee is entitled under this chapter.

(c) Retaliate or in any way discriminate against an employee with respect to hire or tenure or any other term or condition of employment because the employee has inquired about the rights or responsibilities under this chapter.

(2)(a) An employee who alleges a violation of this section may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 or may file a complaint with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in the manner provided by ORS 659A.820.

(b) This subsection does not apply if the process described in ORS 657B.410, or the method established under ORS 657B.420, provides a remedy for the alleged violation.

(3) Notwithstanding the applicable statute of limitations for complaints filed under ORS 659A.820 or actions brought under ORS 659A.885 alleging a violation of ORS 657B.060 or this section, if a claimant filed an appeal under ORS 657B.410 or 657B.420, the appeal tolls the statute of limitations for the period of time during which the appeal is pending. [2019 c.700 §11; 2023 c.203 §13; 2025 c.85 §3]

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