Oregon HR guidance for practitioners.
Pick a topic below to see the federal rule, the OR statute, and the practitioner steps Ask HR AI walks you through in a session.
Oregon at a glance
- Report lookback: 7 years (FCRA default). Oregon applies FCRA. Expunged records under ORS §137.225 must be suppressed.
- Ban-the-box: Statewide (ORS §659A.360). Employers may not inquire about criminal history before an initial interview or, if none, before a conditional offer.
- Salary history: Banned (ORS §652.220). Employers may not screen based on prior compensation or seek salary history from prior employers.
- Cannabis: Recreational legal; no statewide off-duty protection. ORS §659A.315 carves cannabis out of off-duty-use protections; employers may enforce zero-tolerance policies.
Oregon topics
FCRA adverse action in Oregon
The two-step FCRA adverse action process: pre-adverse notice with a copy of the report and Summary of Rights, a reasonable waiting period, and the final adverse action notice.
Read the OR guideBan-the-Box and Fair Chance hiring in Oregon
When employers may ask about criminal history, individualized assessment requirements, and the state and city ordinances that add rules on top of federal EEOC guidance.
Read the OR guideWage and hour in Oregon
FLSA exempt vs non-exempt classification, overtime rules, meal and rest breaks, off-the-clock work, and state daily-overtime rules that overlay the federal floor.
Read the OR guideLeaves and accommodations in Oregon
Coordinating FMLA, ADA reasonable accommodation, workers' comp, pregnancy accommodation, and state paid family and medical leave programs.
Read the OR guideDrug testing and marijuana in Oregon
Pre-employment, reasonable-suspicion, and post-accident drug testing across states with off-duty cannabis protections and safety-sensitive carve-outs.
Read the OR guidePay transparency and pay equity in Oregon
State and city pay range disclosure laws, pay equity analyses, and how to respond to an applicant's compensation question.
Read the OR guideHarassment prevention and training in Oregon
Mandatory sexual harassment training in CA, NY, IL, CT, DE, ME, WA — plus prevention policies, complaint channels, and Faragher/Ellerth defenses.
Read the OR guideBackground check basics for HR in Oregon
What a compliant employment background check includes, FCRA disclosure and authorization, and how to interpret common report components.
Read the OR guideRelated SafestHires resources for Oregon
- Oregon background-check rules — the underlying state-screening reference.
- Oregon FACIS healthcare screening — Medicaid exclusion and licensing boards.
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