Oregon Administrative Rules|Section 839-010-0020 - Prohibited Discrimination by Public Employers

                                                
Current through Register Vol. 60, No. 12, December 1, 2021 
(1) Oregon public employee whistleblower statutes prohibit public employers from taking action against or prohibiting employees from: 
(a) Responding to legislative requests; 
 
(b) Disclosing information the employee believes is evidence of violation of laws or disclosing evidence of mismanagement, gross waste or abuse of authority; or 
 
(c) Reporting public endangerment resulting from an action by a public employer. 
 
 
(2) No public employer may require an employee to give notice prior to making any disclosure described in sections (1)(a), (b) and (c) of this rule. 
 
(3) No public employer may identify the employee who discloses the following information during any investigation of the information provided by the employee without the written consent of the employee: 
(a) Matters described in ORS 659A.203(1)(b); and 
 
(b) Reports required by ORS 659A.206(2). 
 
 
(4) No public employer may prohibit or take action against employees for disclosing that a person receiving public assistance is also subject to arrest.
 
Or. Admin. R. 839-010-0020
BL 9-1991, f. & cert. ef. 8-29-91; BLI 17-2000, f. & cert. ef. 8-11-00; BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02; BLI 39-2007, f. 12-28-07, cert. ef. 1-1-08; BLI 2-2015, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-15
Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805 & 659A.221
 
Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.233 & 659A.200 - 659A.224
This section was updated on 3/9/2015 by overlay.