Oregon Statutes

§ 659A.259 — Eviction from employee housing or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262 prohibited; enforcement

Oregon § 659A.259
JurisdictionOregon
Vol.16
Title 51Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination
Ch. 659AUnlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real

This text of Oregon § 659A.259 (Eviction from employee housing or discrimination against employee for reporting violations of ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262 prohibited; enforcement) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Oregon primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.259 (2026).

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(1)It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to expel or evict from housing referred to in ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262 or to discharge, demote, suspend from employment or in any other manner discriminate or retaliate against an employee or any member of the employee’s household for the reason that the employee or any member of the employee’s household has:
(a)Reported or complained concerning possible violations of ORS 659A.250 to 659A.262; or
(b)Conferred with or invited to residential areas, any authorized person or invited person.
(2)An employee or any member of the employee’s household may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 for violations of this section and may bring a civil action under ORS 659A.885 and recover the relief as provided by ORS 659A.885 (1) and (3).

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Elk Creek Management Co. v. Gilbert
303 P.3d 929 (Oregon Supreme Court, 2013)
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Legislative History

Formerly 659.295

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