Oregon § 659A.355 Discrimination based on wage inquiry or wage complaint; exception

Oregon Statutes

§ 659A.355 — Discrimination based on wage inquiry or wage complaint; exception

Oregon § 659A.355

Vol.16

Title 51Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination

Ch. 659AUnlawful Discrimination in Employment, Public Accommodations and Real

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.355 (2026).

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(1)It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge, demote or suspend, or to discriminate or retaliate against, an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the employee has:

(a)Inquired about, discussed or disclosed in any manner the wages of the employee or of another employee; or

(b)Made a charge, filed a complaint or instituted, or caused to be instituted, an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action based on the disclosure of wage information by the employee.

(2)This section does not apply to an employee who has access to wage information of employees as part of the job functions of the employee’s position and discloses the wages of those employees to individuals not authorized access to the

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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discharge, demote or suspend, or to discriminate or retaliate against, an employee with regard to promotion, compensation or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment because the employee has:
(a) Inquired about, discussed or disclosed in any manner the wages of the employee or of another employee; or
(b) Made a charge, filed a complaint or instituted, or caused to be instituted, an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action based on the disclosure of wage information by the employee.
(2) This section does not apply to an employee who has access to wage information of employees as part of the job functions of the employee’s position and discloses the wages of those employees to individuals not authorized access to the information, unless the disclosure is in response to a charge or complaint or is in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, including but not limited to an investigation conducted by the employer.