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Employer use of credit history restricted

ORS 659A.320

Employees · Credit reporting

Bars most employers from obtaining or using consumer credit report information to make hiring, firing, promotion, pay or other employment decisions, unless an exception applies.

Where

Oregon

Citation

ORS 659A.320

Status

In force

Enforced by

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries; civil action under ORS 659A.885

People can sue

Yes

Penalties

BOLI complaint or civil action for injunctive and equitable relief, back pay and attorney fees (ORS 659A.320(3); 659A.885).

Applies to

• Employers, as to applicants and employees; exempts federally insured banks and credit unions, employers required by law to use credit history, certain public safety officers, and substantially job-related uses disclosed in writing (ORS 659A.320(2))