Employer use of genetic information prohibited
ORS 659A.303
Employees · Genetic
Makes it an unlawful employment practice to seek, obtain or use genetic information about a worker, applicant or their blood relative to discriminate or deny any job right or benefit.
- Where
- Oregon
- Citation
- ORS 659A.303
- Status
- In force
- Enforced by
- Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (ORS 659A.820)
- People can sue
- Limited
- Penalties
- Unlawful employment practice remediable through a BOLI complaint; see also the Genetic Privacy Act's private action (ORS 192.541).
- Applies to
- Employers, as to employees, applicants and their blood relatives
Practices it requires
- Do not seek to obtain, obtain or use genetic information of an employee, applicant or blood relative to discriminate or restrict employment rights or benefits.ORS 659A.303(1)
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: ORS 659A.303 is not listed in ORS 659A.885(2); the extent of a direct civil action was not confirmed.
Research reference, not legal advice.