ORS 238.082
Limits on hours worked by retired members

(1)

Subject to the limitations in this section, any public employer may employ any member who is retired for service if the administrative head of the public employer is satisfied that such employment is in the public interest.

(2)

Except as provided in this section, the period or periods of employment by one or more public employers of a retired member who is reemployed under this section may not total 1,040 hours or more in any calendar year.

(3)

A retired member who is receiving old-age, survivors or disability insurance benefits under the federal Social Security Act may be employed under this section for the number of hours permitted by subsection (2) of this section, or for the number of hours for which the salary equals the maximum allowed for receipt of the full amount of those benefits to which the person is entitled, whichever is greater.

(4)

Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a retired member who is employed as a teacher or as an administrator, as those terms are defined in ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter), if the retired member is employed by a school district or community college district located within a county with a population of not more than 35,000 inhabitants according to the latest federal decennial census, or is employed by an education service district and the retired member’s primary work duties are performed in a county with a population of not more than 35,000 inhabitants according to the latest federal decennial census. A retired member who is employed under this subsection as a teacher, as defined in ORS 342.120 (Definitions for chapter), by the same public employer that employed the member at the time of retirement remains in the same collective bargaining unit that included the member before retirement.

(5)

Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a retired member who is employed:

(a)

By the sheriff of a county with a population of fewer than 75,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal decennial census;

(b)

By the municipal police department of a city with a population of fewer than 15,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal decennial census;

(c)

By the state or a county for work in a correctional institution located in a county with a population of fewer than 75,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal decennial census;

(d)

By the Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District, the Black Butte Ranch Service District or the Sunriver Service District;

(e)

By the Oregon State Police for work in a county with a population of fewer than 75,000 inhabitants, according to the latest federal decennial census;

(f)

As a deputy director or assistant director of the Department of Human Services, if the Governor approves the exemption for the person from the limitations on employment imposed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section;

(g)

As a deputy director or assistant director of the Oregon Health Authority, if the Governor approves the exemption for the person from the limitations on employment imposed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section;

(h)

As a special campus security officer commissioned by the governing board of a public university listed in ORS 352.002 (Public universities) under ORS 352.118 (Establishment of police department);

(i)

As a security officer for a community college, as defined in ORS 341.005 (Definitions for chapter); or

(j)

By the Harney County Health District as a person licensed, registered or certified to provide health services.

(6)

Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a retired member who is employed to temporarily replace an employee who serves in the National Guard or in a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States and who is called to federal active duty.

(7)

Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a retired member who is employed by a road assessment district organized under ORS 371.405 (Definitions for ORS 371.405 to 371.535) to 371.535 (Disposition of funds of dissolved district).

(8)

Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section do not apply to a retired member who is a nurse and is employed by a public employer as a nurse or for the purpose of teaching nursing during the period in which a nursing workforce shortage declared by the Legislative Assembly or the Governor is in effect.

(9)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, subsections (4) to (8) of this section do not apply to any member who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1), (2) or (3).

(b)

Subsection (4) of this section applies to a person who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1), (2) or (3) as long as the person is absent from service with all participating public employers for at least six months before the date the person is employed under subsection (4) of this section.

(10)

Employment under this section does not affect the status of a person as a retired member of the system and a recipient of retirement benefits under this chapter.

(11)

Hours worked by a person employed under subsections (4) to (8) of this section shall not be counted for the purpose of the limitations on employment imposed by subsections (2) and (3) of this section. [Formerly 237.143; 1997 c.178 §1; 2001 c.874 §2; 2003 c.625 §34; 2005 c.808 §40; 2007 c.307 §1; 2007 c.404 §4; 2007 c.774 §1; 2007 c.789 §4; 2009 c.390 §1; 2009 c.868 §§3,5; 2011 c.720 §69; 2019 c.152 §5; 2019 c.496 §2; 2021 c.135 §1]
Note: Sections 34, 35 and 38, chapter 355, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:
Sec. 34. Section 35 of this 2019 Act is added to and made a part of ORS chapter 238. [2019 c.355 §34]
Sec. 35. Employment of retired member without limitation on hours during calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024.

(1)

Notwithstanding ORS 237.650 (Options for legislators who are members of Public Employees Retirement System) and any provision of this chapter [ORS chapter 238] and subject to the limitations in this section, during calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024, a participating public employer may employ any retired member without limitation on the hours worked by the retired member if the administrative head of the public employer is satisfied that the employment is in the public interest.

(2)

A public employer that employs a retired member during calendar year 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024 shall contribute to the Public Employees Retirement Board the percentage of the member’s wages that would have been contributed to the board under ORS 238.225 (Employer contributions) if the member were an active member of the Public Employees Retirement System. Employer contributions made under this section are in addition to employer contributions made under ORS 238.225 (Employer contributions). The board shall apply contributions made by a public employer under this subsection against the liabilities of the public employer. The board shall adopt rules governing payments made under this subsection.

(3)

This section does not apply to any member who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1), (2) or (3), unless the person is absent from employment with all participating public employers for at least six months before the date the person is employed under this section.

(4)

Employment under this section does not affect the status of a person as a retired member of the system and a recipient of retirement benefits under this chapter. [2019 c.355 §35; 2021 c.135 §2]
Sec. 38. Sections 35 and 37 of this 2019 Act are repealed on January 2, 2025. [2019 c.355 §38]
Note: Sections 2 and 3, chapter 499, Oregon Laws 2007, provide:
Sec. 2. (1) The limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3) do not apply to a retired member who is a registered nurse and who is employed by a public employer as a nursing instructor.

(2)

The limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3) do not apply to a retired member who is employed by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training for the purpose of providing training under ORS 181.610 to 181.712 [series became 181A.355 (Definitions for ORS 181A.355 to 181A.689) to 181A.689 (Standards for speech and expression)].

(3)

This section does not apply to any member who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1) or (3).

(4)

Hours worked by a person employed under this section shall not be counted for the purpose of the limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3).

(5)

Employment under this section does not affect the status of a person as a retired member of the Public Employees Retirement System and a recipient of retirement benefits under this chapter. [2007 c.499 §2; 2009 c.390 §§3,10]
Sec. 3. Section 2, chapter 499, Oregon Laws 2007, is repealed January 2, 2026. [2007 c.499 §3; 2015 c.108 §1]
Note: Sections 2 to 4, chapter 6, Oregon Laws 2016, provide:
Sec. 2. (1) The limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3) do not apply to a retired member who is employed by a school district or education service district to provide services as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathology assistant.

(2)

This section does not apply to any member who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1) or (3) unless the person’s date of retirement is more than six months before the date the person is employed under this section.

(3)

Hours worked by a person employed under this section may not be counted for the purpose of the limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3).

(4)

Employment under this section does not affect the status of a person as a retired member of the Public Employees Retirement System and a recipient of retirement benefits under this chapter [ORS chapter 238]. [2016 c.6 §2]
Sec. 3. Section 2 of this 2016 Act applies to hours worked by a person employed by a school district or education service district to provide services as a speech-language pathologist or speech-language pathology assistant on and after January 1, 2016. [2016 c.6 §3]
Sec. 4. Section 2 of this 2016 Act is repealed January 2, 2026. [2016 c.6 §4]
Note: Sections 2 and 3, chapter 475, Oregon Laws 2015, provide:
Sec. 2. (1) As used in this section, “teacher of career and technical education” means a teacher licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission to instruct any career and technical education course or program in any career and technical education field.

(2)

The limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3) do not apply to a retired member who is employed by a school district or an education service district as a teacher of career and technical education.

(3)

This section applies to a person who retires under the provisions of ORS 238.280 (Eligibility for retirement) (1), (2) or (3) as long as the person’s date of retirement is more than six months before the date the person is employed under this section.

(4)

Employment under this section does not affect the status of a person as a retired member of the Public Employees Retirement System and a recipient of retirement benefits under this chapter.

(5)

Hours worked by a person employed under subsection (2) of this section shall not be counted for the purpose of the limitations on employment imposed by ORS 238.082 (Limits on hours worked by retired members) (2) and (3). [2015 c.475 §2]
Sec. 3. Section 2, chapter 475, Oregon Laws 2015, is repealed on June 30, 2023. [2015 c.475 §3; 2018 c.48 §1]

Source: Section 238.082 — Limits on hours worked by retired members, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors238.­html.

238.005
Definitions 238.008
Computation of salary 238.015
Membership generally 238.025
Effect of service interruptions on membership 238.035
Membership of part but not all employees of a public employer 238.045
Membership of certain circuit court judges 238.055
Membership of judges previously receiving retirement pay from Judges’ Retirement Fund 238.062
Membership of deputy district attorneys 238.068
Membership of legislators 238.072
Membership of certain legislative employees 238.074
Membership of community college employees 238.078
Reemployment of retired members 238.082
Limits on hours worked by retired members 238.088
Appointment or election of retired member to public office 238.092
Option of legislators to receive certain benefits 238.095
Termination of membership 238.105
Restoration of credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership 238.115
Alternate method of restoring credit forfeited by reason of termination of membership 238.125
Credit for probationary period of employment 238.135
Credit for probationary periods in seasonal positions 238.145
Credit for service as police officer or firefighter with nonparticipating employer 238.148
Credit for service as public safety officer in another state 238.156
Contributions, benefits and retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services or Armed Forces 238.157
Alternative provision for retirement credit for periods of service in uniformed services 238.160
Retirement credit for service while on loan to federal government 238.162
Retirement credit for service as teacher in public schools of another state 238.165
Credit for certain periods of employment by Legislative Assembly 238.175
Retirement credit for periods of disability 238.200
Employee contributions generally 238.205
Payment of employee contribution by employer 238.210
Payment of certain circuit court judge employee contributions by employer 238.215
Contributions by certain higher education employees 238.220
Employee rollover contributions 238.222
Trustee-to-trustee transfers to fund restoration of forfeited service or purchase of retirement credit 238.225
Employer contributions 238.227
Pooling of employers for purpose of computing employer contributions 238.229
Effect of lump sum payment to side account on contributions of pooled employer 238.232
Choice of amortization period for certain lump sum payments to side accounts 238.235
Unfunded liability or surplus after employee transfer or employer merger, consolidation or split 238.250
Regular accounts 238.255
Credits to regular accounts when earnings less than assumed interest rate 238.260
Variable Annuity Account 238.265
Withdrawal of member account 238.270
Transfer of member account to other public employee retirement system 238.280
Eligibility for retirement 238.285
Verification of retirement data 238.300
Service retirement allowance 238.305
Optional service retirement allowance calculations 238.310
Minimum service retirement allowance 238.315
Lump sum payment in lieu of small allowance 238.320
Disability retirement allowance 238.325
Optional disability retirement allowance calculations 238.330
Minimum disability retirement allowance 238.335
Medical examination for disability retirement allowance 238.340
Return to work 238.345
Optional service-connected disability retirement allowance for police officers and firefighters 238.350
Use of unused leave to increase retirement allowance 238.355
Computation of unused sick leave for community college employees 238.360
Cost-of-living adjustments 238.361
Consumer price index for calculation of cost of living adjustments 238.362
Increased benefits payable in compensation for certain damages attributable to taxation of benefits 238.364
Calculation of increased benefit payable under ORS 238.362 238.366
Retirement allowance increase based on years of service 238.368
Retirement allowance increases for members who retired before January 1, 1991 238.372
Increased benefits not payable to nonresidents 238.374
Applicant’s statement 238.376
Nonresidency after benefits commenced 238.378
Information from Department of Revenue 238.382
Statements constitute declaration under penalty of perjury 238.384
Rules 238.390
Death benefit 238.395
Additional death benefit 238.400
Payment upon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirement benefits 238.405
Death benefit payable to survivors of certain police officers or firefighters 238.407
Distribution of death benefit as rollover distribution 238.410
Board may contract for insurance for retirees 238.415
Payment toward cost of pre-Medicare insurance 238.420
Payment toward cost of Medicare supplemental insurance 238.425
Benefits payable to vested inactive member 238.430
Limitation on benefits payable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1, 1996 238.435
Provisions applicable to persons establishing membership on or after January 1, 1996 238.440
Optional purchase of benefit units by police and firefighters 238.442
Prior service credit 238.445
Benefits exempt from execution, bankruptcy and certain taxes 238.447
Execution or assignment of benefits to collect restitution or compensatory fine for felony 238.450
Computation of retirement allowance or benefit 238.455
Estimated benefit payments 238.458
Unclaimed benefits 238.460
Waiver of retirement allowance 238.462
Spousal consent required for certain optional forms of retirement allowance 238.465
Benefits payable to others under certain judgments 238.470
Interest on payments from fund 238.475
Effect of transfer of employee to another participating employer 238.480
Effect of change to calendar year on contributions and credit of members 238.485
Fund established 238.488
Payment of benefits 238.490
Administrative expenses 238.492
Rules for administration of fund 238.500
Definitions for ORS 238.500 to 238.585 238.505
Judges as PERS members 238.515
Contributions 238.525
Compulsory retirement age 238.535
Service retirement allowance 238.538
Health benefit plans for certain retired judge members 238.545
Withdrawal of member account 238.555
Disability retirement allowance 238.565
Judge’s beneficiaries 238.575
Cost-of-living adjustments 238.580
Application of PERS laws to judges 238.585
Use of creditable service by person who serves as both member and judge member 238.600
System established 238.601
Legislative findings and intent 238.605
Actuarial report on system 238.606
Independent review of actuarial report on system 238.607
Actuarial equivalency factor tables 238.608
Separate actuarial equivalency factor tables for certain police officers and firefighters 238.610
Administrative expenses of system 238.615
Revolving fund for payment of administrative expenses 238.618
Exclusion of employer or employee from system to maintain tax qualification 238.622
Report on changes to actuarial methods and assumptions 238.630
Board generally 238.635
Board consideration of system goals and objectives 238.640
Qualifications of board members 238.645
Director and staff 238.646
Authority of Director of Public Employees Retirement System to require fingerprints 238.650
Rules of board 238.655
Procedure for board hearings 238.657
Board counsel 238.660
Fund generally 238.661
Moneys in fund appropriated to board 238.665
Contributions and interest not included in board’s budget 238.670
Reserve accounts in fund 238.671
Proposal to legislative review agency for crediting of interest or income 238.672
Crediting of earnings to employer upon death or retirement of member 238.675
Transfer of unclaimed death benefit or account balance to other account or reserve 238.680
Integration of other retirement systems 238.685
Method of payment of unfunded obligation under integration contract 238.690
Integration of retirement plan of mass transit district 238.692
Definitions for ORS 238.692 to 238.698 238.694
Certain public bodies authorized to issue bonds to finance pension liabilities 238.695
Intergovernmental agreements for collective issuance, administration or payment of bonds 238.696
Debt service trust fund 238.697
Requirements for issuance of bonds 238.698
Funds diversion agreement 238.700
Enforcement of requirements of ORS chapters 238 and 238A 238.705
State departments to remit contributions and furnish reports 238.710
Mandamus against defaulting employer 238.715
Recovery of overpayments 238.720
Rollover contributions 238.730
Unfunded Actuarial Liability Resolution Program 238.750
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