ORS 653.412
Definitions


As used in ORS 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Chain” means an establishment that is part of an affiliation of two or more establishments within the United States, each of which is owned by the same person or entity and operate under identical or substantially similar trade names or service marks, both as defined in ORS 647.005 (Definitions).

(2)

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(a)

“Employee” means an employee, as defined in ORS 652.310 (Definitions of employer and employee), who is employed in a retail establishment, a hospitality establishment or a food services establishment and is engaged in providing services relating to:

(A)

Retail trade, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 44-45;

(B)

Hotels and motels, as those terms are used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721110, or casino hotels, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721120; or

(C)

Food services, as that term is used in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 722.

(b)

“Employee” does not include:

(A)

A salaried employee described in ORS 653.020 (Excluded employees) (3);

(B)

A worker supplied to an employer by a worker leasing company, as defined in ORS 656.850 (License); or

(C)

An employee of a business that provides services to or on behalf of an employer.

(3)

“Employer” means an employer, or a successor to an employer, described in ORS 653.422 (Covered employees) (1).

(4)

“Food services establishment” means the fixed point of sale location for establishments defined in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 722 as food services and drinking places.

(5)

“Hospitality establishment” has the meaning provided in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under code 721110 for hotels and motels and code 721120 for casino hotels.

(6)

“On-call shift” means any time that an employer requires an employee to be available to work or to contact the employer or wait to be contacted by the employer for the purpose of determining whether the employee must report to work. During the shift, on-call status applies regardless of whether the employee is located on or off the employer’s premises.

(7)

“Regular rate of pay” means the regular hourly rate or hourly equivalent that an employer must pay an employee for each hour the employee works during a given work shift, including any shift differential pay. “Regular rate of pay” does not include:

(a)

Tips;

(b)

Bonuses or other incentive payments;

(c)

Overtime, holiday pay or other premium rate; or

(d)

Any additional compensation an employer is required to pay an employee under ORS 653.442 (Right to rest between work shifts) or 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes).

(8)

“Retail establishment” means the fixed point of sale location for an establishment defined in the 2012 North American Industry Classification System under codes 441110 to 453998 as a retail trade establishment.

(9)

“Shift differential pay” means a pay differential meant to compensate an employee for work performed under differing conditions, such as for working at night. “Shift differential pay” does not include any additional compensation an employer is required to pay an employee under ORS 653.442 (Right to rest between work shifts) or 653.455 (Compensation for work schedule changes).

(10)

“Successor” means a business or enterprise that is substantially the same entity as the predecessor employer according to criteria adopted by the Bureau of Labor and Industries by rule and consistent with federal law.

(11)

“Time of hire” means the period after an offer of employment and acceptance of the offer of employment and on or before the commencement of employment.

(12)

“Work schedule” means the hours, days and times, including regular work shifts and on-call shifts, when an employee is required by an employer to perform duties of employment for which the employee will receive compensation.

(13)

“Work shift” means the specific and consecutive hours the employer requires the employee to work.

(14)

“Workweek” means a fixed period of time established by an employer that reflects a regularly recurring period of 168 hours or seven consecutive 24-hour periods. A workweek may begin on any day of the week and any hour of the day and need not coincide with a calendar week. The beginning of a workweek may be changed if the change is intended to be permanent.

(15)

“Writing” or “written” means a printed or printable communication in physical or electronic format including a communication that is transmitted through electronic mail, text message or a computer system or is otherwise sent and stored electronically.

(16)

“Year” means any fixed, consecutive 12-month period of time. [2017 c.691 §2]
Note: 653.412 (Definitions) to 653.485 (Legislative intent) were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 653 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 653.412 — Definitions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.­html.

653.010
Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261
653.015
Statement of policy
653.017
Local minimum wage requirements
653.020
Excluded employees
653.022
“Piece-rate-work-day” defined for ORS 653.020
653.025
Minimum wage rate
653.026
“Nonurban county” defined for ORS 653.025
653.027
Wage rate for persons under 18 years of age in agriculture
653.030
Commissioner may prescribe lower rates in certain cases
653.033
Schedule to increase certain subminimum wage rates for individuals with disabilities
653.035
Deducting value of lodging, meals and other benefits furnished by employer
653.040
Powers of commissioner
653.045
Records to be kept by employers
653.050
Employers to post summary of law and rules
653.055
Liability of noncomplying employer
653.060
Discharging or discriminating against employee prohibited
653.065
Application of Administrative Procedures Act
653.070
Student-learners special wage
653.075
Legislative findings on breast-feeding
653.077
Expressing milk in workplace
653.079
Advisory committee on expressing milk in workplace
653.256
Civil penalty for general employment statute or rule violations
653.261
Minimum employment conditions
653.263
Overtime for persons employed by seafood processors
653.265
Overtime for persons employed in canneries, driers and packing plants
653.268
Overtime for labor directly employed by public employers
653.269
Exceptions to ORS 653.268
653.280
Employer to safeguard employee’s trade equipment
653.285
Liability of employer
653.295
Noncompetition agreements
653.300
Health benefit plan options for certain employees
653.305
Bureau’s inquiry into employment of minors
653.307
Annual employment certificates
653.310
Employment certificates on file
653.315
Working hours for children under 16 years of age
653.320
Employment of children under 14 years
653.326
Employment of professionally trained minors allowed with permit
653.330
Employment of minors in certain logging operations prohibited
653.335
Employment of minors as elevator operators prohibited
653.340
Employment of minors for message and delivery service
653.345
Legislative findings
653.350
Employment of children under 12 years for certain agricultural labor
653.355
Exemption of certain employers
653.360
Employment of minors in certain boating, fishing and agricultural situations
653.362
Exemption of minors serving as soccer referees
653.365
Civil penalty exemption for unlawful employment of minors by parents or persons standing in place of parents
653.370
Civil penalty for unlawful employment of minors
653.400
Rules
653.403
Visitation rights of bureau
653.412
Definitions
653.422
Covered employees
653.428
Good faith estimate of work schedule
653.432
Voluntary standby list
653.436
Advance notice of work schedule
653.442
Right to rest between work shifts
653.450
Employee right to input into work schedule
653.455
Compensation for work schedule changes
653.460
Notice and posting requirements
653.465
Record retention requirements
653.470
Retaliation prohibited
653.480
Enforcement
653.485
Legislative intent
653.490
Local work schedule requirements
653.547
Definitions
653.549
Rules
653.551
Unlawful employment discrimination
653.553
Short title
653.560
Authority of Bureau of Labor and Industries
653.565
Investigating compliance with rules
653.601
Definitions for ORS 653.601 to 653.661
653.606
Employee count
653.611
Substantially equivalent policies
653.616
Allowable uses of sick time
653.621
Minimum use increments
653.626
Medical verification
653.631
Accrual amount records
653.636
Minimum requirements
653.641
Unlawful practices
653.646
Multiemployer exception
653.651
Enforcement
653.656
Rules
653.661
Preemption
653.991
Penalties
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