Authorizes employee of employer that employs more than 1.3 million employees nationwide to request flexible or predictable work schedule. Requires employer to engage in interactive process with employee to attempt to establish mutually acceptable work schedule. Requires employer to provide alternate work schedule in certain cases. Establishes unlawful employment practice of discharging or retaliating against employee who requests or discusses flexible or predictable work schedule or files complaint related to work scheduling. Requires employer to pay employee additional compensation for certain shift changes or for being required to contact employer to determine whether employee is to report for scheduled shift.
Defines "funds of a public agency," for purposes of applying prevailing rate of wage to projects for public works, to include tax credits or tax abatements that contractor engaged in project for public works receives from state in connection with project. Becomes operative 91 days after effective date of Act. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Establishes that Office of Administrative Hearings has sole jurisdiction over appeal of classification of worker as independent contractor. Requires agencies responsible for administration of rule governing classification of worker as independent contractor to adopt rules to direct appeals relating to classification of worker as independent contractor from Department of Revenue to Office of Administrative Hearings.
Extends sunset for Task Force on Drought Emergency Response. Applies retroactively. Validates lawful actions taken, or lawful obligations incurred, on or after original sunset date and prior to effective date of Act. Requires task force to report findings on or before November 1, 2018. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Removes sunset on lobbyist exemption from reporting to Oregon Government Ethics Commission moneys spent on lobbying other registered lobbyists. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Requires Oregon Health and Science University to create program to enable students to receive bachelor's degree in nursing while taking all required classes at Treasure Valley Community College.
Provides that employer must provide injured worker, within 48 hours after injury, with form that Director of Department of Consumer and Business Services develops. Prohibits employer from requiring worker to ask for form before supplying form.
Includes daily fantasy sports game in definition of "contest of chance" for purposes of gambling and gaming laws.
Modifies reporting obligation for sex offenders by requiring report within 10 days following change of residence. Removes requirement that sex offender have acquired new residence before obligation to report is triggered.
Proposes amendment to Oregon Constitution prohibiting death penalty. Refers proposed amendment to people for their approval or rejection at next regular general election.
Directs Department of Justice to conduct study on restitution collection practices and present report on findings to interim committees of Legislative Assembly related to judiciary on or before September 15, 2018. Sunsets January 2, 2019.
Requires city with population of 200,000 or fewer to establish local standards to promote housing stability no later than July 1, 2019. Requires city to review local standards at least every 10 years. Exempts from state preemption of rent control cities with populations of 200,000 or fewer that adopt local standards to promote housing stability and cities with populations greater than 200,000. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
