Ensures that private sector labor organizations and employers throughout state may enter into union security agreements to full extent allowed by federal law. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes court to order State Fish and Wildlife Commission to revoke all licenses, tags and permits issued under wildlife laws held by person convicted of violation of wildlife laws for unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state, if violation occurred while person was acting or offering to act as outfitter and guide. Prohibits person from applying for or obtaining licenses, tags or permits under wildlife laws if person has been subject to such court order. Extends permissible period for suspension of outfitter and guide registration by State Marine Board for certain violations to 60 months. Authorizes board to deny, for any period, registration of outfitter and guide who has previously had registration revoked pursuant to court order for violation of wildlife laws involving unlawfully taking wildlife with culpable mental state. Applies to violations of agency requirements committed on or after effective date of Act.
Expands contents of report by Oregon Broadband Advisory Council to Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology to include role of broadband technology in local, state and regional economies and economic development.
Prohibits state contracting agency from entering into public contract with prospective contractor that has not certified that prospective contractor has policy and practice of preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes of workers. Specifies minimum elements that policy and practice must include and method by which contractor may provide required notice . Requires public contract to require as material term that contractor have and maintain policy and practice to prevent sexual harassment, sexual assault and discrimination against members of protected classes. Becomes operative on January 1, 2018. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Provides definitions relating to comparable work for purposes of pay equity provisions. Makes unlawful employment practice to discriminate in payment of wages against employee on basis of protected class. Makes unlawful employment practice to screen job applicants based on salary history, to base salary decision on salary history, other than for internal hires, and to seek salary history information from applicant for employment other than after making offer of employment to employee that includes amount of compensation . Allows employer to pay employees for work of comparable character at different compensation levels only if entire compensation differential is based on bona fide factor related to position in question and based on certain criteria. Extends time limitation to bring certain pay equity claims by making each subsequent payroll action that is based on underlying pay equity violation actionable. Extends tort claim notice requirement from 180 days to 300 days for public employee to give notice of certain pay equity violations. Adds additional remedies for pay equity and wage-related violations that include right to jury trial and right to compensatory and punitive damages. Allows employee who files complaint alleging pay equity violation with Bureau of Labor and Industries and prevails to recover back pay for up to two years plus duration of time spent in complaint process. Permits employer to file motion to disallow award of compensatory or punitive damages. Provides that court shall grant motion if employer demonstrates that employer has completed equal-pay analysis that meets certain criteria, eliminated wage differentials for plaintiff and made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating wage differentials for other employees in same protected class asserted by plaintiff. Provides that, if court grants motion, court may award back pay only for two-year period immediately preceding filing of action and allow prevailing plaintiff costs and attorney fees but may not award damages. Becomes operative on January 1, 2019. Makes violation for seeking salary history from prospective or current employee prior to offer of employment subject to compensatory and punitive damages beginning on January 1, 2024. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Removes certain requirements veterans must meet prior to receiving high school diploma.
Requires children under two years of age to be properly secured in car seat in rear-facing position. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Authorizes State Parks and Recreation Director to adopt rules to establish standards used when department disburses moneys to tribal governments under state or federal programs and to make state funding assistance available to tribal governments for constructing and restoring memorials honoring veterans and war memorials on public property.
Prohibits provision in instrument conveying real property that restricts use of real property as certified or registered family child care home or as premises of exempt family child care provider. Prohibits enforcement of condominium or homeowners association prohibition or restriction of use of unit as certified or registered family child care home or as premises of exempt family child care provider. Applies to instruments conveying fee title to real property executed, and provisions of governing documents and guidelines adopted, on or after effective date of Act.
For purposes of determining which public buildings must comply with existing requirement to display Oregon State flag and National League of Families' POW/MIA flag, expands definition of "public building" to include all other county, municipal, school district and special district buildings upon which or near which it is customary and suitable to display United States flag. Requires all county, municipal, school district and special district buildings constructed on or after January 1, 2018, to be able to properly display all three flags.
