Chapter 116 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 2220

Relating to settlement of wage claims; amending ORS 652.360; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. ORS 652.360 is amended to read:

652.360. (1) [No] An employer may not by special contract or any other means exempt the employer from any provision of or liability or penalty imposed by ORS 652.310 to 652.414 or [by] any statute relating to the payment of wages, except insofar as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in writing approves a special contract or other arrangement between [an] the employer and one or more of [such] the employer’s employees. The commissioner [shall] may not give approval unless the commissioner finds that such contract or arrangement will not prejudicially affect the interest of the public or of the employees involved, and the commissioner may at any time retract such approval, first giving the employer not less than 30 days’ notice in writing.

(2) A settlement between an employer and an employee of a known and identified claim arising under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 or any statute relating to the payment of wages does not require the commissioner’s approval if the settlement does not provide for the employee to relinquish a claim for additional or future violations.

SECTION 2. This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor April 24, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State April 24, 2001

Effective date April 24, 2001

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