Oregon Topics: Workers/Labor
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Safety and fairness are at the heart of this section. Over the decades government has played an expanding role in setting standards for workplace safety and health. Issues of fairness include discrimination and the rights of workers to organize. As these issues generate more laws, regulations, and court rulings, the level of complexity grows.
This section includes links to more information about safety and fairness in the workplace as well as connections to worker training and job placement resources.
(minimum wage, fair housing, regulations enforcing wage laws, child labor and prevailing wages)
(Oregon’s largest consumer protection and business regulatory agency)
Job listings (Jobs listed with WorkSource Oregon)
Quality Information (information about state and local labor markets)
Unemployment insurance (information about benefits, applications, hearings, and taxes)
(conducts elections regarding collective bargaining representation for employees; resolves disputes over union representation and collective bargaining negotiations; issues declaratory rulings and orders in contested cases and appeals)