OAR 839-001-0147: Employee's Written Consent to Work up to 60 Hours in a Workweek

(1) Pursuant to ORS 652.020(2), an employer is prohibited from requiring or permitting an employee to work over 55 hours in one workweek except that the employer may permit an employee to work up to 60 hours in one workweek if the employee requests or consents in writing to work more than 55 hours in one workweek. (2) Employers must obtain written consent or a written request from employees prior to permitting employees to work in excess of 55 hours in one workweek. (3) The employer must retain and keep available to the commissioner a copy of each employee’s written consent or written request during the period for which the written consent or written request is in effect and for no less than one year thereafter. (4) The commissioner shall create a template for the written consent that employers may, but are not required to, use to document the employee’s written consent and withdrawal of consent. (5) The employee must inform the employer of the employee's withdrawal of consent in writing, seven (7) calendar days prior to the start of the workweek in which the employee no longer consents to work over 55 hours in the workweek.