ORS 656.855: Licensing system for worker leasing companies; rules; fees; dedication of moneys received.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall establish a licensing system for worker leasing companies. Such system shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting applications for license issuance or renewal. (b) Prescribing the term of the license and the fee for original issuance and renewal of the license. The fees shall be set in an amount necessary to support the administration of this section and ORS 656.850. (c) Prescribing those violations of this section or of ORS 656.850 for which the director may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license. (d) Prescribing the form and contents of records a licensee is required to maintain and specifying the times, places and manner of audit by the director of those records. (2) All moneys received by the director pursuant to this section shall be credited to the Consumer and Business Services Fund and are appropriated continuously to the director to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 656.850. [1993 c.628 §3] 656.855. (1) In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, by rule, shall establish a licensing system for professional employer organizations. (2) The system established by the director shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Prescribing the form and content of and the times and procedures for submitting applications for license issuance or renewal. (b) Prescribing the term of the license and the fee for original issuance and renewal of the license. The fees shall be set in an amount necessary to support the administration of this section and ORS 656.850. (c) Prescribing those violations of this section or of ORS 656.850 for which the director may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke a license. (d) Prescribing the form and contents of records a licensee is required to maintain and specifying the times, places and manner of audit by the director of those records. (3) All moneys received by the director pursuant to this section shall be credited to the Consumer and Business Services Fund and are appropriated continuously to the director to carry out the provisions of this section and ORS 656.850. PENALTIES
Official history and status
History: Note: The amendments to 656.855 by section 7, chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2025, become operative July 1, 2027. See section 23, chapter 78, Oregon Laws 2025. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2027, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 436-180-0003: Administration of Rules — implements
- OAR 436-180-0003: Administration of Rules — authority
- OAR 436-180-0140: Qualifications, Applications, and Renewals for License as a Worker Leasing Company — implements
- OAR 436-180-0140: Qualifications, Applications, and Renewals for License as a Worker Leasing Company — authority
- OAR 436-180-0150: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 436-180-0150: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 436-180-0155: Reporting Requirements of a Self-Insured Worker Leasing Company — implements
- OAR 436-180-0155: Reporting Requirements of a Self-Insured Worker Leasing Company — authority
- OAR 436-180-0160: Suspension or Revocation of License — implements
- OAR 436-180-0160: Suspension or Revocation of License — authority
- OAR 436-180-0170: Monitoring and Auditing — implements
- OAR 436-180-0170: Monitoring and Auditing — authority
- OAR 436-180-0200: Assessment of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 436-180-0200: Assessment of Civil Penalties — authority
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 656.850 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 656.403: Obligations of self-insured employer.
- ORS 656.849: Definitions for PEOs.
- ORS 656.850: License; compliance with workers’ compensation and safety laws.
- ORS 657.010: General definitions.
- OAR 436-180-0005: Definitions
- OAR 436-180-0140: Qualifications, Applications, and Renewals for License as a Worker Leasing Company
- OAR 436-180-0200: Assessment of Civil Penalties
- OAR 839-026-0000: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors656.html