ORS 658.220: Injunctive relief for violation; authority of commissioner.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) When it appears to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that any person is engaged or about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes a violation of ORS 658.005 to 658.245 or the rules adopted pursuant thereto, the commissioner may, without bond, obtain an order from an appropriate circuit court enjoining any such act or practice. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to the commissioner if the commissioner prevails in an action under this subsection. The court may award reasonable attorney fees to a defendant who prevails in an action under this subsection if the court determines that the commissioner had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting the claim or no reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of the trial court. (2) In the manner described in ORS 651.060, the commissioner may conduct investigations, issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, administer oaths, obtain evidence and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties required under ORS 658.005 to 658.245. [1973 c.678 §26; 1981 c.318 §27; 1981 c.897 §92; 1995 c.696 §44; 2007 c.277 §3]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 603-082-0010: Purpose — implements
- OAR 603-082-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 839-017-0004: Definitions Generally — implements
- OAR 839-017-0011: Contents of Contracts between Employment Agencies and Applicants for Employment — implements
- OAR 839-017-0040: Fee Paid Positions — implements
- OAR 839-017-0052: Bona Fide Job Order Requirements — implements
- OAR 839-017-0054: Identification by Agency to Employer and Accepting Fee Paid Orders — implements
- OAR 839-017-0070: Job Referral Documents — implements
- OAR 839-017-0180: Advertising Deemed False or Misleading — implements
- OAR 839-017-0272: Filing Claims Against Bonds or Letters of Credit Maintained by the Employment Agency; Time for Filing Claims — implements
- OAR 839-017-0274: Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Imposed — implements
- OAR 839-017-0276: Definition of “Acting Knowingly” — implements
- OAR 839-017-0277: Criteria to Determine Civil Penalty to Be Imposed — implements
- OAR 839-017-0280: Schedule of Civil Penalties to Be Imposed — implements
- OAR 839-017-0376: Disputes Between Agencies and Their Employees — implements
- OAR 839-017-0500: Contracts Between Employment Listing Services and Individuals — implements
- OAR 839-017-0505: Fees Charged by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0510: Confirmation of Position Availability by Employment Listing Services — implements
- OAR 839-017-0515: Employment Listing Services Required to be Registered — implements
- OAR 839-017-0520: Employment Listing Service Fee Forfeiture Provisions — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 658.005 — resolved
- 658.245 — resolved
- ORS 651.060 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors658.html