ORS 279B.235
Condition concerning hours of labor

  • compliance with pay equity provisions
  • employee discussions of rate of pay or benefits

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(1)

Except as provided in subsections (3) to (6) of this section, every public contract subject to this chapter must provide that:

(a)

A contractor may not employ an employee for more than 10 hours in any one day, or 40 hours in any one week, except in cases of necessity, emergency or when the public policy absolutely requires otherwise, and in such cases, except in cases of contracts for personal services designated under ORS 279A.055 (Personal services contracts), the contractor shall pay the employee at least time and a half pay for:

(A)

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(i)
All overtime in excess of eight hours in any one day or 40 hours in any one week if the work week is five consecutive days, Monday through Friday; or
(ii)
All overtime in excess of 10 hours in any one day or 40 hours in any one week if the work week is four consecutive days, Monday through Friday; and

(B)

All work the employee performs on Saturday and on any legal holiday specified in ORS 279B.020 (Maximum hours of labor on public contracts).

(b)

The contractor shall comply with the prohibition set forth in ORS 652.220 (Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on sex), that compliance is a material element of the contract and that a failure to comply is a breach that entitles the contracting agency to terminate the contract for cause.

(c)

The contractor may not prohibit any of the contractor’s employees from discussing the employee’s rate of wage, salary, benefits or other compensation with another employee or another person and may not retaliate against an employee who discusses the employee’s rate of wage, salary, benefits or other compensation with another employee or another person.

(2)

A contractor shall give notice in writing to employees who work on a public contract, either at the time of hire or before work begins on the contract, or by posting a notice in a location frequented by employees, of the number of hours per day and days per week that the contractor may require the employees to work.

(3)

A public contract for personal services, as described in ORS 279A.055 (Personal services contracts), must provide that the contractor shall pay the contractor’s employees who work under the public contract at least time and a half for all overtime the employees work in excess of 40 hours in any one week, except for employees under a personal services public contract who are excluded under ORS 653.010 (Definitions for ORS 653.010 to 653.261) to 653.261 (Minimum employment conditions) or under 29 U.S.C. 201 to 209 from receiving overtime.

(4)

A public contract for services at a county fair, or for another event that a county fair board authorizes, must provide that the contractor shall pay employees who work under the public contract at least time and a half for work in excess of 10 hours in any one day or 40 hours in any one week. A contractor shall notify employees who work under the public contract, either at the time of hire or before work begins on the public contract, or by posting a notice in a location frequented by employees, of the number of hours per day and days per week that the contractor may require the employees to work.

(5)

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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a public contract for services must provide that the contractor shall pay employees at least time and a half pay for work the employees perform under the public contract on the legal holidays specified in a collective bargaining agreement or in ORS 279B.020 (Maximum hours of labor on public contracts) (1)(b)(B) to (G) and for all time the employee works in excess of 10 hours in any one day or in excess of 40 hours in any one week, whichever is greater.

(b)

A contractor shall notify in writing employees who work on a public contract for services, either at the time of hire or before work begins on the public contract, or by posting a notice in a location frequented by employees, of the number of hours per day and days per week that the contractor may require the employees to work.

(6)

This section does not apply to public contracts:

(a)

With financial institutions as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act).

(b)

Made pursuant to the authority of the State Forester or the State Board of Forestry under ORS 477.406 (Cooperative contracts or agreements for forest protection or forest related activities) for labor performed in the prevention or suppression of fire.

(c)

For goods or personal property. [2003 c.794 §77; 2005 c.103 §8f; 2015 c.454 §4]

Source: Section 279B.235 — Condition concerning hours of labor; compliance with pay equity provisions; employee discussions of rate of pay or benefits, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors279B.­html.

279B.005
Definitions
279B.010
Policy
279B.015
Applicability
279B.020
Maximum hours of labor on public contracts
279B.025
Procurement practices regarding recyclable and reusable goods
279B.030
Demonstration that procurement will cost less than performing service with contracting agency’s own personnel and resources or that performing service is not feasible
279B.033
Contents of cost analysis
279B.036
Determination of feasibility of procurement
279B.040
Prohibition on accepting bid or proposal from contractor that advised or assisted contracting agency to develop specifications or solicitation documents
279B.045
Contractor warranty and covenant concerning tax law compliance
279B.050
Methods of source selection
279B.055
Competitive sealed bidding
279B.060
Competitive sealed proposals
279B.065
Small procurements
279B.070
Intermediate procurements
279B.075
Sole-source procurements
279B.080
Emergency procurements
279B.085
Special procurements
279B.100
Cancellation, rejection, delay of invitations for bids or requests for proposals
279B.110
Responsibility of bidders and proposers
279B.112
Personnel deployment disclosure
279B.115
Qualified products lists
279B.120
Prequalification of prospective bidders and proposers
279B.125
Application for prequalification
279B.130
Debarment of prospective bidders and proposers
279B.135
Notice of intent to award
279B.140
Price agreements
279B.145
Finality of determinations
279B.200
Definitions for ORS 279B.200 to 279B.240
279B.205
Specifications to encourage reasonable competition
279B.210
Policy
279B.215
Brand name or equal specification
279B.220
Conditions concerning payment, contributions, liens, withholding
279B.225
Condition concerning salvaging, recycling, composting or mulching yard waste material
279B.230
Condition concerning payment for medical care and providing workers’ compensation
279B.235
Condition concerning hours of labor
279B.240
Exclusion of recycled oils prohibited
279B.270
State contracting agencies to use recovered resources and recycled materials
279B.275
Purchase of goods containing recycled polyethylene material
279B.280
Use of recycled products when economically feasible
279B.283
Condition concerning use of conflict minerals
279B.400
Protests and judicial review of approvals of special procurements
279B.405
Protests and judicial review of solicitations
279B.410
Protests of contract award
279B.415
Judicial review of protests of contract award
279B.420
Judicial review of other violations
279B.425
Review of prequalification and debarment decisions
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