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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.615

  • Benefits: means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
  • employment: includes service that is:

    (a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or

    (b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See Oregon Statutes 657.030

(1) Carry on investigations of the operation of unemployment insurance in Oregon, including related subjects and publish the results thereof.

(2) Investigate the operations of the fund, the relation of contribution rates to the risks of unemployment, the adequacy of contribution rates.

(3) Recommend to the legislature from time to time any advisable changes in the contribution rates or benefits and any other changes in the state laws relating to unemployment insurance.