As used in ORS § 659A.270 to 659A.285:

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 659A.270

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Employer: means any person who in this state, directly or through an agent, engages or uses the personal service of one or more employees, reserving the right to control the means by which such service is or will be performed. See Oregon Statutes 659A.001
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

(1) ‘Covered employer‘ means an employer who employs six or more individuals in the State of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which an eligible employee takes leave to address domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking, or in the year immediately preceding the year in which an eligible employee takes leave to address domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(2) ‘Eligible employee’ means an employee who is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking or is the parent or guardian of a minor child or dependent who is a victim of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking.

(3) ‘Protective order’ means an order authorized by ORS § 30.866, 107.095 (1)(c), 107.700 to 107.735, 124.005 to 124.040, 163.730 to 163.750 or 163.760 to 163.777 or any other order that restrains an individual from contact with an eligible employee or the employee’s minor child or dependent.

(4) ‘Victim of bias’ means:

(a) An individual who has been a victim of a bias crime as defined in ORS § 147.380; or

(b) Any other individual designated as a victim of bias by rule adopted under ORS § 659A.805.

(5) ‘Victim of domestic violence’ means:

(a) An individual who has been a victim of abuse, as defined in ORS § 107.705; or

(b) Any other individual designated as a victim of domestic violence by rule adopted under ORS § 659A.805.

(6) ‘Victim of harassment’ means:

(a) An individual against whom harassment has been committed as described in ORS § 166.065.

(b) Any other individual designated as a victim of harassment by rule adopted under ORS § 659A.805.

(7) ‘Victim of sexual assault’ means:

(a) An individual against whom a sexual offense has been committed as described in ORS § 163.305 to 163.467, 163.472 or 163.525; or

(b) Any other individual designated as a victim of sexual assault by rule adopted under ORS § 659A.805.

(8) ‘Victim of stalking’ means:

(a) An individual against whom stalking has been committed as described in ORS § 163.732;

(b) An individual designated as a victim of stalking by rule adopted under ORS § 659A.805; or

(c) An individual who has obtained a court’s stalking protective order or a temporary court’s stalking protective order under ORS § 30.866.

(9) ‘Victim services provider’ means a prosecutor-based victim assistance program or a nonprofit program offering safety planning, counseling, support or advocacy related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias or stalking. [2007 c.180 § 2; 2011 c.687 § 1; 2013 c.321 § 3; 2013 c.687 § 17; 2019 c.304 § 4; 2023 c.549 § 11]