Oregon Statutes 659A.303 – Employer prohibited from obtaining, seeking to obtain or using genetic information
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(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to seek to obtain, to obtain or to use genetic information of an employee or a prospective employee, or of a blood relative of the employee or prospective employee, to distinguish between or discriminate against or restrict any right or benefit otherwise due or available to an employee or a prospective employee.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 659A.303
- 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
- Unlawful employment practice: includes a practice that is specifically denominated in another statute of this state as an unlawful employment practice and that is specifically made subject to enforcement under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 659A.001
(2) For purposes of this section, ‘blood relative,’ ‘genetic information’ and ‘obtain genetic information’ have the meanings given those terms in ORS § 192.531. [Formerly 659.036; 2011 c.210 § 4]