Oregon House Bill 3333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-1)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Makes unlawful employment practice for employer to request employee to enter agreement that would prevent employee from disclosing or discussing conduct that constitutes unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Allows civil and administrative remedies for violation against unlawful employment practice. Makes unlawful employment practice for any person to aid, abet, incite, compel, coerce or conceal any acts prohibited under provisions of Act and any acts that constitute certain types of unlawful discrimination. Clarifies that employer's withholding of certain information from person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer of employer, during course of employer's investigation, is not unlawful employment practice, provided that employer makes person aware of ongoing investigation. Allows person who is owner, president, partner or corporate officer to be held individually liable for engaging in prohibited acts. Requires all employers to adopt written policy containing procedures and practices for reduction and prevention of certain types of unlawful discrimination, including sexual assault. Requires employers to post notice in workplace and provide employees with copy of policy at time of hire. Requires Bureau of Labor and Industries to make available on bureau's website model procedures or polices that employers may use to establish employer policies. Makes voidable any agreement to pay severance pay to person found to have engaged in conduct that violates employer's policies or provisions of Act. Extends timeline for filing complaint with Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries alleging certain unlawful employment practices. Extends statute of limitations from one year to seven years to file civil action for certain violations of law. Becomes operative January 1, 2020. Permits commissioner to adopt rules and take any action before operative date of Act that is necessary to enable bureau to exercise duties, powers and functions conferred on bureau. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

Relating to unlawful conduct in the workplace; prescribing an effective date.

Rep. Andrea Salinas [D]	Rep. Jennifer Williamson [D]	Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon [D]	Rep. Janelle Bynum [D]
Rep. Margaret Doherty [D]	Sen. Chris Gorsek [D]	Rep. Ken Helm [D]	Rep. Diego Hernandez [D]
Rep. Paul Holvey [D]	Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer [D]	Rep. John Lively [D]	Rep. Pam Marsh [D]
Rep. Susan McLain [D]	Sen. Mark Meek [D]	Rep. Tiffiny Mitchell [D]	Rep. Nancy Nathanson [D]
Rep. Robert Nosse [D]	Rep. Carla Piluso [D]	Rep. Karin Power [D]	Rep. Rachel Prusak [D]
Rep. Dan Rayfield [D]	Rep. Tawna Sanchez [D]	Rep. Sheri Malstrom Schouten [D]	Rep. Barbara Warner [D]
Rep. Marshall Wilde [D]	Rep. Anna Williams [D]	Sen. Tim Knopp [R]	Sen. James Manning [D]
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson [D]	Sen. Arnie Roblan [D]	Sen. Kathleen Taylor [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	House	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-11	House	Referred to Judiciary.
2019-03-04	House	First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB3333
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB3333/Introduced