- (1) Employers are not required to treat all employees exactly the same, but are prohibited from using sex as the basis for employment decisions with regard to hiring, promotion or discharge; or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment such as benefits and compensation.
- (2) Discrimination because of sex includes sexual harassment, discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth and medical conditions and occurrences related to pregnancy and childbirth.
- (3) In very rare instances, sex may be a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ), as defined in OAR 839-005-0013.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 659A.805
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 659A.029 & 659A.030
History
BLI 11-2015, f. & cert. ef. 8-4-15
BLI 8-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-10
BLI 35-2007, f. 12-27-07 cert. ef. 1-1-08
BLI 10-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-02
BLI 19-2000, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-00