Pregnancy discrimination - Oregon

General anti-discrimination provisions

Employer defined

“Employer” means any person in this state who, directly or through an agent, engages or utilizes the personal service of one or more employees, reserving the right to control the means by which such service is or will be performed.

Pregnancy accommodations

Effective January 1, 2020, employers with six or more employees must make reasonable accommodations for an employee’s or applicant’s pregnancy-related limitations, including childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions.

Reasonable accommodation may include, but need not be limited to:

• Acquisition or modification of equipment or devices;
• More frequent or longer break periods or periodic rest;
• Assistance with manual labor; or
• Modification of work schedules or job assignments.

You must make reasonable accommodation to the known limitations, unless you can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business (requires significant difficulty or expense).

You are prohibited from requiring an employee to take leave if you can make reasonable accommodation to the known limitations.

You must post a notice regarding the law’s provisions. You must also provide a written copy of the notice to new employees at time of hire, to existing employees by June 29, 2020, and within 10 days after an employee provides notice of the need for leave.