Or. Admin. Code § 839-003-0100 - Commissioner's Complaint: Employment and Public Accommodation
(1) This section does not apply to housing
discrimination complaints under ORS
659A.145 or
659A.421 or the federal Fair
Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
3601 -
3614
a). Commissioner's complaints of housing discrimination are addressed in OAR
839-003-0245.
(2)The commissioner
of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may make, sign and file a complaint
whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person or group of
persons has been denied rights due to an unlawful practice or employment
practice. The complaint will be processed in the same manner as any other
complaint filed under OAR
839-003-0025.
(3) The commissioner may identify an
aggrieved person or persons in a commissioner's complaint, by name, pseudonym
or by general description as being aggrieved by an alleged unlawful practice or
otherwise similarly situated to a person eligible to file a complaint under ORS
659A.820.
(4) Any cease and desist order issued in a
proceeding in which the commissioner filed a complaint may, in addition to any
other action authorized by law, include remedies for an aggrieved person or
persons.
(5) In the matter of
concurrent complaints, nothing in these rules will be construed to:
(a) Require or prohibit the filing of a
commissioner's complaint involving the same or similar issues or allegations
stated in any other complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an
individual under ORS 659A.820,
659A.825, or
659A.885;
(b) Require or prohibit the continued
processing or initiation of a commissioner's complaint in the event that a
complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an individual under ORS
659A.820,
659A.825, or
659A.885, is resolved or
dismissed, with or without remedy to the individual; or
(c) Alter or limit an individual's private
right of action provided under ORS
659A.870 to
659A.885.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805
Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.800 - 659A.865
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(1) This section does not apply to housing discrimination complaints under ORS 659A.145 or 659A.421 or the federal Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 - 3614 a). Commissioner 's complaints of housing discrimination are addressed in OAR 839-003-0245.
(2)The commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may make, sign and file a complaint whenever the commissioner has reason to believe that any person or group of persons has been denied rights due to an unlawful practice or employment practice. The complaint will be processed in the same manner as any other complaint filed under OAR 839-003-0025.
(3) The commissioner may identify an aggrieved person or persons in a commissioner 's complaint , by name, pseudonym or by general description as being aggrieved by an alleged unlawful practice or otherwise similarly situated to a person eligible to file a complaint under ORS 659A.820.
(4) Any cease and desist order issued in a proceeding in which the commissioner filed a complaint may, in addition to any other action authorized by law, include remedies for an aggrieved person or persons.
(5) In the matter of concurrent complaints, nothing in these rules will be construed to:
(a) Require or prohibit the filing of a commissioner 's complaint involving the same or similar issues or allegations stated in any other complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an individual under ORS 659A.820, 659A.825, or 659A.885;
(b) Require or prohibit the continued processing or initiation of a commissioner 's complaint in the event that a complaint filed with the division or circuit court by an individual under ORS 659A.820, 659A.825, or 659A.885, is resolved or dismissed, with or without remedy to the individual; or
(c) Alter or limit an individual's private right of action provided under ORS 659A.870 to 659A.885.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 659A.805
Stats. Implemented: ORS 659A.800 - 659A.865