Federal Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -- Federal laws apply when an employer has 15 or more employees (except where noted below).	State of Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 659 -- State laws apply when an employer has 1 or more employees (except where noted below).
Race	Race
Color	Color
National origin	National origin
Sex (includes pregnancy-related conditions)	Sex (includes pregnancy-related conditions)
Religion	Religion
Retaliation (for opposing unlawful employment practices, for filing a complaint, for testifying about olations or possible violations)	Retaliation (for opposing unlawful employment practices, for filing a complaint, for testifying about violations or possible violations)
Association with protected class	Association with protected class
Age (40 and older in companies with 20+ employees) This law is known as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act or ADEA	Age (18 and older)
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (in companies with 50+ employees)	Oregon Family Leave Act (in companies with 25+ employees)
Americans with Disabilities Act	Physical or Mental Disability (in companies with 6+ employees)

 
Additional classes protected by Oregon state laws
Marital status
Family relationship
Genetic screening, brain-wave testing
Right to testify at Employment Division hearings
Access to employer-owned housing
Right to report health care violations
Right to file a lawsuit, testify in criminal or civil proceedings or report criminal activities
Medical release as a condition of continued employment
Use of lawful tobacco products on off-duty hours
Leave to donate bone marrow
Polygraph, breathalyzer, blood alcohol tested
Expunged juvenile record
Right to testify before the state legislature
Injured workers (in companies with 6+ employees)
Leave to serve in state-organized militia (ORS 399.065)
Leave to serve in the state legislature (ORS 171.120-125)
Opposition to health or safety conditions (ORS 654.062(5)(a)

Classes protected by City Ordinance

Source of income--Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene and Portland Sexual orientation--Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene and Portland. Based on the December 9, 1998 Oregon Court of Appeals decision in Tanner vs. Oregon Health Sciences University, et al., BOLI´s Civil Rights Division now accepts complaints of sexual orientation discrimination from employees throughout Oregon.

The Technical Assistance for Employers unit offers employer seminars, handbooks, and other materials covering a number of topics. For additional information, visit our website at www.oregon.gov/boli/ta  or call our Employer Assistance line.

These materials were prepared as a general summary and teaching guide. The mission of the Technical Assistance for Employers Program is to promote compliance with civil rights and wage and hour laws through education. Technical Assistance does not provide legal advice. In order to determine the legality of any matter or to protect your legal rights, you should contact an attorney. Check the yellow pages of your telephone directory or contact the Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service at 1-503-620-0222 or 1-800-452-7636. THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN AN ALTERNATE FORMAT.