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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On September 26, 2019, the Bureau of Labor and Industries filed with the Oregon Secretary of State a Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Hearings for amendments to rules related to the following measures: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>House Bill 2341 – Pregnancy Accommodations<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Proposed amendment: Repeals a current OAR requiring an employer, when judging the physical ability of an individual to work, to treat a pregnant women the same as males, non-pregnant females and other employees with off-the-job
illnesses or injuries <o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>House Bill 2589 – Clarification that sexual orientation & transgender status are not physical or mental impairments<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Proposed amendment: Repeals a current OAR that mirrored language repealed by the measure: an employer may not be found to have engaged in an unlawful employment practice solely because the employer failed to provide reasonable
accommodation to an individual with a disability arising out of transsexualism.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Senate Bill 123 – Repeals definition of “system” for determining pay rates under Equal Pay Act<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]>Proposed amendment: Repeals definition of “system” from Pay Equity rules because SB 123 defined “system” in statute.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have scheduled public hearings on October 17<sup>th</sup> to receive input on each of the amendments to the administrative rules and all comments
<span style="color:black">are due by October 21, 2019 at 5 pm.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt">A copy of the Notice of Hearings and proposed rules are enclosed.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Erin Seiler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 503.382.7934<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: <a href="mailto:erin.seiler@state.or.us">erin.seiler@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Erin Seiler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 503.382.7934<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email: erin.seiler@state.or.us<o:p></o:p></p>
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