Oregon Code § 658.168·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Contract requirements.
(1) The contract between an employment agency and an applicant for whom such
agency is to procure employment and from whom a charge for services is to be
exacted or attempted to be collected shall be in writing. The agency shall give
the applicant a copy of the contract.
(2) The contract
between the employment agency and the applicant shall include:
(a) The name,
address and telephone number of the employment agency.
(b) The name of
the applicant.
(c) The date and
consecutive number of the contract.
(d) A statement
that the applicant is under no financial obligation to the employment agency by
the mere signing of the contract, and that the applicant is obligated for the
charge of services of the agency only if the applicant accepts and actually
starts work in a position made available as a direct result of efforts of the
agency, if the position is one on which the agency has a bona fide job order at
the time of the applicants referral to an employer or is a different position
accepted by the applicant with the same employer within 90 days after the date
of referral and involves skills the applicant had at the time of referral under
a bona fide job order and if the charges for service are based upon the
schedule of charges published by the agency pursuant to ORS 658.145.
(e) The schedule
of charges published by the agency pursuant to ORS 658.145.
(f) Any other
term, condition or understanding agreed upon between the agency and the
applicant.
(g) At the bottom
of the contract, a notice to the effect that the contract is the property of
the applicant and shall not be taken from the applicant.
(3) Each contract
shall be made in duplicate, both to be signed by the applicant and the person
acting for the employment agency. One copy shall be given to the applicant and
the other shall be kept on file at the agency.
(4) No fee or
charge may be required or accepted from an applicant for employment when the
employment agency fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of this
section. [1981 c.318 §21; 1997 c.55 §11]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 658.168
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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