Section 408.497 - Preference in private employment.

OR Rev Stat § 408.497 (2019) (N/A)
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(2) A private, nonpublic employer may give preference in the hiring and promotion of employees to:

(a) A person who is performing, or has performed, service in the uniformed service;

(b) If a person has performed service in the uniformed service and has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled as the result of enemy action or a service-related accident, the spouse of the person; and

(c) The widow or widower of a person who performed service in the uniformed service. [2014 c.86 §2]

Note: 408.497 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 408 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.