A public employee who takes part without pay in a search or rescue operation at the request of any law enforcement agency, the Department of Transportation, the United States Forest Service or any local organization for civil defense, shall not forfeit wages while engaged in an operation for a period of not more than five days for each operation. If an operation continues for more than five days, the employing agency may allow the employee to continue to take part in the operation and to receive wages for as long as the employing agency considers proper.
ORS 652.250
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Stout v. Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. (1990)
Most recently applied in Stout v. Citicorp Industrial Credit, Inc. (August 1990)
1959 c.46 §1
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.