2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations
Section 240.086 - Duties of board; rules.


(1) Review any personnel action affecting an employee, who is not in a certified or recognized appropriate collective bargaining unit, that is alleged to be arbitrary or contrary to law or rule, or taken for political reason, and set aside such action if it finds these allegations to be correct.
(2) Review and enforce arbitration awards involving employees in certified or recognized appropriate collective bargaining units. The awards shall be enforced unless the party against whom the award is made files written exceptions thereto for any of the following causes:
(a) The award was procured by corruption, fraud or undue means.
(b) There was evident partiality or corruption on the part of the arbitrator.
(c) The arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause shown, or in refusing to hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy; or of any other misbehavior by which the rights of any party were prejudiced.
(d) The arbitrators exceeded their powers, or so imperfectly executed them that a mutual, final and definite award upon the subject matter submitted was not made.
(e) There was an evident material miscalculation of figures or an evident material mistake in the description of any person, thing or property referred to in the award.
(f) The arbitrators awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, unless it was a matter not affecting the merits of the decision upon the matters submitted.
(g) The award is in violation of law.
(3) Adopt such rules or hold such hearings as it finds necessary to perform the duties, functions and powers imposed on or vested in it by law. [1969 c.80 §35a (enacted in lieu of 240.085); 1971 c.575 §5; 1975 c.605 §14; 1979 c.468 §5]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 06 - Local Government, Public Employees, Elections

Chapter 240 - State Personnel Relations

Section 240.011 - Policy on public service contracts; review.

Section 240.012 - Job sharing; policy statement.

Section 240.015 - Definitions.

Section 240.060 - Employment Relations Board; qualification of members; outside activities.

Section 240.065 - Appointment; terms; vacancies.

Section 240.086 - Duties of board; rules.

Section 240.088 - Review of arbitration awards after written exceptions filed.

Section 240.123 - Board personnel; counsel.

Section 240.131 - Employment Relations Board Administrative Account.

Section 240.145 - Duties of administrator; rules.

Section 240.165 - Cost of operating Personnel Division divided among various agencies of state government.

Section 240.167 - Cost of operating Employment Relations Board divided among various divisions of state government.

Section 240.185 - Maximum number of state employees; applicability; exceptions.

Section 240.190 - Policy on comparability of value of work and compensation and classification.

Section 240.195 - Categories of positions in state service.

Section 240.200 - Exempt service.

Section 240.205 - Unclassified service.

Section 240.215 - Classification plan; job share; career ladder; transfers.

Section 240.217 - Certain reclassifications prohibited.

Section 240.227 - Salary for legislator appointed to exempt, unclassified or management service.

Section 240.235 - Compensation plan for classified service.

Section 240.240 - Application of chapter to unclassified or management service.

Section 240.306 - Recruitment, selection and promotion of state employees; criteria; procedures; duties of department.

Section 240.307 - Procedure for enforcement of ORS 240.309; rules.

Section 240.309 - Temporary appointments; limitations; duration; extension; periodic reports; post-audit review; investigation; exceptions.

Section 240.311 - Delegation of authority and responsibility by division; post-audit review.

Section 240.316 - Trial service; regular status; procedures for transfer, demotion and separation of employees.

Section 240.321 - Collective bargaining; effect of collective bargaining agreements on personnel rules; grievance procedures.

Section 240.395 - Suspension of merit system in emergencies; reinstatement.

Section 240.435 - State Management Credentials Program required; purpose.

Section 240.560 - Appeal procedure.

Section 240.570 - Classified employee filling position in unclassified, exempt or management service.

Section 240.610 - Mediation service fee; labor relations and negotiation training fee; amount; payment; disposition of fees.

Section 240.710 - Certain acts unlawful.

Section 240.750 - When discipline action not to be retained in personnel file.

Section 240.850 - Policy on work environments; duties of state agencies.

Section 240.855 - Telecommuting; state policy; agencies to adopt written policies; identification of barriers and solutions.

Section 240.990 - Penalties.