Employee Background Checks
When you're applying for a job and the employer requires a background check, you have rights — and the employer has rules to follow. Before you complete the application or go on the interview, know what the company legally can and cannot do.
What you need to know about E-Verify
E-Verify is an Internet-based program run by the U.S. Government. Employers use E-Verify to check if employees can legally work. If your employer uses E-verify, you have certain rights.
Discrimination in Employment Opportunities
Information about laws that protect workers from discrimination at work.
Employment Rights of People with Disabilities
Information about laws that protect persons with disabilities in getting a job and in the workplace.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Information about federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination. This website also has information about how to file a Charge of Employment Discrimination with this federal agency.
Immigration-Related Discrimination
Information about workplace discrimination because of national origin or immigration status and where you can get help.
What Employers Need to Know About People with Disabilities
Information for employers about laws that protect employees who have disabilities.
What is Employment Discrimination?
Information about employment discrimination that is illegal under federal laws.
Immigration-Related Discrimination
Information about workplace discrimination because of national origin or immigration status and where you can get help.
What Employers Need to Know About People with Disabilities
Information for employers about laws that protect employees who have disabilities.
Crime Victims' Rights
Information about the legal rights guaranteed to victims of crime under Oregon laws.
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)
Website of the State of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries. Contains information for the worker.