(1) Services performed by an individual for remuneration are deemed to be employment subject to this chapter unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the Director of the Employment Department that the individual is an independent contractor, as that term is defined in ORS § 670.600.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.040

  • Benefits: means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
  • employment: includes service that is:

    (a) Subject to the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act; or

    (b) Required to be covered under this chapter as a condition for employers to receive a full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. See Oregon Statutes 657.030

(2) A finding that an individual performed services for an employing unit and earned less than the minimum amount necessary to qualify for benefits under ORS § 657.150 based on earnings from that employing unit may not be considered in determining whether the service is employment under subsection (1) of this section. [Amended by 1967 c.303 § 1; 1981 c.895 § 1; 1985 c.225 § 1; 1989 c.762 § 6; 2005 c.533 § 4]

 

[1981 c.895 § 3; 1983 c.579 § 1; repealed by 1989 c.762 § 8 and 1989 c.870 § 14]

 

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