The amount of back pay paid by an employer, or awarded by a judge or arbitrator, to an individual may not be reduced to reflect the amount of benefits that the individual received during the period for which the back pay was paid or awarded. [2021 c.388 § 8]

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657.153

  • Benefits: means the money allowances payable to unemployed persons under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 657.010
  • employer: means any employing unit which employs one or more individuals in an employment subject to this chapter in each of 18 separate weeks during any calendar year, or in which the employing unit's total payroll during any calendar quarter amounts to $1,000 or more. See Oregon Statutes 657.025