Oregon-Employment-Licensing

Public and private employers may not ask about an applicant’s criminal history until an initial interview or until a conditional offer is made.  Individuals whose conviction has been set aside and sealed may tell an employer or licensing agency they have not been convicted of the crime.  A licensing entity may deny licensure if it determines that an applicant’s conviction is “substantially related” to the occupation or profession, after considering the facts of the conviction “and all intervening circumstances.”  In 2019, Oregon loosened standards for employment in certain care-giving positions, prohibiting consideration of specified non-convictions and convictions.