ORS 657.895: Unemployment compensation programs under federal authority.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Employment Department, at the direction of the Governor, may take appropriate action to expedite and provide for the implementation of an unemployment compensation program not provided for in this chapter, if the program is authorized by the United States Secretary of Labor and if the director determines that the program will be beneficial to the state and its people through the receipt of additional federal money for unemployment compensation purposes. The Employment Department shall notify interested parties if action is taken under this section.