{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-183.459","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 183.459","heading":"Representation of home care worker by labor union representative.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding ORS 8.690, 9.160 and 9.320, a home care worker or personal support worker, as defined in ORS 410.600, who is a party in a contested case hearing conducted by the Department of Human Services may be represented in the hearing by a labor union representative.\n      (2) Notwithstanding ORS 8.690, 9.160 and 9.320, a family child care provider, as defined in ORS 329A.430, who is a party in a contested case hearing conducted by the Department of Early Learning and Care may be represented in the hearing by a labor union representative.\n      (3) The hearing officer at a contested case hearing in which a labor union representative appears under the provisions of this section shall allow the representative to present evidence, examine and cross-examine witnesses and make arguments relating to the:\n      (a) Application of statutes and rules to the facts in the contested case;\n      (b) Actions taken by the agency in the past in similar situations;\n      (c) Literal meaning of the statutes or rules at issue in the contested case;\n      (d) Admissibility of evidence; and\n      (e) Proper procedures to be used in the contested case hearing.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","18. Executive Branch; Organization","Chapter 183 — Administrative Procedures Act; Review of Rules; Civil Penalties"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors183.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"1fa1098bc8b97de775b577a4b897cd0331760beeafcac58a5de48c416d856af8","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-183.458","next":"us-or/ors-183.460"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}