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This bill makes significant changes to Oregon's pay equity and employment discrimination laws by repealing and modifying several existing provisions. Specifically, the bill removes numerous definitions related to compensation, protected classes, and workplace conditions from the original pay equity statute, narrowing the scope of wage discrimination protections to focus primarily on sex-based wage differences. The legislation eliminates provisions that previously prohibited screening job applicants based on current or past compensation and removes complex requirements about compensation comparisons. The bill also strikes several time limitation provisions related to wage discrimination claims and removes specific references to protected classes in various sections of Oregon law. Additionally, the bill repeals two entire sections of existing law (ORS 652.235 and 659A.357) and declares an emergency, which means the changes will take effect immediately upon passage. The overall effect appears to be a simplification and narrowing of pay equity protections, with a more limited approach to addressing wage disparities in the workplace.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB613