ORS § 658.453 : LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT; UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION — EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES; FARM LABOR CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION LABOR CONTRACTORS; FARMWORKER CAMPS —LABOR CONTRACTORS — Civil penalty; disposition of funds; civil action by worker
(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violation by:
(a) A labor contractor who, without the license required by ORS
658.405 to
658.511, recruits, solicits, supplies or employs a worker.
(b) A labor contractor who fails to comply with ORS
658.415(16).
(c) A labor contractor who fails to comply with ORS
658.440(1), (2)(c) or (3).
(d) Any person who violates ORS
658.452.
(e) A labor contractor who fails to comply with ORS
658.417(1).
(f) Any person who uses an unlicensed labor contractor without complying with ORS
658.437.
(2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS
183.745.
(3) All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Agricultural Worker Housing Development Account of the Oregon Housing Fund.
(4) After filing a complaint with the commissioner, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a worker has a right of action against a labor contractor who violates ORS
658.417(1) or (2),
658.440 or
658.452 without exhausting any alternative administrative remedies. The action may not be commenced later than two years after the date of the violation giving rise to the right of action. The amount of damages recoverable for each violation under this subsection is actual damages or $1,000, whichever amount is greater. In any such action the court may award to the prevailing party, in addition to costs and disbursements, reasonable attorney fees at trial and appeal.