Employment Contracts and Restrictive Covenants: Oregon
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Joy Ellis and Kathryn Landes Ball, Garvey Schubert Barer
Summary
- Oregon recognizes various forms and principles of employment contracts and agreements. See Employment Contracts.
- Oregon has specific laws governing the enforceability of noncompetition covenants between employers and employees. See Restrictive Covenants.
- Oregon has adopted a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and enforces protection of proprietary information. See Trade Secrets.