Oregon and Washington each have a wave of new state workplace laws taking effect this month and throughout the next year. This Insight rounds up key legislation that employers in the Pacific Northwest need to know.

Oregon

Effective June 5, 2026

• Immigration-Related Employment Protections (HB 4111). Employers will be prohibited from discharging or discriminating, retaliating, or taking adverse action against an employee because they have updated (or attempted to update) their personal information based on a lawful change in their federal employment authorization documentation. The new law does not ban employers from taking actions necessary to comply with federal employment authorization requirements, nor does it hold an employer responsible when a third-party benefit administrator independently takes such adverse actions against an employee.

• New “Healthcare Without Fear” Act (SB 1570). Covered healthcare facilities will be prohibited from retaliating or taking disciplinary action against an employee for distributing informational or educational materials concerning immigrant rights and available immigration legal services if the materials are published or otherwise made available by a state agency. An employee alleging a violation of this new law may file a complaint with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The law also requires hospitals to adopt and maintain written policies that, among other things, address how the hospital will respond if a law enforcement...

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