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Consumer and worker assistance
Consumer assistance
Consumer resources elsewhere
Worker assistance
Worker assistance elsewhere
Consumer assistance
Ergonomic information
Common problems and solutions in the agriculture, construction, healthcare, office, and wood products industries.
 
File a financial-transaction complaint
To complain about a mortgage lender, bank, credit union, or other financial institution regulated by the Division of Finance & Corporate Securities.
 
Home-finance consumer information
For consumers who are purchasing or refinancing their homes.
 
Insurance complaints
Free help for those with insurance problems.
 
Insurance consumer information
Information to help consumers make decisions about insurance.
 
Investor Information Program
How to avoid fraud and sales abuses and educate yourself as an investor.
 
Manufactured housing
Assistance with manufactured-housing problems.
 
Oregon Medical Insurance Pool
Insurance coverage for those unable to obtain medical insurance because of health conditions.
 
OSHA complaints
How to file a complaint if you work in Oregon and want to report hazards at your worksite or if you believe you have been discriminated against on the basis of safety-and-health issues.
 
Permits Protect Web site
Information about permits to carry out your building and remodeling projects legally and safely .
 
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)
A statewide network of trained volunteers helping to inform seniors and others about Medicare-related issues.

Consumer resources elsewhere
Construction Contractors Board
Tips on choosing a contractor, consumers´ rights, filing a complaint, and search licensed contractors database.
 
Department of Justice
Financial fraud and consumer protection, consumer complaints, and consumer education.
 
Federal Consumer Information Center
Consumer information on a wide variety of topics, Consumer Action Handbook includes advice and tips on automobile repairs, investments, and credit-card use.
 
Federal Trade Commission
On-line consumer fraud complaints, publications covering all areas of consumer protection, and consumer fraud.
 
Health Sciences University
Health information, patient education, and health resources.
 
Housing and Community Services
Manufactured dwelling park living assistance and tenants´ rights.
 
Landscape Contractors Board
Tips on choosing a licensed landscape contractor, how to get help with problems.
 
National Fraud Information Center
Answers to consumer questions, fraud-report forms, and educational materials.
 
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
Answers to consumers' insurance questions and concerns at Consumer Information Source.
 
State Lands - Unclaimed Property
Unclaimed property such as savings accounts, checking accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, and stocks.
 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
On-line injury and complaint forms.
 
US DOT Auto Safety Hotline
On-line vehicle-safety complaint forms, information on safety problems, testing, and recalls.
 
US Government Consumer Gateway
A one-stop gateway to federal consumer information resources.
 
Better Business Bureau
Non-profit dispute resolution and reporting organization: file a complaint, gain company records, useful consumer and business information.

Worker assistance
Ombudsman for Injured Workers (OIW)
Independent advocate for injured workers.
 
Oregon OSHA (OR-OSHA):
Conferences
An opportunity for workers, employers, and safety-and-health professionals to share ideas.
 
Training
Workshops throughout Oregon focus on safety-and-health training, including safety committees, safety-and-health management, hazard analysis, record keeping, and accident investigation.
Workers´ Compensation:
Injured on the job
What to do if you get hurt at work.
 
Dispute resolution
Steps in the resolution process and how to request a hearing.
 
Return to work
Help getting back on the job.

Worker assistance elsewhere
Bureau of Labor and Industries
Forms for filing discrimination or wage/hour complaints and information about apprenticeships.
 
Employment Department
Jobs, unemployment insurance, labor-market information, and job fairs.
 
Federal Consumer Information Center
Changing jobs, interviewing, health benefits, and occupational outlook.
 
Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Workers' rights and responsibilities, filing a safety/health complaint, and imminent danger.
 
Federal Trade Commission
Credit, investments, telemarketing, and consumer protection for identity theft.
 
State Lands - Unclaimed property
Unclaimed property such as savings accounts, checking accounts, unpaid wages or commissions, and stocks.
 
Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Counseling, training, job placement, and rehabilitation services for people with disabilities.

 
Page updated: July 01, 2009

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