Generally, Oregon law requires anyone who works for compensation in any construction activity involving improvements to real property to be licensed.
Oregon rules make it very difficult to work as a handyman without a CCB license. Any handyman that performs work valued at or above $1,000 must be licensed by the CCB. Handymen must also be licensed by the CCB if they produce any form of advertisements, including business cards.
Generally, Oregon law requires anyone who works for compensation in any construction activity involving improvements to real property to be licensed.
All complaints must be filed against licensed contractors using one of these forms: Property Owner-Complaint form Res and Small Comm (you must give the contractor a 30-day Pre-Complaint Notice) Prime Contractor Complaint form Res and Small Comm. Subcontractor and Material Supplier Complaint Form. Employee Complaint Form.
State your intent to file a complaint with the CCB, Be mailed to the contractor's address on record with the board, Be mailed by USPS certified mail, and. Be mailed at least 30-days before you file the complaint.
Any person who knowingly uses the services of an unlicensed labor contractor shall be personally, jointly and severally liable with the person acting as a labor contractor to the same extent and in the same manner as provided in ORS 658.453 (Civil penalty) (4).
Independent contractors are not covered by workers' compensation insurance. They are not entitled to receive benefits if they are injured on the job. Independent contractors cannot use the wages they earn to qualify for unemployment insurance benefits when they are unemployed.
When an unlicensed contractor is discovered by an owner, they must then contend with a litigious opponent and a court system that won't look kindly on them, not to mention the CCB. The penalty for contracting without a license in Oregon jumps up to $5,000 per offense when an owner has filed a complaint for damages.