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OCJ is on a mission to advance consumers’ rights, growing a justice movement that puts people at the center so that all of us have the freedom to live a life of dignity and abundance.

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News and Updates

Every day, Americans unknowingly sign away their rights through mandatory arbitration clauses buried in the fine print of everything from job contracts to streaming services. These clauses force legal disputes into secretive private systems that favor corporations over people.

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Large companies have recently used mandatory arbitration clauses to win legal disputes against consumers. A bill in Congress called the FAIR Act would ban these types of clauses.

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We’re excited to introduce three new members to the OCJ team: Angela Donley, MSW, as our new Policy Analyst, and Jeremy Woodson and Grace Hashiguchi as Communications Associates. They each bring a wealth of expertise and a strong passion for advancing OCJ’s mission to support and protect consumers.

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OCJ relentlessly champions stronger consumer protections and takes on bad actors who break the law.

OCJ works across policy and advocacy, community engagement, and the law to ensure that transactions are reliably safe and that consumers know and can exercise their consumer rights.

What we do

We advocate for pro-consumer policies and an equitable marketplace.

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We provide resources for Oregonians to know and exercise their consumer rights. 

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We safeguard consumer rights and expand access to justice.

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OCJ addresses pressing consumer issues facing Oregonians with a focus on issues centered around auto, debt, and insurance.

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