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Articles Discussing Oregon Wage & Hour Issues.

Oregon Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2025

Posted: May 14, 2025 | Littler Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

Oregon Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s automatic minimum wage increase for non-exempt employees will take effect. Under Oregon state law, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) calculates an annual increase to the minimum wage rate based on the Bureau of

Employers May Rescind Previously Protected Leave Under the Oregon Family Leave Act by June 1, 2024

Posted: May 16, 2024 | Ogletree Deakins Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

On March 20, 2024, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 1515, which eliminated some qualifying reasons for leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that overlapped with qualifying reasons for leave under Paid Leave Oregon, effective July 1, 2024.

A Primer on Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

Posted: May 11, 2022 | Ogletree Deakins Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

In 2019, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed the Paid Family Medical Leave Act, which established a paid family and medical leave insurance (PFMLI) program for Oregon employees. On April 27, 2022, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) filed proposed administrative rules with the Oregon Office of the Secretary of State to

Oregon’s Minimum Wage to Increase on July 1, 2020: How Employers Can Prepare for New Payment Obligations During a Pandemic

Posted: June 1, 2020 | Ogletree Deakins Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

Oregon employers feeling the financial strain of economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are bracing themselves for another impact. On July 1, 2020, Oregon’s minimum wage increase will take effect.

Leading By Example: Oregon State Government Conducts Expansive Internal Pay Equity Analysis

Posted: October 3, 2018 | Jackson Lewis Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

Oregon’s state government, ahead of the January 1, 2019, effective date of the state Equal Pay Act (EPA), is conducting an expansive, behind-the-scenes pay equity analysis of its departments to identify and remedy any potential pay disparities between male and female employees.

Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries Issues Minimum Wage Rules

Posted: June 20, 2016 | Littler Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

As we previously advised,1 on March 2, 2016, Oregon enacted the first geographically-tiered minimum wage hike in the country. This new minimum wage law, which becomes effective on July 1, 2016, imposes different minimum wage rates for employers in the Portland, Oregon metro area and for employers located in the more rural parts of the state.

Oregon Minimum Wage Hikes Begin July 2016

Posted: March 14, 2016 | Jackson Lewis Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

While the federal minimum wage remains stagnant ($7.25 per hour since July 24, 2009), different states have sought to lead with their own minimum wage rulemaking.

Portland Bar, Restaurant Liable for Unpaid Wages due Predecessor’s Employees, Oregon High Court Holds

Posted: February 4, 2014 | Jackson Lewis Category: Oregon - Wage & Hour

An employer that acquired the assets of a defunct bar and restaurant and continued to operate a restaurant on the same premises was liable for unpaid wages owed to the defunct restaurant’s former employees, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled. Blachana LLC v. Bureau of Labor and Industries, No. S060789 (Ore. Jan. 16, 2014).

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