December 2024
We have updated our sick leave toolkit based on additional guidance issued in Oregon which clarifies some issues that were ambiguous or not addressed in the underlying law.
The Oregon State Poster has been updated due to changes in the Family Leave Act notice.
New laws effective this month require employers to comply with several new restrictions and mandates.
On March 2, 2016, Governor Kate Brown signed into law Senate Bill 1532 that establishes a 3- tiered system for determination of minimum wage based on geographical location of the employer.
Oregon enacts Senate Bill 1587, which is designed to increase transparency in employee pay and expose wage and hour violations. Effective January 1, 2017, employers will be required to provide additional details on itemized pay statements.
A Multnomah County Circuit Judge has ruled that, contrary to the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries’ (BOLI) recent interpretation of the overtime rules, employees working in mills, factories, and manufacturing establishments are entitled only to the greater of daily or weekly overtime pay in a workweek, not both. This means, for now, you can continue paying affected employees the greater of the daily or weekly overtime owed.