Recently enacted Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 184 soon will require employers to include independent contractors in their child support reporting requirements to the Oregon Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice. Currently, the reporting requirements apply only to an employer’s employees but, for all new engagements or re-engagements entered into on or after
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Oregon Revises Overtime Laws for Bakers and Farmworkers
By Mark A. Crabtree on
Posted in Oregon, Wage and Hour
Recently the Oregon legislature passed, and Governor Kate Brown signed, Senate Bill (SB) 1513, revising the Beaver State’s overtime rules for bakers. In addition, the legislature passed House Bill (HB) 4002, revamping the overtime entitlements for farmworkers. That bill is before Governor Brown, who is expected to sign it. As both laws first take effect…
New Oregon Overtime Law both Giveth to, and Taketh Away from, Manufacturing Employers
By Mark A. Crabtree on
Effective immediately, Oregon’s law has been clarified to provide relief to non-union employers operating mills, factories or other manufacturing facilities with respect to certain overtime pay obligations, but also has been revised, effective January 1, 2018, to limit the number of weekly hours employees in such establishments may work.
Previously, the Oregon Bureau of Labor…
Oregon Governor Signs Bill Increasing Oregon’s Minimum Wage
By Noel P. Tripp on
Last week, Oregon joined New York, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Seattle and others on the list of states and municipalities continuing to push for a higher minimum wage in the face of stalled federal rulemaking. In Alabama, the state quickly blocked Birmingham’s efforts. Full coverage of the Oregon law is available here.
Utah Federal Court Reiterates That Employees Are Only Entitled to Tips Under FLSA If A Tip Credit Is Applied
By Noel P. Tripp on
While many state laws regulate the distribution of gratuities (as well as service charges and other fees), the overwhelming judicial view, as originally set forth by the Ninth Circuit in Cumbie v. Woody Woo and joined by district courts in other jurisdictions, holds that an employee’s right to tips under the FLSA flows exclusively…
Ninth Circuit Requires Reimbursement of H2A Expenses
By Noel P. Tripp on
In the latest in a series of decisions addressing the proper allocation of travel and immigration fee expenses between employers and employees utilizing the H2A agricultural guestworker program, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (the largest federal circuit, encompassing Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, California, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii) ruled an employer…
Restaurant Association Defeats Department of Labor, Invalidates 2011 Tip Regulations
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Oregon, Tips and Tipped Employees
In 2010, the Ninth Circuit held in Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc., that an employee’s property right to tips attaches under the FLSA only if the employer is taking a tip credit pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 203(m). In response to this decision the Department of Labor passed widely discussed-regulations which, contrary to the decision…
Arizona, Florida, Six Other States To Raise Minimum Wage For 2012 (And San Francisco, Too)
By Noel P. Tripp on
The state minimum wage is set to increase in eight states at the start of the new year. By statute, many states review and revise their respective minimum wage annually, to reflect changes in the cost of living. San Francisco, one of several municipalities with its own minimum wage law, will also increase its minimum…
Oregon Increases Minimum Wage To Reflect Hike In Consumer Price Index
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Minimum Wage, Oregon
Pursuant to a 2002 ballot measure, Oregon state law requires an annual minimum wage adjustment to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian recently announced that based on the CPI the 2012 minimum wage in Oregon will be $8.80/hour, up from $8.50/hour at present. Oregon is one of…