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.
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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…