The Oregon and Washington minimum wage rates will increase for the 2012 year. The new rates are effective January 1, 2012:
- Oregon will increase from $8.50 to $8.80/hr.
- Washington will increase from $8.67 to $9.04/hr.
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Our valued client, Oregon Historical Society is facing deep budget cuts that threaten its future; read below for an appeal from OHS’s Executive Director, George Vogt outlining an opportunity to support the organization’s long term future
Xenium is hosting an event for Oregon Employers at Montgomery Park on October 21, 2010.
Hosted at the Montgomery Park Banquet Room on October 21st, 2010, Xenium, a local Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and human resources consulting firm, is hosting a free event for employers in the form of a panel discussion with key Oregon business leaders.
From Barran Leibman eAlert, Volume 13, Issue 29 September 22, 2010
On September 20, 2010, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries released a statement announcing that Oregon’s minimum wage will be increased from $8.40 per hour to $8.50 per hour effective January 1, 2011.
Readers of our February 16 and April 6 eAlerts know that the federal stimulus bill, titled the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (and now known as ARRA), provides a subsidy for continuation coverage in certain cases and opened a window that would permit certain qualified beneficiaries who are not on COBRA coverage to elect such coverage. In our April 6 eAlert, we cautioned that the Oregon legislature and Insurance Division might soon require Oregon-insured health plans to extend the state continuation coverage period and open a similar window for certain qualified beneficiaries not currently on state continuation coverage.
On April 28, 2009, Governor Kulongoski signed House Bill 2433, extending the maximum duration of state continuation coverage and authorizing the Insurance Division to require insurers to provide an additional continuation coverage election window (similar to the one required by ARRA) for plans governed by state law. On April 29, 2009, the Insurance Division issued temporary regulations implementing the new mandate. This eAlert will discuss who is affected by the new law and regulations and what the new law and regulations require.
Our partners at Barran Liebman sent us an update on these new BOLI regulations. Effective January 1, 2008, the Oregon legislature passed a bill permitting food and beverage service employees who receive and report tips to VOLUNTARILY waive their meal periods. The Bureau of Labor and Industries recently issued regulations implementing this new law and posted waiver forms in English and Spanish as well as the Notice employers must post.
As 2007 comes to a close, the Oregon legislature has been very busy. There are no fewer than 10 legislative updates that directly effect employers. Many of these new laws are already in effect. Read on to learn which of these new laws affect you, your company and your employees. (Thank you to our partners at Bullard Smith Jernstedt & Wilson for sharing their Employment Law Briefing on Legislative Updates for 2008.)