Oregon’s Minimum Wage Increased July 1, 2017. Which of 3 minimum wages do you pay?

The second of seven pre-defined Oregon minimum wage increases took effect on July 1, 2017.  Enacted by the 2016 Oregon Legislature, Senate Bill 1532 established a series of annual minimum wage rate increases beginning July 1, 2016 through July 1, 2022.  Beginning July 1, 2023, any increases to the minimum wage rate will be indexed to inflation based on the Consumer Price Index […]

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Issues Guidance Update to Minimum Wage Rules

Make sure your minimum wage posters are up to date for the July 1, 2016 change.  Click here to get your copy. Two weeks before the July 1, 2016 new minimum wage effective date BOLI issued new administrative guidance for employers with minimum wage employees who provide services in multiple Oregon geographic regions during any […]

Oregon’s 3 Tiered Minimum Wage Increases on July 1, 2016

Make sure your minimum wage posters are up to date – click here to download. On March 2, 2016 the Oregon Governor signed into law Senate Bill 1532 which raises Oregon’s minimum wage beginning July 1, followed by annual increases over six years.  A unique feature of the new law is there will now be three […]

New FLSA Exemption Rules Announced: $47,476 Minimum Salary Effective 12/1/2016

The Department of Labor released details of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemption rules for white collar workers.  Here is a brief summary of the key provisions: Effective Date: December 1, 2016.  Note that the change occurs on a Thursday, so employers will need to make changes for the payroll period in which December 1 falls. […]

Be sure you are properly paying overtime to non-exempt employees

Be careful to properly draw the line between “exempt” employees and “non-exempt” (those entitled to receive overtime pay).  Paying employees a salary isn’t enough to avoid overtime. Unless employees are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by definition, you must pay them 1.5 times their regular hourly wage for all […]