Employers Must Be Using Revised Form I-9 by Sept. 18, 2017

USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification on July 17.  Employers can begin using this revised version now, and by Sept. 18 all employers must be using the new form with a revision date of 07/17/17. Employers must continue following existing storage and retention rules for any previously completed Form I-9.   Revisions to the Form […]

Oregon Amends Sick Leave Law to Provide More Clarity for Employers

On January 1, 2016 all Oregon employers with 10 or more employees (6 or more employees if an employer is located in a city with a population exceeding 500,000 – which is Portland) must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year.  Employers with less than 10 employees (less than 6 for […]

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 […]