OR Labor Laws

September 18th, 2006 Posted by Jared

I found the Oregon (OR) labor laws today on the internet quite easily. Although there are several of them, they are easy to understand. The OR labor laws follow many of the other states, as their labor laws are quite similar.

Some of the OR labor laws need to be displayed in businesses in the state. These labor laws are put on publications called the Oregon labor law posters. Many employers will hang these in areas were employees go often, so they will be seen by everyone. Common places to find OR labor law posters are the work areas, break rooms and walls around the time clock or sign-in sheet. If an employer doesn’t want to hang numerous posters, they may have all the required posters for the state on one convenient Oregon Complete Labor Law Poster.

The minimum wage and overtime laws were the easiest of the OR labor laws to find. In the state of Oregon, the current minimum wage is $7.50. This minimum wage applies to tipped employees, as well. When it comes to overtime, employers are required to pay one and one half times the normal rate of pay for every hour worked over 40 during one work week. There are some employees which are exempt from both the minimum wage and the overtime laws.

I do believe OR labor laws allowed for the longest pay period. This state does say that regular paydays have to be scheduled, but it also states that employers can have an extraordinarily long pay period of up to 35 days!

The OR labor laws also mention various forms of breaks. For any employee working a 4 hour shift, a paid break of 10 to 15 minutes should be given. When the work day goes to 8 hours, then the employee is eligible for a 30 minute meal break. For a meal break to be unpaid, the employee must be completely relieved of all duties.

All time and payroll records must be on file at the place of business, in detail, for the minimum of two years.

These are just a few of the OR labor laws. Others include many federal labor laws that the state has adopted, plus others like the Oregon child labor laws. To find out more, you can look online or find copies of the Oregon labor law posters.

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