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Oregon Minimum Wage to Rise to $8.50/Hour in 2011

By Dennis Westlind on September 24, 2010

Posted in Labor, Oregon

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries recently announced that Oregon’s minimum wage will increase by ten cents to $8.50 an hour effective January 1, 2011. Oregon’s minimum wage has been $8.40 an hour since January 1, 2009. Click here to read Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian’s press release on the minimum wage increase.

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Oregon Musicians No Longer Presumed Employees for Unemployment Purposes

By P.K. Runkles-Pearson on June 30, 2009

Posted in Oregon, Statutes

Sine die! The Oregon Legislature’s biennial session has come to a close, providing a perfect opportunity for the Stoel Rives World of Employment to take a look at what passed, what failed, and what flew under the radar.

One helpful new statute fixes a problem for employers who operate music venues. In late 2007, …