State Update Overview
| Date Updated | June 2023 |
| Labor Law Update | The State of Oregon Minimum Wage, Breaks & Overtime, and Agricultural Workers Posters; EEOC “Know Your Rights” and DOL “Employee Rights Under the FLSA” Posters |
| What Changed | Increased minimum wage rates for all workers and overtime pay for agricultural workers; Newly enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and Provide Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP) |
| Mandatory or Non-Mandatory | Mandatory |
| Updated Poster | Oregon Labor Law Poster |
In June 2023, the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries set forth increased minimum wage rates for 2023-2024 and revised labor law notices for Breaks & Overtime, and Agricultural Workers.
Oregon Minimum Wage Law Update
- Minimum wage increased to $14.20 per hour for standard counties; $15.45 per hour for the Portland metro area; $13.20 per hour for nonurban counties
- New rates are in effect from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
Wage and Hour Exemptions
Employees may be exempt from wage and hour laws based on criteria associated with their salary, actual duties, and skills. Exempt employees neither receive overtime pay nor qualify for minimum wage. Oregon labor law defines these exemptions based on Executive, Administrative, or Professional status. Learn more here.
Oregon Breaks & Overtime Poster Update
- Agricultural workers must receive overtime pay for hours worked over 55 in a workweek
Oregon Agricultural Workers Poster Update
- Minimum wage increased to $14.20 per hour for standard counties; $15.45 per hour for the Portland metro area; $13.20 per hour for nonurban counties
Effective June 27, 2023, the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated its “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Poster to summarize the new law.
EEOC “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Poster Updates
- Illegal employment discrimination on the bases of sex includes childbirth.
- Illegal employment discrimination includes interference, coercion, or threats related to exercising rights regarding disability discrimination or pregnancy accommodation.
- Failure to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition can be considered discriminatory.
- Discriminatory employment practice can include conduct that coerces, intimidates, threatens, or interferes with someone exercising their rights, or someone assisting or encouraging someone else to exercise rights, regarding disability discrimination (including accommodation) or pregnancy accommodation.
Effective April 28, 2023, the Provide Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP) extends the right to receive break time to pump and a private place to pump at work to more nursing employees. The federal Department of Labor (DOL) revised its “Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” poster to include changes from the new law.
DOL “Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” Poster Updates
- The section titled Nursing Mothers has been changed to Pump at Work.
- The right to break time to express breast milk previously only applied to employees subject to the overtime requirement under the FLSA (non-exempt employees). This reference has been removed.
- The revised poster clearly notes that narrow exemptions may apply to the pump at work requirements.
Oregon Labor Law Poster Update
Covered employers within the State of Oregon are required by law to display the new “Minimum Wage”, “Breaks & Overtime”, “Agricultural Workers”, “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” and “Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act” posters along with other state and federally mandated posting requirements where they are sufficiently accessible and viewable to all employees. These changes have been reflected in our Oregon Labor Law Poster and require an immediate mandatory update. Failure to meet compliance requirements and display the updated poster could result in fines.
Order the Oregon & Federal Labor Law Poster to immediately include these new required state and federal laws.
