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Oregon Manufacturing Employers Must Double Count Daily and Weekly Overtime

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries announced a significant reinterpretation of the interplay between the state’s daily and weekly overtime laws. According to BOLI, manufacturing employers must fully and separately provide overtime pay under both statutes instead of paying the greater of the two amounts.

Oregon Requires Additional Details on Pay Statements

Oregon enacts Senate Bill 1587, which is designed to increase transparency in employee pay and expose wage and hour violations. Effective January 1, 2017, employers will be required to provide additional details on itemized pay statements.

Portland, Oregon, Issues Rules Implementing ‘Ban the Box’

The City of Portland has issued administrative rules to the “Removing Barriers to Employment,” its ordinance aimed at removing job barriers for individuals with criminal records (Chapter 23.10 of the Portland Municipal Code). The Ordinance, which took effect on July 1, 2016, prohibits criminal history inquiries and background checks until a conditional offer of employment has been made.

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Regional Alerts

Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Texas-

Houston, Texas Mayor Sylvester Turner announced in a press release that he signed an Executive Order that will raise the minimum wage for Houston airport workers to $15 per hour by 2023.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, Oregon-

The Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) has released guidance for out-of-state and nonresident employers.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, New-York-

New York state and New York City have amended their Human Rights laws to add employment protections for domestic workers. The state’s protections went into effect on December 31, 2021, and the City’s protections will take effect on March 12, 2022.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, New-Hampshire

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that an employee may be entitled to use medical marijuana as an accommodation under the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination (NHLAD).

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, California

The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has issued a new publication addressing the ABC test exemption for contracts for professional services.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, California

The City of Los Angeles has announced that beginning July 1, 2022, the minimum wage will increase by $1.04 from $15.00 per hour to $16.04 per hour for all employers. The increase is applicable to employees who work at least two hours within the geographic boundaries of the City.

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Compliance-Corner-, State-Compliance-Update, California

New resources, including pay codes and policies, are available through ADP TotalSource® to assist you in tracking and paying out California Supplemental Paid Sick leave. Please note that the hours and earnings codes, as well as the time off policies from the 2021 California COVID-19 ...

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