Labor Law Requirements

State Requirements

• Family Leave Act (Required)
• Minimum Wage (Required)
• Notice to Agriculture Employees (Required)
• OSHA (Required)
• Notice of Rights under SB 519 (Required)
• Unemployment Insurance* (Required)
• Workers’ Compensation* (Required)

*Official versions of this poster are available only from the agency or its authorized agent.

Federal Requirements

• Family and Medical Leave (Required)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (Required)
• USERRA (Required)
• OSHA (Required)
• Federal Minimum Wage (Required)
• Polygraph Protection Test (Required)
• NLRA (Required)

Recent Changes

Minimum Wage - January 2012

The Minimum Wage increase is from $8.50 per hour to $8.80 per hour, effective January 1, 2012.
We will begin shipping the OR AIO with this update with orders placed in November 2011.

Family Leave Act - January 2012

The OFLA notice had numerous changes:

• Condition” was added to “illness” and “injury” as reasons and employee can take leave to care for a child.
• The phrase “in most cases” was removed from the eligibility section, denoting that now employees must have worked and average of 25 hours per week in the 180 day period before taking leave.
• Also in the eligibility section it was clarified that leave may be taken, if the employee has worked an average of 20 hours per week (the 20 hour average was already on the notice), regardless of the number of days worked.
Under the section denoting how much leave may be taken “military spouse” was changed to “military member.”
• Under the section regarding giving notice of leave, the clarification was added that 1.) the employee must follow the employers policy, and 2.) that an employer may require additional explanation of the need for leave.
• In the section regarding whether or not Family Leave is paid, it adds “generally” to unpaid, previously is simply said “is unpaid”.

This is a substantive change.

Notice to Agriculture Employees - FMLA - February 2011

• Notice to Agriculture Employees - Non-substantive verbiage change.
• FMLA - Non-substantive verbiage change.

Minimum Wage - January 2011

Oregon minimum wage will change from $8.40 to $8.50 per hour January 1, 2011.
This was a Substantive change

Senate Bill 519 - Minimum Wage - Family Leave Act - January 2010

• Senate Bill 519 - Substantive - Prohibits employers from taking adverse employment action against employees who decline to attend a meeting or participate in communication concerning employer's opinion about religious or political matters. Requires employers to post notice. Provides exceptions for religious organizations, political organizations and certain meetings and communications.
• Minimum Wage - Non-Substantive changes.
• Family Leave Act - Non-Substantive changes.
This was a Substantive change

Minimum Wage - Agricultural Employees - January 2009

• Minimum Wage - The minimum wage will increase from $7.95 per hour to $8.40 per hour. Also, a new directive has been added to the “Paid rest periods” paragraph. It states “Certain employers are required to provide additional rest periods to employees to express milk for a child.”
• Agricultural Employees - The agricultural employees wage will increase from $7.95 to $8.40 per hour.
This was a Substantive change