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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="185" height="60" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.gif@01D1811D.7EFCB3A0"></span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 18, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788 or Paloma Sparks <span style="color:black">
at (971) </span><span class="st1"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">673-0841</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">BOLI announces minimum wage rulemaking process for stakeholder input
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">Diverse committee will advise BOLI in rulemaking regarding how to determine an employer’s location<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">PORTLAND, OR—The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) will begin the rulemaking process for Oregon’s
</span><a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2016R1/Measures/Overview/SB1532">new minimum wage law</a><span style="color:black"> (SB 1532) in preparation for a July minimum wage increase, the agency announced today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">An advisory committee comprised of business associations, labor organizations, legislators, family policy advocates, and agricultural and farm sector representatives will assist BOLI in developing rules for determining
an employer’s location.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“Oregon’s new minimum wage law will bring raises to hundreds of thousands of workers around the state,” said Labor Commissioner Avakian. “I appreciate the willingness of this diverse committee to provide additional
insight and expertise as our agency works to develop new minimum wage rules.” <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Passed by the 2016 Oregon Legislature, SB 1532 creates enacts a series of annual minimum wage increases starting in July of this year. After 2023, Oregon’s minimum wage rate will be indexed to inflation based on
the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a figure published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to track prices for a fixed “market basket” of goods.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The law creates a tiered wage floor based on three zones around the state: 1) inside the urban growth boundary of the Portland metro region, including Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties 2) certain “nonurban
counties </span><a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2016R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB1532/Enrolled">listed here</a><span style="color:black"> and 3) the rest of the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="ms-rtethemefontface-11"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">The advisory committee will begin work in late March.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The rulemaking advisory committee will include members of the</span> NW Grocery Associations, Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Association of Nurseries, Association of Oregon
Industries, Oregon Business Association, PCUN, AFL-CIO, Family Forward, SEIU, CAUSA and Oregon Center for Public Policy. In addition, representatives from the offices of Governor Kate Brown, Senator Michael Dembrow and Representative Paul Holvey will serve
on the committee.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Employers that want to keep up to date about minimum wage rules and other workplace topics may sign up for the Technical Assistance for Employer’s email list
<a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/boli-ta">here</a>. The agency also intends to develop one poster for the state that will satisfy employers’ posting requirements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Additional public comments can be directed to paloma.sparks@state.or.us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">For more information about BOLI’s efforts to support Oregon employers and protect Oregon’s workforce, visit
</span></i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI"><i>http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI</i></a><i><span style="color:black">.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
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