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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="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.gif@01D19719.887D61B0" alt="cid:image001.gif@01D19719.887D61B0"></span><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">April 15, 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 public hearing on minimum wage rules
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">Agency developing rules regarding determining 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 hold a public meeting Monday, April 25<sup>th</sup> on rules regarding 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">What: Public hearing and comment on proposed rules for the new minimum wage law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">When: Monday, April 25 at 2 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Where: Portland State Office Building, Room 1B
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:black">800 NE Oregon St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:black">Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Passed during the 2016 session, the new law directs BOLI to make rules relating to employer location. Additionally, BOLI will update existing minimum wage rules to reflect the new law.<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">Copies of the proposed rules can be found online
</span><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/SiteAssets/pages/press/Proposed%20Minimum%20Wage%20Rules.pdf">here</a></span></b><span style="color:black">. Additional public comments can be directed to
</span><a href="mailto:paloma.sparks@state.or.us">paloma.sparks@state.or.us</a><span style="color:black"> until May 22<sup>nd</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A committee advising BOLI on the rules includes 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 Senator Michael Dembrow and Representative Paul Holvey serve on the committee.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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
</span><a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/boli-ta">here</a><span style="color:black">. 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"><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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