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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@01D1C6FE.6E420BB0" alt="cid:image001.gif@01D1C6FE.6E420BB0"></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">June 15, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788, Paloma Sparks, (971) 673-0841<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black">BOLI announces minimum wage rules reflecting advisory group input
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">New rules will help employers calculate wages when an employee works in multiple areas
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">PORTLAND, OR—The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) has published new minimum wage rules in preparation for a July minimum wage increase, the agency announced today.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The rules will help employers calculate wages in circumstances such as a worker performing duties at a location other than the employer’s permanent location or working in multiple areas in the course of a work
period. <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">Final rules can be found <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/SiteAssets/pages/press/Final%20839-020%20Rules%20Amendments%20Shown%20%283%29.pdf">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The rules reflect comments from a diverse group of Oregonians and an advisory group that included the
</span>NW Grocery Associations, Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Association of Nurseries, Association of Oregon Industries, Oregon Business Association, UFCW, PCUN, AFL-CIO, Family Forward, SEIU, CAUSA and Oregon Center
for Public Policy. In addition to holding a public hearing and convening multiple advisory meetings, the agency received more than 300 written comments about the proposed rules.<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">“I appreciate that both industry associations and minimum wage advocates stepped up to advise our agency’s rulemaking process,” said Labor Commissioner Avakian. “As Oregon raises its minimum wage for more than
a hundred thousand workers next month, we hope that the rules will provide fairness to workers and employers alike.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Passed by the 2016 Oregon Legislature,
</span><a href="file:///\\boli-pdx.ad.boli.oregon.gov\vol1\CO\Communications%20Materials\Press%20Releases\Draft%20Releases\2016\Passed%20by%20the%202016%20Oregon%20Legislature,%20SB%201532%20creates%20enacts%20a%20series%20of%20annual%20minimum%20wage%20increases%20starting%20in%20July%20of%20this%20year.%20After%202023,%20Oregon’s%20minimum%20wage%20rate%20will%20be%20indexed%20to%20inflation%20based%20on%20the%20Consumer%20Price%20Index%20(CPI),%20a%20figure%20published%20by%20the%20United%20States%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%20to%20track%20prices%20for%20a%20fixed%20">SB
1532</a><span style="color:black"> creates a series of annual minimum wage increases starting in July. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">BOLI’s Technical Assistance for Employers Program will hold a
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/docs/2016%20Seminar%20Schedule.pdf">series of seminars</a><span style="color:black"> around the state to help employers navigate new sick time requirements, minimum wage rules and other new workplace laws.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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">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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