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<b><u><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">DATE:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">August 29, 2018<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">TO: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Legislators and Interested Parties<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">FROM: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Christine E. Lewis, Legislative and Communications Director<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">REGARDING:
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposed Rulemaking regarding Pay Equity Law (2017 HB 2005)</span></u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On August 28, 2018, the Bureau filed with the Oregon Secretary of State a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding proposed adoption of rules that would effectuate the specific requirements
and enforcement details of the pay equity law (HB 2005, 2017). </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attached to
<span style="color:black">this </span>email <span style="color:black">please find the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">A public hearing is scheduled for 9:00 AM on September 28, 2018 at the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, 800 NE Oregon St. #1045, Portland, OR, 97232.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>
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<b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">The deadline for public comment on the proposed rules is 5:00 p.m. on September 28, 2018.
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Members of the public are welcome to submit comments by mail or email prior to this deadline.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Comments may be emailed to the BOLI Legislative Director at</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue">
</span></u><a href="mailto:christine.e.lewis@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">christine.e.lewis@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or mailed to Christine
E. Lewis c/o BOLI, 800 NE Oregon St. #1045, Portland OR 97232.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Christine E. Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F4E79">Legislative and Communications Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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