Daily Overtime for Manufacturing Employees – New Developments & More Uncertainty

By: Randall Sutton As we have previously reported to you here, BOLI has recently taken the position that during weeks where a manufacturing employee earns both daily and weekly overtime, the two overtime rates are added together to essentially pay the employee double-time for all overtime hours worked in the same week. BOLI’s new interpretation

BOLI Changes its Course on Payment of Daily Overtime for Manufacturers

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By: Randall Sutton  Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Oregon requires that most manufacturing employers pay daily overtime if an employee works more than 10 hours in a single day.  As with most other employers, a manufacturer also must pay overtime when an employee works more than 40 hours in a single

Should Your Farm Be a Licensed Farm Labor Contractor? Don’t Be So Sure.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Saalfeld Griggs Employment Law & Litigation Practice Groups Most farms would not consider themselves to be farm labor contractors, and for good reason. You likely do not regularly lease out workers. While you recruit employees, they work for your farm on your land (whether owned or leased), and harvest and process your crops. You

BOLI’s Complicated New Rules for Payment of Minimum Wage by Region

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By: Randall Sutton Management-Side Employment Law Saalfeld Griggs PC   The first of several significant annual increases to Oregon’s minimum wage are effective July 1st.  The rate of increases will vary by geographic region.  Within the Portland Urban growth boundary, the  minimum wage increases most quickly, starting at $9.75/hr on July 1, with a big

BOLI’s New Complicated Rules for Payment of Minimum Wage by Region

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BOLI’s New Complicated Rules For Payment Of Minimum Wage By Region   By: Randall Sutton Management-Side Employment Law Saalfeld Griggs PC   The first of several significant annual increases to Oregon’s minimum wage are effective July 1st.  The rate of increases will vary by geographic region.  Within the Portland Urban growth boundary, the  minimum wage