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Jul 28 2010
OregonWage and Hour

OREGON: Insufficient notice of wage claim gets employer off the hook

Failing to pay an employee about $840 in wages nearly cost one employer an additional $16,000 for the employee’s attorney’s fees, until the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s award. To collect damages and attorney’s fees, Oregon law requires an employee to notify their employer about the potential wage claim, giving the employer…

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Jul 13 2010
Wage and Hour

Changing into PPE may be compensable and changing clothes may start the workday

First, the agency decided that the special exception doesn’t extend to personal protective equipment (PPE) “that is required by law, by the employer, or due to the nature of the job.” Translation: even if a collective bargaining agreement says you don’t have to pay for changing clothes, you may have to pay for the time…

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Jun 23 2010
OregonWage and Hour

OREGON: BOLI finalizes meal period and overtime rules

final rules contain three main changes: written comments that the new language could have the unintended consequence of requiring employers not merely to pay for the actual meal period, but to pay for a guaranteed 30 minutes of meal time on top of the actual hours worked. Although BOLI stuck with its proposal, the head…

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Apr 28 2010
Q&AWage and Hour

When to pay for post-shift activities?

  Rutti v. Lojack Corp., Inc., 9th Cir, March 2010). 1179), and call your Vigilant staff representative with specific questions. Q: If an employee clocks out, but then performs a brief, work-related task, do we have to pay for the time it took to complete that task?

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Mar 12 2010
Wage and Hour

Daylight Saving Time begins March 14

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m., when we set our clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m. Employees who normally work an eight-hour shift at night may work seven hours on March 14 at regular wage (e.g., from 10 p.m. Standard Time to 6 a.m. Daylight Saving Time). You may voluntarily…

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Feb 19 2010
CaliforniaWage and Hour

CALIFORNIA: Partial-day leave bank deductions under four hours are OK

Employers may deduct from exempt employees’ leave banks for partial-day absences, even when the absence is less than four hours, according to an opinion letter from the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). The letter is a reversal of the DLSE’s previous position, and will allow employers greater latitude in deducting from paid leave…

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