As of January 1st, 2012, the Oregon minimum wage is $8.80 per hour. State law requires the minimum wage to be adjusted annually based on inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Oregon law requires employers to pay at least the minimum wage during all stages of employment, including any on-the-job training. Employers in Oregon may not use any amount of an employee’s tips as a credit against the minimum wage.
If an employer fails to pay the full minimum wage for all hours worked in any given workweek (for example, by failing to pay for some of the hours worked, or by deducting amounts from the wages paid), then the employer must pay the employee an Oregon penalty and a Federal penalty. The Federal penalty is equal to the amount of unpaid minimum wages (sometimes referred to as “double for your trouble”). The Oregon penalty is up to 30 days’ wages (8 hours per day x 30 days x the employee’s wage rate).
This information and more is available by visiting these websites: BOLI and ORS 653.025
