Oregon’s minimum wage would top $19 per hour if it had kept pace with the rise in worker productivity since
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
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A View of the State of Working Oregon For the typical Oregonian, economic progress is a distant memory. More than
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Oregon workers who earn tips are, by and large, poorly paid adults. For example, the typical waiter or waitress in
Oregon’s minimum wage falls far short of giving working families economic security, so imagine the difficulties workers face when they
Complaints that Oregon employers have violated minimum wage law arise more frequently among workers of restaurants, bars, office cleaning companies
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Raising Oregon’s minimum wage to $15 per hour could boost the bottom line of small businesses, a sector that has
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