Today’s announced 10-cent increase to Oregon’s minimum wage starting next year is a welcome development for the state’s lowest-paid workers,
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Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers will get some help in making ends meet starting on New Year’s Day, when a 45-cent hike
The 45-cent hike to Oregon’s minimum wage starting next year will be welcome news for the state’s lowest-paid workers, who
The ushering in of the New Year will bump up Oregon’s minimum wage by 15 cents, helping low-wage earners keep
Oregon’s minimum wage will increase from $7.80 to $7.95 per hour on January 1, 2008, the Oregon Bureau of Labor
The 2007 Federal Poverty Guidelines released yesterday highlight the importance to low-wage workers of adjusting the minimum wage for inflation
The 30-cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment to Oregon’s minimum wage set to take effect on New Year’s Day will help
The 2006 Federal Poverty Guidelines released this week highlight the importance to low-wage workers of adjusting the minimum wage for
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