My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony
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Chair Reynolds, Vice-Chair Anderson, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center
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Co-Chairs Woods and Gomberg, and Members of the Committee, My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Despite the prevalence of wage theft, the state agency tasked with protecting workers has fewer resources to combat the problem
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