What is the minimum wage in Oregon?
A. Effective January 1, 2009, the Oregon minimum wage increases from $7.95 to $8.40 per hour. ORS 653.025. This increase is a result of the passage of Ballot Measure 25, approved by Oregon voters on November 5, 2002. Measure 25 requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to calculate an annual adjustment to the minimum wage each September for the following calendar year. The annual adjustment is based on any increase during the previous 12 months in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items. Under this law, the minimum wage is to be rounded to the nearest five cents and to take effect on January 1 of the year following each adjustment.
A. Effective January 1, 2007, the Oregon minimum wage increases by 30 cents to $7.80 per hour. ORS 653.025. This increase is a result of the passage of Ballot Measure 25, approved by Oregon voters on November 5, 2002. The minimum wage had been at $6.50 per hour since January 1, 1999, but Measure 25 raised the wage to $6.90 effective January 1, 2003 and also provided for annual indexing for calendar year 2004 and beyond. Measure 25 requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to calculate an annual adjustment to the minimum wage each September for the following calendar year. The annual adjustment is based on any increase during the previous 12 months in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items. Under the new law, the minimum wage is to be rounded to the nearest five cents and to take effect on January 1 of the year following each adjustment. Last year´s 3.8 percent increase in the consumer price index translates into a minimum
A. Effective January 1, 2006, the Oregon minimum wage increased by 25 cents to $7.50 per hour. ORS 653.025. This increase is a result of the passage of Ballot Measure 25, approved by Oregon voters on November 5, 2002. The minimum wage had been at $6.50 per hour since January 1, 1999, but Measure 25 raised the wage to $6.90 effective January 1, 2003 and also provided for annual indexing for calendar year 2004 and beyond. Measure 25 requires the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries to calculate an annual adjustment to the minimum wage each September for the following calendar year. The annual adjustment is based on any increase during the previous 12 months in the U.S. City Average Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items. Under the new law, the minimum wage is to be rounded to the nearest five cents and to take effect on January 1 of the year following each adjustment. Last year´s 3.4 percent increase in the consumer price index translates into a minimum
