2018 Oregon Employment Law Update

Oregon's abbreviated 2018 legislative session (February 5 – March 3, 2018) resulted in few new laws for employers, but January 1, 2019 will see critical provisions in previously enacted laws taking effect.

WAGE & HOUR

Predictive Scheduling (2017 SB 828)

Oregon's " Fair Work Week Act" took effect July 1, 2018, and requires retail, food service and hospitality employers to provide most nonexempt employees with a written schedule at least 7 days before the first day of the schedule (increasing to 14 days in 2020).

The law also mandates providing new hires with a written good faith estimate of hours; providing active employees with sufficient notice of schedule changes and premium payments for schedule changes; multiple posting requirements; mandatory breaks of at least 10 hours between shifts, and premium payment for hours worked in the subsequent shift. The law also prohibits discrimination against employees who inquire about or seek to enforce rights under the