Overtime and Minimum Wages

The general rule is that Overtime is owed to all employees, at 1.5 times their regular pay rate, for all hours actually worked over 40 in any given workweek. (ORS 653.261).

Also, employees must be paid at least minimum wage for all hours worked each workweek. (ORS 653.025). 

However, some categories of employees are "exempt," and are not entitled to overtime and / or minimum wage pay.  In case of dispute over whether or not an employee is exempt, it is the employer who bears the burden of proving that an exemption clearly applies.

​Under Oregon law, an additional penalty of 30 working days' pay may also be owed, if non-payment of overtime wages or minimum wages continues after termination of employment. (ORS 652.150).

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