Oregon Labor Law Poster: Minimum Wage to Rise on Jan. 1, 2012

Nov 7, 2011

The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has updated and released its Minimum Wage notice for 2012.

Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the minimum wage rate will increase from $8.50 per hour to $8.80 per hour. The 30-cent increase mirrors a 3.77 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) since August 2010.

Ballot Measure 25, enacted by Oregon voters in 2002, requires a minimum wage adjustment annually based on changes in inflation as measured by the CPI. According to the agency, this change is mandatory and all employers are required to update their old notices with the new version.

Poster update subscribers will receive the new panel in their quarterly mailing. Others may call Personnel Concepts Customer Service at (800) 333-3795 to inquire about obtaining one.