Oregon Minimum Wage

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Exercising your Rights as an Employee
Every employee in the United States is entitled a minimum wage of $7.25per hour that is established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Aside from this, there are also prevailing minimum wages for every state which do not go below the federal rate.

Obama Calls for Living Wage Jobs -- Activists Respond with Tax Day Event April 15th, 2010
President Obama states that his most important job is helping the American worker find a job with a living wage. On March 2, 2010 President Obama delivered a speech in Savannah, GA. where he was quoted as saying: "When it comes to domestic policy, I have no more important job as president than seeing to it that every American who wants to work, and is able to work, can find a job, and a job that pays a living wage. That was my focus last year, and that is my focus this year.” (Article from where this is sourced: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/us/politics/03obama.html)

Knowing the Overtime Wage Laws to Avoid Getting Underhanded
Employees have rights when it comes to getting paid by the company they are working for. When it comes to wage and hour claims there are different protocols they should know.