2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 653
653.017 Local minimum wage requirements; preemption; exceptions.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) Local government includes a county, city, district or other public corporation, authority or entity organized and existing under statute or city or county charter.
(b) Public employer means a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, including counties, cities, districts, as defined in ORS 198.010 and 198.180, and public and quasi-public corporations.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the State of Oregon preempts all charter and statutory authority of local governments to set any minimum wage requirements.
(3) A local government may set minimum wage requirements:
(a) For public employers;
(b) In specifications for public contracts entered into by the local government; and
(c) As a condition of the local government providing direct tax abatements or subsidies for private employers with 10 or more employees. [2001 c.967 1]
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