Minimum content of beneficiaries in Oregon, voters see a rise
Nearly 100000 Oregon countries with low wages of workers eligible for a 40 cents-Hour increase in the minimum wage in the state next year, followed by an annual cost of living adjustments, if voters d approve a measure on the November 5 ballot.
This would be good news for workers, but is not as good news for certain groups of employers, say the increase in minimum wages, if the State’s economy could bat player costs and leads to fewer jobs.
The State is a top economist true is a possibility, but an opponent hard sell. At least one poll shows voters, six years after their last authorized an increase of taking care of other momentum.
Action 25, the state minimum wage of $ 6.50 to $ 6.90 per hour, distinguishing between the states of Oregon with the highest minimum rate. Oregon is one of 11 countries that have the federal minimum of $ 5.15.
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