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Oregon labor bureau prioritizes wage claims of lower-paid workers, stage set for big budget ask
Lawmakers and advocates express mixed reactions to a state labor policy, which Oregon's labor commissioner says is critical to reduce backlogs that leave workers without pay for months.
Hundreds of Oregon wage theft, minimum wage complaints could be thrown out
Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries is supposed to enforce worker protections, but a backlog of cases and understaffing mean millions of dollars in violations go uncollected.
Oregon’s labor regulators ask for lawmakers’ help to tackle backlogs
An Oregon bottleneck of civil rights and wage claims has decreased, but workers still face long waits for help from the state agency tasked with enforcing labor laws.
Oregon’s labor bureau failed to collect nearly $5 million in wage theft claims since 2015
Oregon has struggled to hold employers accountable for their failure to pay workers, leaving millions in back wages and penalties uncollected.