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Oregon Mandatory Overtime

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Can mandatory overtime last for a month straight with no day off? My husband’s company manufactures electronics stuff so production I guess it would be. They are making the employees work for the next month with no day off until further notice, again. Is this legal in Oregon ????

Requiring employees to work 7 days per week for 30 days or more is perfectly legal under both Oregon and federal law, as long as the minimum wage and overtime laws are met.  

Only a few states have laws that require an employer to give workers one day a week off. Illinois and Wisconsin have such laws. A few other states have laws that require one day per week off in certain industries, such as restaurants or retail operations.  Often these laws are referred to as “one day in seven” or “one day’s rest in seven” laws.  

Oregon has no law requiring an employer to give workers a day off. In fact, an

Oregon employer could legally schedule workers 365 days per year, for years on end. The minimum wage in Oregon is $7.95 per hour.  Under both federal and state law, Oregon employees are entitled to overtime when they work more than 40 hours in any payroll week. The overtime rate is 1.5 times the worker’s usual hourly rate.   However, Oregon does have some special provisions that apply to factory workers, those who work in manufacturing establishments. These employees must be paid overtime after working 10 hours per day. Manufacturing employees are limited to 13 hours of work in any 24-hour period. However, there is no regulation against having them work 7 days per week. Special overtime laws also apply to government agencies, canneries and hospital employees.   Here’s a link to FAQs on the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) website.