Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Obscure part of Oregon Constitution presents hiccup for minimum wage bill

By Gordon Friedman - During public testimony before the Senate Committee on Workforce and General Government, Linn County Commissioner Roger Nyquist told legislators that his county would not comply with the minimum wage bill, SB 1532, if it were to become law, because the county wouldn't have to. --Nyquist said Article XI, Section 15, of the Oregon Constitution requires the Legislature to reimburse local governments when they spend money to comply with new laws. In the case of the minimum wage, the state would increase local government payroll costs yet has no plan for reimbursement. Read more at Statesman Journal

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