Oregon § 653.272 Overtime requirements for agricultural workers; exceptions; remedies

Oregon Statutes

§ 653.272 — Overtime requirements for agricultural workers; exceptions; remedies

Oregon § 653.272

Vol.16

Title 51Labor and Employment; Unlawful Discrimination

Ch. 653Minimum Wages; Employment Conditions; Minors

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 653.272 (2026).

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(1)Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an employer may not permit, require or suffer an agricultural worker to work a total number of hours in excess of:

(a)For calendar years 2023 and 2024, 55 hours in one workweek.

(b)For calendar years 2025 and 2026, 48 hours in one workweek.

(c)For calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, 40 hours in one workweek.

(2)An employer may permit, require or suffer an agricultural worker to work more than the maximum allowable hours in one workweek provided under subsection (1) of this section if the employer compensates the agricultural worker at one and one-half times the worker’s regular rate of pay for each overtime hour or portion of an hour that the worker works in excess of the maximum allowable hours.

(3)(a) For purposes of

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an employer may not permit, require or suffer an agricultural worker to work a total number of hours in excess of:
(a) For calendar years 2023 and 2024, 55 hours in one workweek.
(b) For calendar years 2025 and 2026, 48 hours in one workweek.
(c) For calendar year 2027 and each year thereafter, 40 hours in one workweek.
(2) An employer may permit, require or suffer an agricultural worker to work more than the maximum allowable hours in one workweek provided under subsection (1) of this section if the employer compensates the agricultural worker at one and one-half times the worker’s regular rate of pay for each overtime hour or portion of an hour that the worker works in excess of the maximum allowable hours.
(3)(a) For purposes of this section, a workweek may begin on any day of the week and at any hour of the day and need not coincide with a calendar week.
(b) An employer may change the beginning of an agricultural worker’s workweek if the change is intended to be permanent and is not designed to evade overtime requirements.
(4) A claim for a violation of this section may be made under ORS 653.055.