! ACTION ALERT !
Mandatory Agricultural Overtime - YOUR voice needs heard, testify in opposition to HB 2358!


Now is the time to virtually “pack the Capitol” to oppose HB 2358!

HB 2358 would mandate that agricultural employers pay overtime wages when employees hit 40 hours of work a week. A majority of Oregon's farms will not be able to afford the payroll costs of this bill. The unfortunate result will be reduced wages for agricultural workers, lost jobs, and fewer farms. 
 
For as long as there have been wage and hour regulations, the law has treated farms differently, as farmers and their employees need to work unique hours to harvest crops, take care of livestock, and keep our supply of agricultural products secure. This bill would be a drastic departure from federal law.
 
We need your help telling legislators how damaging HB 2358 will be to your business and employees! The bill has been formally scheduled for a hearing on March 8 at 3:15 pm in the House Business and Labor Committee. 

 
ACT NOW! Sign up to Testify or Submit Written Testimony
1. Sign up to testify in opposition using this link (plan for your testimony to be no more than 90 seconds given the short time available for the hearing).
2. Click here to submit your written testimony (select the 3:15 pm time slot on the drop down menu).

Use YOUR specific information and make your testimony unique to you and your operation.

It is time to make YOUR voices heard! 
Update on HB 2674 -1 Amendment
The hearing on HB 2674 which was scheduled for Wednesday, March 3rd has been deferred to a later date. The -1 Amendment to this bill would be tremendously damaging as it proposes taxes on tires, red dye fuel, and the sale, lease, or rental of off-road equipment. If you submitted testimony, thank you! If not, you will have another opportunity to have your voice heard. Once the hearing is rescheduled, we will send out an alert with the updated information.


Submit written testimony in the following two ways:
▪ Through the Testimony Portal on the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS)
▪ By regular mail at 900 Court Street NE, Salem, OR 97301. You can submit written testimony up to 24 hours after the scheduled start time of the committee meeting at which a bill is listed on the agenda for a public hearing.

Complete instructions on how to submit written comments and provide verbal testimony can be found here.

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