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Debate in committee over bill to allow federal-style time rounding for wage calculations
Summary
Senate Bill 397, sponsored by Sen. Fred Gerard, would permit employer time-rounding policies that comply with federal standards. Business groups supported the bill as modernization; unions, worker advocates, and BOLI warned it would weaken Oregon’s stronger protections requiring pay for all minutes worked and cited a 2022 district court decision.
Senate Bill 397, introduced by Sen. Fred Gerard, would allow employers to adopt time-rounding policies for calculating wages if those policies comply with federal time-rounding standards. The committee opened a public hearing on Jan. 21, 2025; no amendments had been filed at the time.
Gerard characterized SB 397 as “more of a clarification than it is a policy bill” and said the bill would make clear that the federal standard for rounding hours is appropriate to use. Derek Singston, policy director and counsel for Oregon Business and Industry (OBI), testified in support and said the change would “bring balance” and allow employers to adopt rounding policies similar to Washington and…
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