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Committee hears bill to lock Oregon child labor rules to Jan.1, 2026 federal baseline
Summary
House Bill 4,013 would prevent Oregon rules on total hours a minor may work from being less protective than the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act as of Jan. 1, 2026; sponsors framed it as preserving current protections while allowing rulemaking that increases protections, but some senators said the measure is political and premature.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business took testimony Feb. 16 on House Bill 4,013, a measure sponsored by Representative Dacia Graber that would establish a floor for Oregon's child labor protections: Oregon rules on total hours a minor may work could not be less restrictive than the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) as in effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) would be permitted to adopt rules to conform to federal changes that increase protections.
Graber said the bill is intended to preserve protective standards in Oregon and allow the state to align with federal improvements: "If this bill passes, nothing about Oregon's regulatory…
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