ORE LEG Penalties Child Labor Laws


On Mar. 1, ORE LEG passed bill increasing child labor law penalties.


  • ORE LEG passed HB 4004 amending ORE LEG 16-51-653.370 to raise civil penalties which may be imposed for violations of the child labor laws of the State of Oregon.
  • Provisions
  • Increases the maximum civil penalty for each such violation from $1,000 to $10,000.
  • Bill applies to violations occurring before, on or after effective date of this 2024 Act.
  • Legislative History
  • On Feb. 5, 2024, bill introduced in House; on Feb. 14, 2024, bill passed House.
  • On Feb. 15, 2024, bill introduced in Senate; on Feb. 26, 2024, bill passed Senate.
  • On Feb. 28, bill signed by Speaker; on Mar. 1, 2024 bill signed by House President.
  • Effectiveness
  • Upon approval by the governor or veto override, HB 4004 takes effective on the 91st day after the dates on which the 2024 regular legislative session adjourns sine die.
  • Mar. 2024 ORE LEG Governor Approval
  • On Mar. 12, 2024, ORE LEG bill assigned Chapter 1, after Mar. 7 governor approval.
  • Document dated Mar. 12, 2024, was added on Apr. 19, 2024 due to editorial backfill.
  • Effective Jun. 6, 2024.

Regulators ORE LEG
Entity Types Corp
Reference Ch. 1, 3/12/2024; Bill, HB4004, 3/1/2024; Citation: ORE LEG 16-51-653.370;
Functions Compliance; HR; Legal; Operations
Countries United States of America
Category
State
Products Corporate
Regions Am
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 3/1/2024
Effective Date 6/6/2024
Rule Id 202953
Linked to N/A
Reg. Last Update 3/12/2024
Report Section US Consumer

Last substantive update on 04/19/2024