Workers providing companionship services to elderly, infirm or disabled persons in a family home. See the Child Labor Laws. By this definition, any time spent by an employee in the performance of any duties must be recorded as time worked. Under state law, it is permissible to pay wages by the hour, as a salary, in commissions, or at a piece-rate. Whichever method is used, employers must keep accurate time records and the employee's total earnings must equal or exceed minimum wage for the hours worked.
Employers are responsible for maintaining accurate time records of all hours worked.
The records must be kept for at least two years. This means that all employers in Oregon must pay the full amount of minimum wage without the benefit of a tip credit. There is no requirement in the minimum wage law to offer these benefits. Whenever overtime is being calculated on a daily basis, it also must be calculated on a weekly basis. The greater of the two amounts is the one to be paid.