Schuck Law’s attorneys prevailed at the Oregon Court of Appeals to establish that employers can’t hide behind union contracts to excuse their non-payment of wages. Here, the employer failed to pay minimum wages on payday, and unlawfully deducted wages from the employee. The employer then tried to rely on a union agreement to avoid claims for unpaid minimum wages and unlawful deductions. While a union contract can change some wage requirements, the Court of Appeals agreed with Schuck Law and held that a union contract cannot change or avoid Oregon’s minimum wage law requirements.
DECISION(S):
Krohn v. Hood River School District, 250 Or App 8 (2012).