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	Agricultural Employee Minimum Wage and Child Labor Rights in Oregon (Separate Website) Agricultural Employees have rights under the MinimumWage and Child Labor laws in Oregon. Read about them here. By: State of Oregon, BOLI


	Are you making the Minimum Wage? Information about Oregon's law on minimum wage and other working conditions. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Do you work in a Dairy? Information regarding Dairy workers. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Get a Bank Account Without Using a Social Security Number Some banks accept identification other than a Social Security number to let you open a bank account. Find out more here. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Keep Track of Your Hours Keeping your own record of hours is the only way to make sure you are getting paid right. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Notary Publics are NOT Lawyers A notary public in the United States is not trained in the law or a graduate of a law school, and is not a lawyer. Read more here. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Opening Bank Accounts and Cashing Checks (Separate Website) How to save money and avoid theft. By: National Consumer Law Center Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español


	Retaliation is Illegal Most laws giving rights to agricultural workers prohibit employers from discriminating against any worker who complains or files a lawsuit against the employer. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Send Money to Mexico Safely If you want to send money to friends and family in Mexico, there are many different ways to do so, and some are safer than others. Read more here. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	Summary of Laws that Help Farm Workers (Separate Website) Information about: Work and Hours, Right to Receive Written Disclosures, Farm Labor Housing, Field Sanitation, Right to be Free From Discrimination. By: Oregon State Bar


	The Minimum Wage in Oregon (Separate Website) Information from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries. By: State of Oregon, BOLI


	The Right to Your Wages on Time If you work in agriculture and your work ends or you get fired from your job, your employer must pay you on time. Read more here. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


	When You Get Paid: Demand a Pay Stub, Check the Deductions Everytime you get paid, you should receive a wage stub that explains how your employer calculated your wages. Read more here. By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon Read this in: Spanish / Español


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