Oregon workers are getting a bump in the minimum wage but will also pay a new statewide transit tax
Oregon workers will now also pay a transit tax. The tax is .001 percent — $1 per $1,000 — and employers will withhold the tax from workers' wages. It pays for public transportation projects and improvements statewide.
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