Oregon workers enjoy some of the strongest labor protection laws in the nation. And under a new set of laws passed earlier this year by the Legislature, the list of rules employers must follow continues to grow .

Some took effect Friday, including a law prohibiting prospective employers from asking candidates’ age or date of graduation and one expanding protections for workers awaiting appeals for paid leave benefits. The reforms come alongside other policy changes and court rulings that have strengthened the state’s sick leave protections and expanded the scope of wage theft investigations.

It represented a bright spot for workers in a year when Oregon’s annual minimum wage increased only 35 cents, the smallest rise in the past decade.

To help workers and employers navigate the new

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