Oregon workers have a range of labor rights that make up some of the strongest worker 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 will take effect as soon as Friday, including a law prohibiting prospective employers from asking candidates’ age or date of graduation and one expanding labor rights protections for those awaiting appeals for paid leave benefits. The reforms come alongside other new policy changes and court rulings which have strengthened the state’s sick leave protections and expanded the scope of its wage theft investigations.

It’s a bright spot for workers in a year when Oregon’s annual minimum wage increase registered at 35 cents, the smallest ri

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