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Oregon nanny & household employment guide

Everything a family or nanny needs to know about household employment law in Oregon: overtime, payroll taxes, and workers' compensation. This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice.

Overtime rules in Oregon

• Live-out overtime begins after 40 hours/week.
• Live-in overtime begins after 44 hours/week.
• Overtime multiplier: 1.5x.

Oregon's Domestic Workers' Protection Act requires 1.5x after 40 hours for live-out and 44 hours for live-in household workers.

Payroll taxes in Oregon

Federal (applies everywhere): Social Security 6.2% and Medicare 1.45% from both employer and employee, plus FUTA at 0.6% on the first $7,000 (employer only).

Oregon state taxes:

• State unemployment (SUTA, employer): 2.40% on the first $56,700 of wages.
• State income tax (employee, estimated effective): ~7.50%.
• Other state employer taxes: 0.40%.
• Other state employee taxes (SDI / paid leave): 0.60%.

State disability / paid leave: OR Paid Leave: 1% split 40% employer / 60% employee. OR Transit Tax: 0.1%.

Workers' compensation in Oregon

Required under Oregon's Domestic Workers' Protection Act for household employees working 25+ hours/week.

Put it in writing

Once you have the rules straight, document the terms. The free Kindred offer letter generator builds a professional nanny offer letter covering pay, overtime, PTO, and duties. See also the nanny tax calculator and take-home pay calculator.

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