Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula C2H2. It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in its pure form and thus is usually handled as a solution.
Oregon's state minimum wage rate is $9.75 per hour. This is greater than the Federal Minimum Wage of $7.25. You are entitled to be paid the higher state minimum wage. The minimum wage applies to most employees in Oregon, with limited exceptions including tipped employees, some student workers, and other exempt occupations.
All this has real implications on earnings. The average private-sector job in Oregon pays $22.80 an hour, or about $47,000 a year. Yet someone who earns that much in Oregon would need to find a job paying $6,000 more in California to break even. Wages are generally higher in California, where the average job pays about $54,000 annually.