Effects of Nicotine. Nicotine is the harmful, addictive substance found in all tobacco products. When you smoke a cigarette, chew tobacco, or otherwise ingest nicotine, the effects are immediate: Nicotine travels through the body in the bloodstream and heads straight for the brain, arriving in 7 to 15 seconds.
The current Oregon minimum wage of $9.75 per hour is the lowest amount a non-exempt employee in Oregon can legally be paid for hourly work. Special minimum wage rates, such as the Oregon waitress minimum wage for tipped employees, may apply to certain workers.
Oregon Adopts Tiered Minimum Wage Increase Effective July 1, 2016. Oregon is the first state in the nation to enact a statewide tiered minimum wage. Oregonâs new minimum wage law will phase in wage increases over a six-year period starting July 1, 2016. Eventually, the law will require employers located in the Portland metro-area to pay a minimum wage $2.25 an hour higher than the minimum wage for the stateâs lowest density counties.