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.
All Oregon employees working over 40 hours in a work week are entitled an overtime wage of at least 1.5 times their regular hourly pay rate - therefore, the overtime minimum wage in OR is $13.88 per hour. In addition, Oregon law requires all employees working over 0 hours in a single day to be paid overtime.