Leadership problems at Oregon’s labor watchdog leave workers in the lurch, audit finds

Oregon labor bureau audit cites poor management for backlog of wage, civil rights claims

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Audit: Oregon's workplace watchdog suffers from chronic mismanagement

Thousands of Oregon workers’ complaints have languished at the intake level without being moved toward investigation or remedy.

Oregon labor bureau audit cites poor management for backlog of wage, civil rights claims

The Oregon Secretary of State's Office is in Salem. (Photo by Michael Romanos/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A pattern of ill-advised management decisions reflecting “strategic neglect” and an ongoing lack of resources have fueled the backlog of thousands of worker complaints made to Oregon’s top labor rights enforcement agency, according to a Thursday audit by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office.  The 31-page review of the Oregon Bureau of Labor a…

Leadership problems at Oregon’s labor watchdog leave workers in the lurch, audit finds

Mismanagement under former commissioner Val Hoyle contributed to massive case backlogs, auditors found.

Oregon labor bureau audit cites poor management for backlog of wage, civil rights claims

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Secretary of State Auditors Find Structural Problems, Management Gaps at the Bureau of Labor & Industries Leave Oregon’s Workers to Fend for Themselves

Longstanding structural problems and management gaps at Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) have left many Oregon workers waiting years for help with wage and workplace complaints, according to an audit released today by the Secretary of State Audits Division. “Our economy is failing everyone but the ultra-wealthy. Unemployment is ticking up, inflation is squeezing family budgets, and our federal government is just making things worse…