OAR 839-020-0043
Preparatory and Concluding Activities

(1)

Preparatory and concluding activities are considered hours worked if the activities performed by the employee are an integral and indispensable part of a principal activity for which the employee is employed:

(a)

Example: A bank teller counts the till and arranges the work space in preparation for receiving customers. This activity is an integral and indispensable part of the principal activity for which the employee is employed and is included as hours worked;

(b)

Example: In connection with the operation of a lathe, the lathe operator oils, greases, or cleans the machine or installs a new cutting tool. Such activities are an integral and indispensable part of a principal activity and are included as hours worked;

(c)

Example: Agricultural workers must dress in protective clothing and thoroughly clean up after their work with or around pesticides. The time spent in these activities is work time.

(2)

These rules are applicable even where there exists a custom, contract or agreement not to pay for the time spent in such activity.

(3)

Where a contract, custom or practice dictates certain activities to be considered as work time, even though not considered to be an integral and indispensable part of a principal activity, the time devoted to such activities will be considered as work time.

Source: Rule 839-020-0043 — Preparatory and Concluding Activities, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=839-020-0043 (accessed May 26, 2025).

839–020–0000
Notice of Proposed Rule 839–020–0004
Definitions Generally 839–020–0005
Employees Engaged in Administrative, Executive, Professional, or Outside Sales Work, Defining the Terms 839–020–0010
Payment of Minimum Wages — Generally 839–020–0011
Determination of Applicable Region and Minimum Wage Rate to be Paid for Work Performed by Employees 839–020–0012
Wage Statements to Be Provided to Employees 839–020–0013
Bonuses Provided to Workers in Agriculture 839–020–0015
Fixed Minimum Hourly Wage Rates Lower than the Minimum Wage Rate 839–020–0020
Deductions from the Minimum Wage — Generally 839–020–0025
Deductions for Meals, Lodging, Facilities or Other Services 839–020–0027
Deductions for Garnishment Processing Fee 839–020–0030
Payment of Overtime Wages — Generally 839–020–0040
Hours Worked — Generally 839–020–0041
Waiting Time 839–020–0042
Sleeping Time and Certain Other Activities 839–020–0043
Preparatory and Concluding Activities 839–020–0044
Lectures, Meetings and Training Programs 839–020–0045
Travel Time 839–020–0046
Adjusting Grievances, Medical Attention, Civic and Charitable Work and Suggestion Systems 839–020–0047
Application of OAR 839-020-0040 to 839-020-0047 to Agricultural Employees 839–020–0050
Meal and Rest Periods 839–020–0051
Rest Periods for Expression of Milk 839–020–0052
Leave for Domestic Workers 839–020–0060
Weight Lifting 839–020–0065
Other Working Conditions 839–020–0070
Homework — Generally 839–020–0080
General Recordkeeping Requirements 839–020–0082
Special Recordkeeping Circumstances 839–020–0083
Records Availability 839–020–0085
Posting Requirements 839–020–0087
Earned Income Tax Credit Notice to Employees 839–020–0115
Relationship of State and Federal Law 839–020–0125
Overtime Exemptions Pertaining to Employers Regulated Under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act 839–020–0130
Overtime Exemption for Public Employees 839–020–0135
Overtime Exemption for Agricultural Employees 839–020–0150
Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime 839–020–0200
Authority of Labor Commissioner to Define Terms Relating to Persons Employed by a Public Agency in Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Activities 839–020–0210
Exemptions from Overtime Relating to Persons Employed by a Public Agency in Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Activities — Generally 839–020–0220
Definitions for Regulations Pertaining to Persons Employed by a Public Agency in Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Activities 839–020–0230
Limitation on Nonexempt Work 839–020–0240
Public Agency Employees Engaged in Both Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Activities 839–020–0250
Effect of Training Time 839–020–0260
Application of ORS 653.269(3) to Ambulance and Rescue Service Employees 839–020–0270
Other Overtime Exemptions May Apply to Public Employees Engaged in Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Activities 839–020–0300
Authority of Labor Commissioner to Define Terms Relating to Executive, Administrative, Supervisory and Professional Employees of a Public Agency 839–020–0310
Application of OAR 839-020-0300 to 839-020-0350 839–020–0320
Definitions for Exemptions Relating to Executive, Administrative, Supervisory and Professional Employees of a Public Agency 839–020–0330
Exception to Salary or Fee Basis 839–020–0350
Computer Professionals 839–020–0400
Definitions for Maximum Hours of Work in Canneries, Driers and Packing Plants 839–020–0410
Determination of the Day 839–020–0415
Failure to Establish a Workweek 839–020–0417
Employee’s Written Consent to Work up to 60 Hours in a Workweek 839–020–0420
Undue Hardship Notices and Employee’s Written Consent 839–020–1000
Violations Separate and Distinct 839–020–1010
Violations for Which a Civil Penalty May Be Assessed 839–020–1020
Criteria for Determining a Civil Penalty

May 26, 2025

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