With 2016 quickly approaching, now is a good time to put together your policy in response to the new Oregon sick leave law which goes into effect on January 1, 2016. Certainly do not wait until the holidays then scramble to put a plan in place between Christmas and New Year’s Eve!
The Pros and Cons of categorizing your employees’ Vacation Policy as Sick Leave. The Oregon Sick leave law allows employers to use an alternative type of leave policy in lieu of a sick leave policy. The leave law states that if you have a different leave policy that is at least as generous as the sick leave law requirements, then the alternate policy may be substituted. Many employers have been rolling sick leave and […]
As predicted, Governor Brown signed SB 454 into law which provides either paid or unpaid sick leave to nearly every employee in Oregon. The Oregon Sick Leave (OSL) law has some specific carve outs for employees who are not affected, such as federal government employees. All other employees must be provided some type of sick leave. Essentially the Oregon Sick Leave law divides employers into two categories, large and small employers, to determine if […]
The Eugene Paid Sick Leave Ordinance has been delayed until 01/01/2016. If Governor Brown signs the Oregon Sick Leave Law then the Eugene law will be repealed. Learn more about Eugene Paid Sick Leave Ordinance. Sign Up Now to stay up-to-date!
Impending Mandate – Paid Sick Leave On June 12th, the Oregon House passed state bill SB 454, a requirement that all employers in Oregon, with few exceptions, provide sick leave to their employees. Earlier in the week, the Oregon Senate had approved the bill. It seems virtually certain that Governor Brown will sign this bill into law. Assuming SB 454 becomes law, it will go into effect on January 1, 2016. Oregon would be […]
