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Portland Proposal For Mandatory Sick Leave Impacts Most Oregon Employers

Posted by: Jenna Reed, Vice President of HR Services and General Counsel on Wednesday, January 23, 2013

This month, a Portland Commissioner released a proposal to require employers in the City of Portland, or who have employees who perform at least 240 hours of work in the City of Portland to provide sick leave. Under the new ordinance, sick leave is generally available for absences resulting from certain illness, injury, health conditions, diagnosis, and preventative care of the employee or their family member. 

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