May 2017 News & Updates

Summer is just around the corner and the Oregon Legislature is finally wrapping up their session! In this issue we offer an update on the State and Federal legislative agenda affecting Members. Before summer break we have additional workshops and webinars to help you and your staff stay up-to-date on current requirements.

Oregon Legislative Update This year’s Oregon legislature has considered a number of bills that would have a significant impact on employers. In this article we provide an update on the bills that would most impact employers if they were to become law. Read More!

OSHA Delays Electronic Reporting Deadline  OSHA has announced it intends to extend the July 1, 2017 deadline by which certain employers were required to submit the information from their completed 2016 Form 300A electronically.  Read More!

New Compensation Bill May Replace Overtime Regulations     The US House of Representatives passed a bill to allow private-sector employees the ability to offer compensatory time off to employees in lieu of overtime pay.  The bill has yet to proceed to the Senate, and it is not clear what will happen to the bill once there. Read More!

Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave is NOT Repealed President Obama’s Executive Order 13706 (“Final Rule”) requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to provide certain employees with up to seven days of paid sick leave annually has not been repealed by Executive Order as many have predicted. Read More!

Another Manufacturing Overtime Update! For members that have been closely watching BOLI’s policy on manufacturing overtime, we have not yet received updated guidance about how to handle overtime pay.  The Oregon legislature is considering a bill that would provide clarity for employers required to administer this shifting requirement.    Read More!

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