As reported by Barran Liebman, the Final Administrative Rules have been published for the Portland Sick Leave Ordinance, effective January 1, 2014. Once effective, private-sector employers will be required to provide up to 40 hours of sick leave per year to all employees within Portland city limits who have worked for at least 90 days and are working at least 240 hours per year.
Several changes and clarifications have been made since the proposed Administrative Rules were released in August. Attorney Amy Angel explains the Full Administrative Rules in an eAlert on the Barran Liebman website. Below is an excerpt from the recent alert.
- Rather than requiring employers to use a calendar year for Sick Time accrual, use and carryover, the rules now permit an employer to use any consecutive 12-month period of time that is normally used for calculating wages and benefits, including a calendar year, tax year, fiscal year, contract year, or the year running from an employee’s anniversary date of employment.
- Employers are not required to provide Sick Time accrual during hours spent by an employee on paid or unpaid leave.
- Vacation pay accounts, such as those commonly provided by unions, which otherwise meet the minimum accrual rates and leave purposes, satisfy the Ordinance.
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