NEWS RELEASE: BOLI announces additional sick time related seminars in Salem, Roseburg and Medford

[Burr, Charlie]

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For Immediate Release
January 27, 2015
CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788, Paloma Sparks, (971) 673-0841

BOLI announces additional sick time related seminars for employers
New seminars planned for Salem, Roseburg and Medford

PORTLAND, OR-The Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) will conduct four additional sick time seminars in Salem, Roseburg and Medford for employers seeking to learn about requirements under Oregon's new law.

Passed by the 2015 Oregon Legislature, SB 454<https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB454> expands access to sick time for hundreds of thousands of workers who currently do not have access to any paid time off when they're ill or caring for a sick child or spouse.

The new sick time seminars come in addition to 27 previously scheduled sessions<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/docs/2016%20Seminar%20Schedule.pdf> taking place during the coming months. Employers can register online<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/Pages/T_SEM_Taseminar.aspx> for the seminars or contact the agency to reserve a spot at bolita at boli.state.or.us<mailto:bolita at boli.state.or.us>. Attendance at each is $25.

Sick leave seminar 1: Salem
Date:                     Friday, January 29
Time:                     9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:              Chemeketa Community College, Room 112
4000 Lancaster Dr. NE
Salem, OR

Sick leave seminar 2: Salem
Date:                     Friday, February 5
Time:                     9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:              Chemeketa Community College, Room 112
4000 Lancaster Dr. NE
Salem, OR

Sick leave seminar 3: Medford
Date:                     Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Time:                     9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:              City Hall, The Council Chambers (Suite 300)
411 W 8th Street
Medford, OR

Sick leave seminar 4: Roseburg
Date:                     Thursday, February 18
Time:                     9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Location:              Roseburg Public Safety Center, Umpqua Room
700 SE Douglas Ave
Roseburg, OR

"BOLI's compliance experts can help employers understand their requirements under Oregon's new sick time law," said Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian. "Our employer seminars and free technical assistance can serve as a resource for businesses around the state."

Employers can contact the agency's Technical Assistance for Employers hotline with sick time or other employment questions at (971) 673-0824.

Additional registration information can be found at http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/Pages/T_SEM_Taseminar.aspx.

Final rules for Oregon leave can be found online here<http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/docs/2015%20Sick%20Time%20Rules.pdf>. Additional fact sheets, sample sick time accrual notice templates, sick leave notice posters for employees (that, while not mandatory, can satisfy notice requirements) and other resources are also available<http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/TA/pages/index.aspx> from the agency's Technical Assistance for Employers Program.

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Charlie Burr
Communications Director
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045
Portland, Oregon  97232
Tel:  971-673-0788
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