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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><img width="185" height="60" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D1584A.DD8721E0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D1584A.DD8721E0"></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For Immediate Release<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 27, 2015<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CONTACT: Charlie Burr, (971) 673-0788, Paloma Sparks, (971) 673-0841<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:black">BOLI announces</span></b><b> additional
<span style="color:black">sick time related seminars for employers <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black">New seminars planned for Salem, Roseburg and Medford
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Passed by the 2015 Oregon Legislature,
<a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB454">SB 454</a> 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.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The new sick time seminars come in addition to
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/docs/2016%20Seminar%20Schedule.pdf">27 previously scheduled sessions</a><span style="color:black"> taking place during the coming months. Employers can
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/Pages/T_SEM_Taseminar.aspx">register online</a><span style="color:black"> for the seminars or contact the agency to reserve a spot at
</span><a href="mailto:bolita@boli.state.or.us">bolita@boli.state.or.us</a><span style="color:black">. Attendance at each is $25.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Sick leave seminar 1: Salem<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Date: </span>Friday, January 29<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Location: </span>Chemeketa Community College, Room 112<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">4000 Lancaster Dr. NE
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Salem, OR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Sick leave seminar 2: Salem<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Date: </span>Friday, February 5<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Location: </span>Chemeketa Community College, Room 112<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">4000 Lancaster Dr. NE
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in">Salem, OR<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Sick leave seminar 3: Medford<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Date: Wednesday,
</span>February 17, 2016<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Location: </span>City Hall, The Council Chambers (Suite 300)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">411 W 8<sup>th</sup> Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in">Medford, OR <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Sick leave seminar 4: Roseburg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Date: Thursday, February 18</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Location: Roseburg Public Safety Center, Umpqua Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:black">700 SE Douglas Ave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="color:black">Roseburg, OR
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">“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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Employers can contact the agency’s Technical Assistance for Employers hotline with sick time or other employment questions at (971) 673-0824.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Additional registration information can be found at
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/Pages/T_SEM_Taseminar.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/Pages/T_SEM_Taseminar.aspx</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.
</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Final rules for Oregon leave can be found online
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/boli/TA/docs/2015%20Sick%20Time%20Rules.pdf">here</a><span style="color:black">. 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 </span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI/TA/pages/index.aspx">also available</a><span style="color:black"> from the agency’s Technical Assistance for Employers Program.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Charlie Burr<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Communications Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 1045<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Portland, Oregon 97232<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tel: 971-673-0788<o:p></o:p></p>
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