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Oregon Law on Sick Leave and How it Will Affect You

Kate Walton by Kate Walton
March 4, 2023
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Oregon is the latest state to expand its laws to give workers additional protections in cases where they’re out sick due to coronavirus and miss work. Oregon joins California, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Connecticut in passing new legislation to provide more protection for workers.

Sick leave is one of those things everyone needs to know. Unfortunately, not everyone knows what Oregon law says about sick leave and how it affects their employees.

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What is Oregon’s new law?
What does this mean?
Why does this matter?
What is the new law on sick leave?
What happens to your old sick leave?
The law applies to all Oregon businesses.
What happens if you get sick after the new law takes effect?
Frequently Asked Questions Oregon Law
Top 3 Myths About Oregon Law
Conclusion

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Oregon law allows employees to accrue one hour per 30 hours worked sick leave. This makes it easier for employees to take time off work when ill.

However, the employer may cut back on the weekly hours if an employee is not sick. The result is less pay for the employee, less productivity for the employer, and less opportunity for the employee to earn income.

Oregon Law

What is Oregon’s new law?

Oregon’s new law states employers can give employees up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. They also must allow their employees to accumulate unused sick leave at one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked.

What does this mean?

This means an employee who works 8 hours daily and earns 8 hours of sick leave five days a week. If the employee has 15 hours of sick leave, they can take another 4 hours off.

Why does this matter?

Employees can take time off work if they are ill, injured, or recovering from an illness or injury.

What is the new law on sick leave?

On October 1, Oregon changed its sick leave law. Employees who do not work at least 20 hours per week are no longer eligible to accrue sick leave hours. Employees who work more than 40 hours per week are also no longer eligible for sick leave.

Employees between 20-40 hours per week are eligible for sick leave but only receive half their usual pay. This means they will earn half their normal salary for every hour they take off work.

The law is meant to save money for businesses and is effective immediately.

What happens to your old sick leave?

You could look at a substantial tax bill if you have many unused sick leaves. Sometimes, employers will not let you carry unused sick leave into the next year.

You can roll it over into the next year if you have unused sick leave. If you do not do this, the new sick leave will become taxable income, and you will be taxed on that money.

For example, if you have ten days of unused sick leave and do not roll it over, you must pay taxes of $500. If you have 20 days of unused sick leave and do not roll it over, you must pay taxes on $1,000.

While this may seem daunting, there are some ways to reduce your taxable income. For example, you can set up a payroll deduction. If you set up a payroll deduction for ten days of unused sick leave, you would only pay taxes on $1,000 instead of $1,500.

The law applies to all Oregon businesses.

As you may have guessed, Oregon’s law allows employees to take sick leave at one hour for every thirty hours worked.

This means that if you work for a company with 50 hours of work per week, you can take five sick days. If you work for a company with 40 hours of work per week, you can take four sick days.

This law applies to all Oregon businesses. So if you are an employee of a company with 50 hours of work per week, you can take five sick days. If you are an employee of a company with 40 hours of work per week, you can take four sick days.

What happens if you get sick after the new law takes effect?

If you are an Oregon employee, you may face a dilemma.

For example, you work for a company that pays you $15 per hour. You work 45 hours per week and get paid $675 weekly.

Now, let’s say you start to feel sick. You decide to stay home from work. You must work fewer than 40 hours a week to accrue sick leave. If you work for a full week, you will lose $675. This is because you would earn more than $675.

What do you do? You can’t take time off until you’ve earned enough hours to cover your salary. This means you must go to work every day for at least 40 hours.

You can also try to save up enough sick leave hours to pay for the missed days. If you do this, you are paying yourself to stay home sick.

Frequently Asked Questions Oregon Law

Q: Is it still possible to use your sick days even if you are paid hourly?

A: Yes. In Oregon, employees can use their sick days if they get sick and call in. They will be charged for two hours if they work an eight-hour shift and then call in sick and use sick days.

Q: Can you get fired if you miss five or more consecutive days?

A: Yes. If you miss more than five consecutive days, you can get fired.

Q: What’s new with Oregon’s law on sick leave?

A: Many employers are now offering more sick days than ever before. For example, in Oregon, you can take four days off and p, ays your employer pays them. So if you get sick, you can stay home and still be paid. In California, you have to use vacation or sick time; if you have any of that taken away, it will cost you.

Top 3 Myths About Oregon Law

1. If covers your union contract covers you, you can’t go out on leave without pay.

2. If a union contract does not cover youu must be paid while on sick leave.

3. Employers can require sick leave instead of sick pay.

Conclusion

This topic is so important to me that I wrote a book called “How to Be Your Boss in the 21st Century.” Many laws affect us all, particularly those in Oregon. As a result, I’ve spent the last several months learning about the state’s new law on sick leave, which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. It will also affect anyone earning over $3,000annuallyr and will be applied to public and private employers.

Kate Walton

Kate Walton

I am a lawyer. I love to write blogs on my free time. I like to write about all things related to the law. I have always been a writer and have been writing ever since I was in grade school. I believe that learning should be fun, engaging, and interactive. My articles are written for a general audience and contain basic legal information for those who need a quick reference or refresher.

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