Employers are required to give employees notice of sick time laws. Download a free sick time poster in Spanish, English, or other languages. Employers mush also notify employees at least quarterly of their unused sick time balances (this can be on a paycheck stub). Employers with less than 10* employees must allocate a minimum of 40 hours of unpaid sick time per year, accrued either at a rate of 1 hour earned for every 30 hours worked, or a frontloaded 40 hours at the beginning of the year. Employers with 10* or more employees must allocate paid sick time, accrued at the same rate or higher, as above. Employees may not use earned sick time until they have worked for their employer for at least 90 days.
*The number of employees is calculated based on the average number of employees employed by an employer during each of any 20 workweeks in the calendar or fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which an employee's sick time is to be taken.
Paid Leave Oregon – Update
Employers must provide notice to employees about Paid Leave Oregon at the time of hire and each time the policy or procedure changes.
The notice must be in the language that the employer typically uses to communicate with employees.
Employers must display the paid leave notice in each building or worksite in an area that is accessible to and regularly frequented by employees. Employers must provide notice to remote-work employees by hand delivery, electronic delivery, or regular mail upon the employee’s hire or assignment to remote work.
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