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Committee hears bill to update Oregon law for professional employer organizations
Summary
House Bill 2,800 would replace the term "worker leasing company" with "professional employer organization" (PEO), clarify co-employment definitions, modernize reporting via electronic data interchange and preserve exclusive-remedy protections for PEOs and their client employers.
MADAM CHAIR GRABER — The House Committee on Labor and Workplace Standards heard testimony on House Bill 2,800 on Feb. 23, a measure drafted by the workers' compensation division that updates statutes governing worker leasing companies and moves the state to use the term "professional employer organization," or PEO.
The bill updates definitions in ORS chapter 656 to reflect current industry practice, clarifies the distinction between PEOs and temporary staffing providers, and modernizes reporting so insurers can report client coverage electronically via EDI rather than on a separate form-based process. "Worker leasing companies are more commonly…
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