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Committee advances bill letting Paid Leave Oregon director compromise or write off certain debts
Summary
Senate Bill 859 would authorize the director of the Oregon Employment Department to compromise, adjust or write off certain debts and overpayments related to the Paid Leave Oregon program. The committee voted the bill out with a due‑pass recommendation.
Senate Bill 859, carried by the Oregon Employment Department, received a public hearing and a work session before the Senate Committee on Labor and Business on Jan. 28, 2025. The measure would permit the Director of the Employment Department to compromise, adjust or write off specified debts and overpayments related to the Paid Leave Oregon program, aligning that authority with existing unemployment‑insurance practice.
Paloma Sparks, executive vice president and general counsel for Oregon Business and Industry,…
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