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Sen. Kathleen Taylor previews paid-leave, workers' comp and funding proposals ahead of session
Summary
Sen. Kathleen Taylor told the House Labor committee Jan. 13 the Senate will advance technical fixes to paid family and medical leave administration, higher workers' comp replacement rates for many injured workers, a BOLI study, and a modest worker-benefit surcharge to stabilize agency funding.
Sen. Kathleen Taylor, chair of the Senate Labor and Business Committee, briefed the House interim panel on several Senate concepts the Senate committee plans to advance if session begins as scheduled. Taylor said the measures are largely technical or incremental but could change benefit administration and agency funding.
On LC 2020, Taylor said the concept would allow the director of the Oregon Employment Department to adopt rules to ensure the paid family and medical leave insurance…
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