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Committee advances bill giving OED narrow rulemaking authority to account for paid‑leave fund after IRS ruling
Summary
SB 15‑20 would let the Oregon Employment Department adopt accounting rules to separate employer and employee contributions to the Paid Family and Medical Leave fund, addressing an IRS interpretation that threatened the program; the committee sent the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The Senate Committee on Labor and Business moved Senate Bill 15‑20 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation on Feb. 4 after hearing agency and stakeholder testimony that the bill is a narrow fix to an IRS accounting issue.
Andrew Stolfi, director of the Oregon Employment Department, told the committee the bill would give the department limited rulemaking…
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