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Chair Dacia Graber called the committee to order and asked members and staff to introduce themselves, noting recent membership changes and the committee’s new name (Labor and Workforce Development). She outlined the day’s schedule of informational hearings. Speakers: Dacia Graber (chair, first named at SEG 117), Sue Ricky Smith (Rep., first at SEG 024), Anna Scharf (Rep., first at SEG 042).
The House Interim Committee on Labor and Workforce Development held informational hearings on (1) an IRS revenue ruling affecting state paid-leave programs and Paid Leave Oregon’s proposed accounting-based fix, (2) federal labor rulemaking and Oregon OSHA’s review, (3) PERS overtime averaging rulemaking tied to House Bill 3,363, and (4) licensing and enforcement of labor contractors. Committee members questioned agency staff about costs, implementation, and enforcement before adjourning.
