EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene City Council will consider whether to delay by three months the start of the city’s mandatory paid sick leave law.
The Register-Guard newspaper says Mayor Kitty Piercy on Friday proposed moving the start date to Oct. 1, from July 1. The council is expected to take up the issue in June.
The state Legislature is considering a statewide mandatory sick leave law. If passed, it would void Eugene’s sick leave regulations which were approved last year.
The mayor told councilors that by waiting until after the legislative session, Eugene businesses won’t have to make changes twice. She says it also would save city staff time and resources.
Eugene’s ordinance requires employers to provide workers with one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours work, up to a maximum of 40 hours a year.
