Eugene begins debate on paid sick leave


City Council will debate whether to require private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.

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City Council will debate whether to require private employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.

The discussion will follow the presentation of a report by a 15-person mayor-appointed committee that gathered information about implementing paid sick leave.

Committee members were not asked to make a recommendation. Instead, they were given the task of investigating issues and facts around paid sick leave, analyzing policy options, listening to different viewpoints and producing a report to help the council deliberate.

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