The Bureau of Labor and Industries has received 72 complaints about the ordinance so far.
The Bureau of Labor and Industries has received 72 complaints about the ordinance so far.
Portland Business Alliance spokesperson Liza Dossick says her organization also helped area businesses understand what’s expected. The alliance came out in opposition of the ordinance, saying it would cause adverse effects to small businesses. Now, she says, they are seeing those effects come to fruition.
“With the companies that are on the threshold of six employees; they aren’t hiring more people because it’s been really burdensome to comply with the ordinance, even though they have policies that exceed the required amount sick leave,” she says. “There’s a huge administrative component to it.”
Bill Perry, Vice President of Government Affairs at Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association agrees the administrative requirements are excessive.
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