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A new report from Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industriesspotlights the hurdles barring the agency from enforcing critical protections for workers, from wage theft to civil rights and paid leave.
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The Mountain State senator remains a holdout among congressional Democrats for paid-leave programs, citing what he says are the potential for fraud and a drag on some small businesses.
Many entrepreneurs fail to report their first part-time hired employees. The complexity of employment regulations and large amount of paperwork can be daunting, especially when someone is needed for only a few hours a week. That early underground employment may be a vital step in the growth of a healthy open economy.
The most blatant form of wage theft is for an employee to not be paid for work done. An employee being asked to work overtime, working through breaks, or being asked to report early and/or leave late without pay is being subjected to wage theft. This is sometimes justified as displacing a paid meal break without guaranteeing meal break time.
A report produced in September 2009 by the U. S. Government Accountability Office disclosed that five federal agencies which investigated and audited the disability awards found no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing by either the Railroad Retirement Board or the retirees who applied for those awards. Its investigation did state, however, that "a ...
Jul. 19—Employees who need to take time off for important life events can apply for benefits for Paid Leave Oregon starting Aug. 14, 2023. Paid Leave Oregon covers paid family leave, medical ...
Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay) is paid time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health needs without losing pay. It differs from paid vacation time or time off work to deal with personal matters, because sick leave is intended for health-related purposes.