(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty for any of the following willful violations of ORS 653.601 to 653.661 and these rules:
- (a) Failure to permit any employee to make use of accrued sick time;
- (b) Failure to pay any employee the full amount of paid sick time when the employee uses accrued sick time;
- (c) Failure to provide written notice of the sick time requirements to any employee;
- (d) Failure to provide written notification at least quarterly to each employee of the amount of accrued and unused sick time available for use by the employee; or,
- (e) Reducing benefits for which an employee is eligible because the employee has used accrued sick time.
- (2) The civil penalty for any one violation may not exceed $1000. The actual amount of the civil penalty will depend on all the facts and circumstances referred to in OAR 839-007-0120.
- (3) The civil penalties set out in this rule will be in addition to any other penalty assessed or imposed by law or rule.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 653.601-653.661 & ORS 651
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 653.601-653.661 & OL Ch. 520 (2017)
History
BLI 1-2018, amend filed 01/03/2018, effective 01/03/2018
BLI 16-2015, f. 12-9-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16