Or. Admin. R. 839-007-0100 - Civil Penalties

(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.

Notes

Or. Admin. R. 839-007-0100

BLI 16-2015, f. 12-9-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016; BLI 1-2018, amend filed 01/03/2018, effective 1/3/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 653.601-653.661 & ORS 651

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 653.601-653.661 & OL Ch. 520 (2017)