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This bill clarifies and refines Oregon's laws regarding sick time policies for employees covered by multiemployer collective bargaining agreements. The legislation modifies existing statutes to provide more specific guidelines about how sick time can be accrued and administered in multiemployer trust or benefit plans. Key changes include allowing employers who contribute to joint multiemployer-employee trust plans to meet sick leave requirements if their collective bargaining agreement provides sick leave benefits that are substantially equivalent to or more generous than state minimums. The bill defines these multiemployer plans as employee benefit plans financed and administered through collective bargaining agreements, and potentially subject to federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulations. Employees become eligible to use accrued sick time after 91 calendar days of employment, and can combine employment service across multiple employers signatory to the agreement to meet eligibility requirements. The bill also maintains existing exemptions for specific worker categories like longshore workers and home care workers. The legislation will take effect 91 days after the adjournment of the 2025 regular legislative session, providing clarity and consistency for multiemployer sick time policies in Oregon.

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https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB86