Effective August 13, 2021, Oregon Governor Kate Brown will implement a statewide mask mandate for all children and adults ages 5 and older in all indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status. This order will remain...more
8/13/2021
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June 2021 culminated in the elimination of COVID-19 restrictions in Oregon and significant changes to the state’s employment laws during the 2021 legislative session. On June 25, 2021, Governor Kate Brown issued Executive...more
7/13/2021
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Leave Act (OFLA) to include the need to care for a child whose school or child care provider has closed as a result of a statewide public health emergency declared by a public health official as a qualifying reason for leave....more