May 7, 2021
Photo: ODOT
Today House Bill 3178 passed the Oregon Senate. It will provide immediate relief to workers and employers deeply impacted by COVID-19 and help get more Oregonians back to work without losing money.
“This is a common sense policy that will make a big difference,” says Val Hoyle, Oregon Labor Commissioner. “As Oregon’s economy continues to reopen, we must do everything we can to support workers and businesses. Oregonians are still juggling disrupted childcare, part-time school, financial challenges, and the continued risk of COVID-19 – everyone can’t simply go back to work as if it’s February 2020. Now, workers will have support to get back to work part time without losing money each week and businesses can slowly open up as it’s safe to do so.”
May 7, 2021
Photo: ODOT
Today House Bill 3178 passed the Oregon Senate. It will provide immediate relief to workers and employers deeply impacted by COVID-19 and help get more Oregonians back to work without losing money.
“This is a common sense policy that will make a big difference,” says Val Hoyle, Oregon Labor Commissioner. “As Oregon’s economy continues to reopen, we must do everything we can to support workers and businesses. Oregonians are still juggling disrupted childcare, part-time school, financial challenges, and the continued risk of COVID-19 – everyone can’t simply go back to work as if it’s February 2020. Now, workers will have support to get back to work part time without losing money each week and businesses can slowly open up as it’s safe to do so.”
PORTLAND Oregon adopted a controversial rule Tuesday that indefinitely extends coronavirus mask and social distancing requirements in all businesses in the state.
State officials say the rule, which garnered thousands of public comments, will be in place until it is no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace. We reviewed all of the comments including the many comments that opposed the rule and we gave particular consideration to those comments that explained their reasoning or provided concrete information, said Michael Wood, administrator of the state s department of Occupational Safety and Health. Although we chose to move forward with the rule, the final product includes a number of changes based on that record.