Paid Sick Leave Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (OR)

Summary

This template is paid sick leave policy that governs employees' entitlement to sick leave in Oregon. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate clauses. This template is intended for private employers and may be included in an employee handbook or distributed as a standalone policy. Its language has been customized to comply with Oregon and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Paid Sick Leave Policy (with Acknowledgment). For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For more information on Oregon laws concerning paid sick leave, see Leave Law (OR) and Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers). For information on drafting paid sick leave policies, see Sick Leave Policies: Key Drafting Tips, Paid Sick Leave Policies Checklist (Best Drafting Practices for Employers), Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies: Key Drafting Tips, and Attendance, Time-Off, and Leave of Absence Policies: Best Drafting and Administration Practices. For another model sick leave policy, see Sick Leave Policy. For a paid leave policy that is not limited to sick days, see Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Days Policy.