What are all of the reasons I can use sick time? However, employers aren’t required to let you use your accrued protected/paid sick time until you have worked at least 90 days. You start accruing sick time from when you begin work. Your employer is required to let you know how much sick time you have accrued at least once every four months. What if I am an independent contractor?Įmployers are not required to give independent contractors protected sick time. If they don’t have that many employees, sick time is still protected but not paid. If your employer has 10 or more employees anyhere in Oregon (6 or more anywhere in Oregon if they also have a location in Portland), they must provide paid sick time. My employer is out of state but I work in Oregon. If your employer has 10 or more employees ( 6 or more if they have a location in Portland), they must provide paid sick time. You get sick time! You get at least 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours you work. Your employer can limit you to taking 40 hours of that accrued time every year. You get at least 1 hour of sick time for every 30 hours you work. If your employer has 10 or more employees (6 or more if they have a location in Portland), they must provide paid sick time.
"Sick time" is protected time when you are allowed to miss work to take care of yourself or a family member that is sick, injured, experiencing mental illness, or needs to visit the doctor.