Governor Signs PEO Bill

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill replacing the term “worker leasing company” with “professional employer organization." The governor on Wednesday signed House Bill 2800, which defines a PEO as a person entering an agreement to cover certain employer responsibilities for some or all of a client employer’s workers. “A PEO that enters into a PEO relationship is subject to [the] same workers’ compensation coverage requirements as a worker leasing company that provides workers to client,” according to an analysis by the Legislative Policy and Res...