MLAC Members Agree on 6 Issues but Can't See Eye-to-Eye on Presumption

Worker and employer advocates from Oregon’s Management-Labor Advisory Committee have submitted their respective pandemic-related compensation plans to state leaders, but what happens next in the process remains uncertain. The committee’s management and labor representatives submitted dueling recommendations to Gov. Kate Brown and the state Legislature on Monday, with both sides hoping to sway state leaders into accepting their guidelines for covering workers who contract the COVID-19 virus. “We heard many issues about general workplace safety concerns leading to workpla...