This Law Firm Publication by Stoel Rives LLP discusses steps employers should take to ensure compliance with the Portland Paid Sick Leave Ordinance, which goes into effect on January 1, 2014. The Ordinance, passed in March 2013, requires all employers with six or more employees to provide at least 40 hours of paid sick leave to its Portland employees. The city released final regulations on November 1, 2013 which amended and outlined employers' obligations under the Ordinance. Some amendments include revised definitions of "employee," "paid time off" and "health care provider," and clarify that employers must provide paid sick leave to employees who work in Portland, regardless of where the employer is located.