OR SB1138

Establishes a 13-member Home and Community-Based Services Workforce Standards Board appointed by the Governor, including representatives from workers, employers, service recipients, and state agencies with two-year terms

Requires the board to adopt minimum standards for home and community-based care workers covering compensation rates (at least minimum wage), work schedules, staffing, health and safety requirements, healthcare benefits, paid leave, and retirement benefits

Standards anticipated to impact the state budget must be reported to the Legislative Assembly and ratified before taking effect

Mandates biennial comprehensive reviews including labor market analysis of supply/demand, compensation rates, unionization, and training opportunities, with reports due to the Governor and Legislature by April 1 of each even-numbered year

Provides worker protections including anti-retaliation provisions and remedies through civil action or complaint to the Bureau of Labor and Industries within one year of alleged violations, with prevailing plaintiffs entitled to actual damages and attorney fees