Linn Cnty. v. Brown

*332In a declaratory judgment action, three counties challenge their obligation to provide their employees paid sick leave as required of many Oregon employers by ORS 653.601 to 653.661. The counties contend that they are excused from the obligation under Article XI, section 15, of the Oregon Constitution, which provides that a local government is not required to comply with a state law that requires a local government to "establish a new program or provide an increased level of service for an existing program" when the state fails to provide adequate funding. The trial court agreed, granted the…