It’s time for Paid Leave Oregon
Paid Leave Oregon helps you make time for some of life’s most important moments.
What is Paid Leave Oregon?
Paid Leave Oregon is a new program that ensures individuals, employers, and families of every kind have the time and support they need to care for themselves and their loved ones when they need it most.
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Updates to Paid Leave Oregon created by Senate Bill 1515
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Paid Leave Oregon will offer “pre-placement leave.” Eligible employees planning to adopt or foster a child can take this type of leave. This new leave allows employees to take time off before an adoption or foster care placement for activities such as.
- Counseling sessions
- Court appearances
- Legal consultations
- Physical examinations
- Home studies
- Related travel to another state or country
- Other tasks essential to completing an adoption or foster placement
What you need to know about Paid Leave Oregon
Paid Leave Oregon at a glance
Who’s eligible for Paid Leave benefits?
If someone is eligible for benefits, it means they’re able to participate in Paid Leave. Employees who currently work in Oregon and who made at least $1,000 in Oregon in their base year before they apply for Paid Leave may be eligible for benefits.
- If you work full time, part time, or for more than one job or employer, it counts.
- If you’re self-employed or an independent contractor, you’re not automatically covered—but you can choose coverage. Find out how to choose coverage and what it means to be self-employed or an independent contractor.
- Tribal governments aren’t automatically covered and aren’t required to participate but can choose to offer coverage to their employees.
- Federal government employees aren’t eligible for Paid Leave benefits.
- Elected officials, judges, and holders of public office aren’t eligible for Paid Leave benefits.
What benefits does Paid Leave offer to employees?
- Employees can take up to 12 weeks paid leave in a 52-week period (starting the Sunday before the date their leave begins) for family, medical, or safe leave. If pregnant, in some situations, an employee may be able to take up to 2 more weeks for a total of 14 weeks.
- Employees can choose when and how to take the time off, as long as they take entire days or weeks.
- Paid Leave pays employees a percentage of their wages while they’re on leave.
- Paid leave protects an employee’s job and role if they’ve worked for the same employer for at least 90 consecutive days.
How does Paid Leave work?
- Paid Leave lets employees take paid time off when many of life’s most important moments impact our families, health, and safety. Learn about qualifying life events.
- Employees, regardless of employer size, and large employers with 25 or more employees on average pay contributions.
- Large employers pay 40% of the 1% contribution rate (the amount you pay into the program), and employees pay 60% of the 1% total contribution rate. Learn more about contributions.
- If you’re an employer with fewer than 25 employees on average, you are considered a small employer. You don't have to pay the employer contribution, you can choose to contribute. You must collect and submit your employees’ contributions. Learn more about your role as a small employer.
- Employees can apply for benefits through Frances Online.
Types of leave
Family leave
This includes:
- Caring for and bonding with a child in the first year after:
- Birth
- They’re placed in your home through adoption or foster care
- Completing necessary activities before adopting a child or having a foster care child join your home
- Caring for a family member with a serious health condition
Safe Leave
This is for:
- Survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, bias crimes, or stalking