Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave

Oregon joins a growing list of states to adopt a Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program. State premium collection begins January 1, 2022, and benefit payouts begin January 1, 2023. Oregon’s program covers a variety of reasons for paid leave, including recovery time for an employee’s own medical condition and caring for a family member. 

The new OR PFML program:

• Grants up to 12 weeks of paid family or medical leave per year to most employees who work in the state, with two additional weeks for pregnancy complications.
• Uses a broad definition of family member, which will include, children, parents, spouse/domestic partners, parents of spouse/domestic partners, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, and “any individual related by blood or affinity who close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.”
• Becomes the first PFML program to reach 100% income replacement for certain employees (the benefit calculation will vary based on salary)