Tag Archives: Paid Family Leave

Opinion: How Oregon’s new paid leave and family leave rules will affect employers

Summer is always a hot time for time off requests, and this summer Oregon employers face a new set of challenges adapting to recent changes to the Oregon Family Leave Act and Paid Leave Oregon, effective as of July 1. These changes, which modify family and medical leave rules, are the result of legislation passed […]
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Is Oregon’s paid leave program beset by delays, fraud? State hides key numbers

Oregon is providing an incomplete, if not misleading, portrait of the effectiveness of its new paid family and medical leave program, excluding an unknown number of claims from the data it shares with the public about its application and payment process. A public dashboard shows the state has verified nearly 88,000 claims and made payments […]
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Oregon Legislature Makes Significant Changes to OFLA and PLO

These changes will help many employers breathe a sigh of relief. Since the implementation of PLO in September 2023, employers have struggled with inconsistencies and conflicting rules between PLO and the state’s unpaid family leave program, OFLA. Senate Bill 1515, which Governor Tina Kotek signed into law on March 21, 2024, repeals duplication between the […]
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Group ranks Oregon No. 1 in care for workers, children

Oregon boasts the most progressive policies to support families and workers in the nation, according to a new report. The Century Foundation, a progressive New York City think tank, graded states on the quality of their care infrastructure, including everything from child care access to paid sick leave to fair working conditions for care providers. […]
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Oregon school district, running out of money, loses superintendent

The superintendent of the Silver Falls school district has resigned, just two days after budget officials there said the district is in danger of running out of money to pay its employees by the end of June. Superintendent Scott Drue resigned Wednesday, according to a post on the school district’s website. Request full-text (for State […]
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Oregon Eliminates (Most of) OFLA in Favor of PLO, But OFLA Still Applies (Sometimes)

The Oregon Legislature has passed SB 1515, a long-awaited bill that mostly aligns pre-existing Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and the new Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). Governor Kotek is expected to sign SB 1515 into law shortly, and SB 1515 contains an emergency clause allowing it to take effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature. Source: […]
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Opinion | A child-care center closed. The ripples hit parents and employers, too. 

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. When one Wisconsin daycare lost its funding, the effects cascaded to a working parent with kids there […]
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Oregon’s new paid leave program has paid out over $21 million in benefits since September start 

Oregonians have received more than $21 million in benefits from Paid Leave Oregon, since it started paying claims last month.The program compensates eligible workers for taking time off to bond with a new child, deal with an illness, or seek safety from domestic violence Source: Oregon’s new paid leave program has paid out over $21 […]
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Oregon paid leave: 13,000 applicants share $21.3 million 

Oregon’s paid leave program has paid out $21.3 million to 13,000 applicants by the first week of October. Oregon Employment Department officials report that a total of 22,972 applications have been filed since the program began to accept them in mid-August. Source: Oregon paid leave: 13,000 applicants share $21.3 million | News | portlandtribune.com

Paid family leave: $15 million in benefits the first month

About $15 million has been approved so far for 10,091 applicants for benefits in the first month of Oregon’s new paid leave program. The Employment Department began payments the week of Sept. 13, just after the official start date of Sept. 3 under revised legislation in 2021. A total of 20,487 applications have been received […]
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