On March 20, 2024, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 1515, which eliminated some qualifying reasons for leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that overlapped with qualifying reasons for leave under Paid...more
Governor Tina Kotek is expected to sign the bill into law a bill that would eliminate most qualifying reasons for an employee’s protected leave under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) that are now covered under the state’s...more
On January 12, 2024, the Oregon Employment Department (OED) promulgated new regulations to clarify its procedures and criteria for implementing Paid Leave Oregon. As discussed further below, these regulations relate to...more
1/30/2024
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On June 7, 2023, Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 999, a measure that will more closely align certain provisions of Paid Leave Oregon with the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA)....more
Oregon employers with collective bargaining agreements (CBA) have until March 31, 2023, to begin deducting employee contributions to Paid Leave Oregon, the Paid Leave Oregon Advisory Committee clarified on March 1, 2023....more
Beginning on January 1, 2023, Oregon will join Washington and eleven other states in providing paid family leave to all employees.
As Oregon employers prepare for the implementation of paid family leave, questions...more
In 2019, the Oregon Legislative Assembly passed the Paid Family Medical Leave Act, which established a paid family and medical leave insurance (PFMLI) program for Oregon employees. PFMLI provides an employee with compensated...more
In 2019, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Workplace Fairness Act (OWFA), which took full effect as of October 1, 2020. Among other things, the law prohibits employers from requiring employees to enter into agreements...more
On August 5, 2021, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) adopted a temporary rule on an emergency basis requiring healthcare providers and healthcare staff who work in healthcare settings to either be vaccinated against COVID-19...more
In recent weeks, Oregon has seen a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the more contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, which threatens to overwhelm local hospitals. On August 5, 2021,...more
8/12/2021
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On March 8, 2020, Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Just 9 days later, on March 17, 2020, Governor Brown issued a series of executive orders that prohibited gatherings of...more