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What is Paid Leave Oregon?
Paid Leave Oregon is a new program that allows individuals to take paid time off for many of life’s most important moments that impact our families and our health and safety.
Paid Leave Oregon is paid for by employers and employees. Employers pay 40% and employees pay 60% of the contribution rate, which is 1% for 2023.
On Jan. 1, 2023, employees will start seeing a small deduction from their paycheck, not to exceed 0.6% of their gross wages.
As Oregon is a PEO reporting state, all employers on Justworks, with at least one employee working in Oregon, are required to participate and contribute to the program. Employer contributions into the program will begin on Jan 1, 2023.
Paid Leave Oregon can be used to take up to 12 weeks off from work in a year. Once eligible, individuals can use Paid Leave Oregon to take time away from work for family, medical, or safe leave. This includes:
- Birth of a child
- Bonding with a child
- In the first year after birth
- Through adoption
- When a child is placed in your home through foster care
- To care for a family member with a serious illness or injury
- To care for yourself when you have a serious illness or injury
- For survivors of sexual assaults, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking
Who is eligible?
All Oregon employees will see a new deduction on their paychecks starting January 01, 2023.
Eligible employees can take leave starting September 03, 2023. Employees become eligible for taking leave after earning $1,000 in wages during the year before applying for Paid Leave Oregon. This can be earned across multiple employers.
Who pays for the benefit?
Paid Leave Oregon is funded by both employers and employees. The premium is collected through payroll deductions. The total contributions are 1% of the employee’s gross wages (up to $132,900 in wages). This is split between the employee and employer with the employee paying 60% and the employer paying 40%.
Please note that, as it pertains to Paid Leave Oregon, PEOs as the employer of record for eligibility purposes and all eligible employers on Justworks will be contributing the employer portion, regardless of size.
Filing a claim
Eligible employees can submit an application for Paid Leave Oregon by navigating to Frances Online. For more details on the application requirements for the three different kinds of paid leave events available, please head to the Paid Leave Oregon website.
At the earliest, you can send your application 30 days before you start your leave. At the latest, you can send it 30 days after you start your leave. If you apply too early or too late, Paid Leave Oregon may deny your application.
The fastest way to apply is online, but paper forms are available on the Paid Leave Oregon website for mailing, or you can call 833-854-0166.
Disclaimer
This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, legal or tax advice. If you have any legal or tax questions regarding this content or related issues, then you should consult with your professional legal or tax advisor.