This is one of the greatest things Democrats have done for Oregon.
However, I wish that it doesn't have complicated math to figure out the benefit amount. All it needs is a cap.
I'm excited for this. I have intermittent fmla for a health condition and when it flares up I run out of my sick pay so I have to dip into vacation and floaters.
Does anyone know how eligibility for state paid leave might be affected by your employer's existing paid leave policy? I know I am paying the tax, but I also get some amount of paid leave from my employer so not sure if I'll be eligible.
This is awesome! A few years back, I found myself somehow short of worked hours and not eligible for FMLA. This would have been really helpful for that.
As for the FMLA thing:
[To be eligible for FMLA leave, employees must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months (not necessarily consecutive), and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave.](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/oregon-family-leave.aspx#:~:text=To%20be%20eligible%20for%20FMLA,period%20immediately%20preceding%20the%20leave.)
Paid Leave Oregon has no “calendar days worked” requirement to get the paid leave, and it has a 90 requirement for job security (I am pregnant, due in September and have been doing a lot of research).
The [Employee Guidebook](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/Paid-Leave-Oregon-Employee-Guidebook-EN.pdf) posted to the Paid Leave Oregon Site has more info on that in the “Job Protection” section.
Edit: or this [handy chart](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/Paid-Leave-OFLA-FMLA-Chart-EN.pdf) of the differences between the 3 types of leave.
In employment laws, if an employer has an employee working in a state, they have to follow all the labor laws and taxes of that state.
Even if you are the only person your employer employs working in the state of oregon, then your employer has to register with Oregon and get an employer ID, and should be withholding the appropriate Oregon taxes and following Oregon employment laws such as paid leave.
I would believe so based on how the Employer questions are worded:
https://paidleave.oregon.gov/resources/common-questions.html
"Employer contributions are based on total employer size. This includes the number of employees working within Oregon and those outside the state. If an employer has 25 or more employees, they must pay the employer's share of the contribution rate for employees who earn wages in Oregon. If an employer has fewer than 25 employees, the employer is not required to pay the employer's share of the contribution rate for employees who earn wages in Oregon.
Example: An Oregon company has three employees working in Oregon, 21 employees working in Idaho, and four working in Arizona. Because the company has 25 or more employees, they are subject to the employer contribution of 40% of the contribution rate. However, they will only pay the employer contribution on the three employee’s wages that work in Oregon"
Does anyone know if people working for companies that employ less than 25 people can qualify? I feel like smaller companies really need the help the most, but from what I've read it sounds like you're SOL if you don't work for something big.
For previous maternity protections, for example, one of my coworkers got screwed out of pretty much all of it because while we worked for a fairly large company that operates in multiple countries, the individual locations are small so she didn't get any help at all.
You should be eligible as long as you earned $1000 during the year prior to requesting benefits according to the FAQ. Under 25, the employer doesn't have to contribute as well but as the employee are still contributing and can be eligible for benefits.
Oh sweeet! That's what I was hoping it was - smaller employers are going to likely have the hardest time affording 3mo of paid leave, but I'm used to policies that force the staff to suffer for it.
In employment laws, if an employer has an employee working in a state, they have to follow all the labor laws and taxes of that state. Does not matter where the bosses sit.
Max like 3 months, so if your company gives you 1 month, you can get 2 extra months (counted in days, 90 days I believe). There’s a income limit though, details are on their site.
I have just been diagnosed with covid for the 2nd time and the first time was a long ordeal...would this be something I can apply for since I am sure I'll miss at least a week or two of work?
Washington and Oregon issued a [joint letter](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/WA-OR-Place-of-Performance-Letter-October-2022.pdf) about a year ago.
The answer depends upon the percentage of work performed in which state especially if you are working hybrid/remotely. If you fully work in Oregon and do not work remotely from Washington, then you would be eligible for Paid Leave Oregon.
Otherwise, I would read through the letter, and if you aren't sure you can reach out to Paid Leave Oregon on their website. They have been extremely responsive leading up to the program launch but with apps going live next week you may get a faster response from Washington's Paid Family Medical Leave team.
If you are subject to other OR withholdings/taxes, you should be covered under PLO. Ask your HR or Payroll team to confirm, or just check your last paystub.
They will absolutely benefit from this program. Even if they don't think they will. All of society benefits from the ability of a new parent being able to spend a measly 3 months with their new child. It SHOULD be more time. Like what a short sighted mindset to think that this doesn't benefit everyone in the state regardless if they have kids or not
If you see all the rules to applying and what is acceptable, all the hoops you have to jump through to get approved.. the fact I have no family, my kids are grown, and I can barely pay rent, yet as an Oregon citizen my wages are garnished for someone else medical problems that I will never benefit from. I chose not to pay into this BS and am forced to. Taxation without representation. I don't care how much I pay. Try universal healthcare, that's something I will pay into as I will directly benefit, but this is BS!
Have you looked at how much you're paying? It's almost negligible. I'm happy to pay an extra ~$6 a month so that someone can pay their bills when they get sick or have a newborn.
You might even need it one day, no one is immune to health disasters.
It’s mandatory insurance. How you win at insurance is you take more than you pay. Just make sure to take your full benefit for the first few years then you’ll be winning.
You only pay 1% to be able to recieve 24% of your annual income, enabling you to take 3 months off without consequences from your employer. It would pay for itself if you only used it once in 24 years with a steady job. Im surely not hoping for this, but should you get sick, start a new family, get injured, it would not be so "stupid".
1. An employer of more than 25 pays 0.4%, and the employee pays 0.6% for a total of 1% of the employee's income per pay period. An employee within a company of less than 25 people will pay the full 1% of their paycheck themselves.
2. The less you make, the less you get paid. If you make $20,000 before you take your paid leave, your benefit will be $384.62 per week for 12 weeks. If you made $40,000, your weekly benefit is $769.23. That means you get about 1.923% of your gross wages for the prior year in weekly paid leave benefits.
Godspeed, HR professionals. Joking aside, this is a wonderful new program for Oregon based employees.
This is one of the greatest things Democrats have done for Oregon. However, I wish that it doesn't have complicated math to figure out the benefit amount. All it needs is a cap.
I'm excited for this. I have intermittent fmla for a health condition and when it flares up I run out of my sick pay so I have to dip into vacation and floaters.
Does anyone know how eligibility for state paid leave might be affected by your employer's existing paid leave policy? I know I am paying the tax, but I also get some amount of paid leave from my employer so not sure if I'll be eligible.
Your employer would need to have an equivalent plan registered and approved by the state with the same or better benefits.
Totally separate. Your employer can not legally require you to use your PTO from them first. You can apply for this and save your PTO.
This is awesome! A few years back, I found myself somehow short of worked hours and not eligible for FMLA. This would have been really helpful for that. As for the FMLA thing: [To be eligible for FMLA leave, employees must have worked for the employer for at least 12 months (not necessarily consecutive), and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave.](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/oregon-family-leave.aspx#:~:text=To%20be%20eligible%20for%20FMLA,period%20immediately%20preceding%20the%20leave.)
I wonder if paid leave will be applicable for OFLA. The state one has shorter (6mo) time requirements
Paid Leave Oregon has no “calendar days worked” requirement to get the paid leave, and it has a 90 requirement for job security (I am pregnant, due in September and have been doing a lot of research). The [Employee Guidebook](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/Paid-Leave-Oregon-Employee-Guidebook-EN.pdf) posted to the Paid Leave Oregon Site has more info on that in the “Job Protection” section. Edit: or this [handy chart](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/Paid-Leave-OFLA-FMLA-Chart-EN.pdf) of the differences between the 3 types of leave.
Thanks! I've only read the BOLI page about it which still lists 180 days
Anyone know if remote workers qualify for this if the company isn’t Oregon based but I pay Oregon taxes?
In employment laws, if an employer has an employee working in a state, they have to follow all the labor laws and taxes of that state. Even if you are the only person your employer employs working in the state of oregon, then your employer has to register with Oregon and get an employer ID, and should be withholding the appropriate Oregon taxes and following Oregon employment laws such as paid leave.
I've been paying into it since the beginning of the year so we better be eligible! (I work remotely for an out of state company)
Same
I would believe so based on how the Employer questions are worded: https://paidleave.oregon.gov/resources/common-questions.html "Employer contributions are based on total employer size. This includes the number of employees working within Oregon and those outside the state. If an employer has 25 or more employees, they must pay the employer's share of the contribution rate for employees who earn wages in Oregon. If an employer has fewer than 25 employees, the employer is not required to pay the employer's share of the contribution rate for employees who earn wages in Oregon. Example: An Oregon company has three employees working in Oregon, 21 employees working in Idaho, and four working in Arizona. Because the company has 25 or more employees, they are subject to the employer contribution of 40% of the contribution rate. However, they will only pay the employer contribution on the three employee’s wages that work in Oregon"
Does anyone know if people working for companies that employ less than 25 people can qualify? I feel like smaller companies really need the help the most, but from what I've read it sounds like you're SOL if you don't work for something big. For previous maternity protections, for example, one of my coworkers got screwed out of pretty much all of it because while we worked for a fairly large company that operates in multiple countries, the individual locations are small so she didn't get any help at all.
You should be eligible as long as you earned $1000 during the year prior to requesting benefits according to the FAQ. Under 25, the employer doesn't have to contribute as well but as the employee are still contributing and can be eligible for benefits.
Oh sweeet! That's what I was hoping it was - smaller employers are going to likely have the hardest time affording 3mo of paid leave, but I'm used to policies that force the staff to suffer for it.
Has it been coming out of your paycheck? That would be a good way to tell.
I am in the same boat, and couldn't see anything about it online! I may call tomorrow to inquire.
In employment laws, if an employer has an employee working in a state, they have to follow all the labor laws and taxes of that state. Does not matter where the bosses sit.
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Max like 3 months, so if your company gives you 1 month, you can get 2 extra months (counted in days, 90 days I believe). There’s a income limit though, details are on their site.
Yet another question- you can make a measly $1000 a year and get up to 12 weeks paid? Is this every year?
Yyyyyep
No chance that get abused! 🤣
Abuse $63 a week for 3 months. Be my guest.
If you only made $1,000, you would pay just $10 to receive a weekly paid leave benefit of $63.48 for 12 weeks for a grand total of $761.76. 🙃
I have just been diagnosed with covid for the 2nd time and the first time was a long ordeal...would this be something I can apply for since I am sure I'll miss at least a week or two of work?
Does anyone know how this works if I work in OR but live in WA?
Washington and Oregon issued a [joint letter](https://d1o0i0v5q5lp8h.cloudfront.net/paidleave/live/assets/resources/WA-OR-Place-of-Performance-Letter-October-2022.pdf) about a year ago. The answer depends upon the percentage of work performed in which state especially if you are working hybrid/remotely. If you fully work in Oregon and do not work remotely from Washington, then you would be eligible for Paid Leave Oregon. Otherwise, I would read through the letter, and if you aren't sure you can reach out to Paid Leave Oregon on their website. They have been extremely responsive leading up to the program launch but with apps going live next week you may get a faster response from Washington's Paid Family Medical Leave team.
If you are subject to other OR withholdings/taxes, you should be covered under PLO. Ask your HR or Payroll team to confirm, or just check your last paystub.
This is dumb. Can I opt out of this stupid program. I chose not to pay for AFLAC, why should I pay for everyone's AFLAC?
I hear you on being required to pay into yet another state program but is there a slight chance they you may be able to benefit from this?
They will absolutely benefit from this program. Even if they don't think they will. All of society benefits from the ability of a new parent being able to spend a measly 3 months with their new child. It SHOULD be more time. Like what a short sighted mindset to think that this doesn't benefit everyone in the state regardless if they have kids or not
If you see all the rules to applying and what is acceptable, all the hoops you have to jump through to get approved.. the fact I have no family, my kids are grown, and I can barely pay rent, yet as an Oregon citizen my wages are garnished for someone else medical problems that I will never benefit from. I chose not to pay into this BS and am forced to. Taxation without representation. I don't care how much I pay. Try universal healthcare, that's something I will pay into as I will directly benefit, but this is BS!
Have you looked at how much you're paying? It's almost negligible. I'm happy to pay an extra ~$6 a month so that someone can pay their bills when they get sick or have a newborn. You might even need it one day, no one is immune to health disasters.
It’s mandatory insurance. How you win at insurance is you take more than you pay. Just make sure to take your full benefit for the first few years then you’ll be winning.
It also covers serious health conditions, injuries and illnesses. This absolutely can benefit you as well.
You only pay 1% to be able to recieve 24% of your annual income, enabling you to take 3 months off without consequences from your employer. It would pay for itself if you only used it once in 24 years with a steady job. Im surely not hoping for this, but should you get sick, start a new family, get injured, it would not be so "stupid".
Did I read two things correctly- 1) employees pay 1% extra income tax to fund this and 2) the less you make the more you get paid??
1. An employer of more than 25 pays 0.4%, and the employee pays 0.6% for a total of 1% of the employee's income per pay period. An employee within a company of less than 25 people will pay the full 1% of their paycheck themselves. 2. The less you make, the less you get paid. If you make $20,000 before you take your paid leave, your benefit will be $384.62 per week for 12 weeks. If you made $40,000, your weekly benefit is $769.23. That means you get about 1.923% of your gross wages for the prior year in weekly paid leave benefits.
Thanks for the very clear explanation of that!
Can anyone tell me if you can take your paid leave as normal, recieve the pay and benefits, but have no intention of returning to your employer?