Section 657B.090 – Claim for benefits; leave increment requirements.
(1) Family and medical leave insurance benefits are not payable to a covered individual unless: (a) The individual submits a claim to the Director of the Employment Department in the manner determined by the director by rule; and (b) The director has made a decision to allow or deny the claim under ORS 657B.100. (2) […]
Section 657B.100 – Allowing or denying claim; notice of denial; decision final unless hearing requested.
(1) The Director of the Employment Department shall promptly examine each claim for family and medical leave insurance benefits and, on the basis of the facts available, make a decision to allow or deny the claim. Information furnished in the claim, as prescribed by the director by rule, must be accompanied by a written or […]
Section 657B.110 – Continuous jurisdiction of director; reconsideration of previous decisions.
(1) The Director of the Employment Department, upon motion of the director or upon application of a covered individual, may at any time reconsider any final decision under this chapter. Reconsideration may occur when there is evidence of: (a) Errors of computation; (b) Clerical errors; (c) Misinformation provided to a party by the Employment Department; […]
Section 657B.120 – False statements or failure to report material fact; erroneous payments; recovery or deduction of benefits paid because of misrepresentation or nondisclosure; penalties; rules.
(1) An employer may not willfully make or cause to be made false statements or willfully fail to report a material fact regarding the claim of an eligible employee or regarding an employee’s eligibility for family and medical leave insurance benefits under this chapter. (2) The Director of the Employment Department may assess a civil […]
Section 657B.050 – Amount of benefits; limits on weekly benefit amount; extent to which benefits are payable.
(1) The Director of the Employment Department shall set the weekly benefit amount of family and medical leave insurance benefits that a covered individual qualifies for as follows: (a) If the eligible employee’s average weekly wage is equal to or less than 65 percent of the average weekly wage, the employee’s weekly benefit amount shall […]
Section 657B.060 – Job protection; benefits; discrimination prohibited.
(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, after returning to work after a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave, an eligible employee is entitled to be restored to the position of employment held by the employee when the leave commenced, if that position still exists, without regard to whether […]
Section 657B.070 – Denying leave; discrimination and retaliation prohibited; remedies for violation.
(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to: (a) Violate ORS 657B.060. (b) Deny leave or interfere with any other right to which an eligible employee is entitled under this chapter. (c) Retaliate or in any way discriminate against an employee with respect to hire or tenure or any other term or […]
Section 657B.080 – False statements or failure to report material fact by employer.
It is unlawful for an employer to willfully make or cause to be made false statements or to willfully fail to report a material fact regarding the claim of an employee of the employer or regarding an employee’s eligibility for benefits under this chapter. [2019 c.700 §29] Note: 657B.080 becomes operative January 1, 2023. See […]
Section 657B.015 – Benefit eligibility.
Family and medical leave insurance benefits are available to any of the following during a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave: (1) An eligible employee who: (a) During the base year or alternate base year, as applicable, contributes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 in […]
Section 657B.020 – Qualifying purposes for benefits; duration of benefits.
(1) A covered individual may qualify for up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave insurance benefits per benefit year for leave taken for any of the following purposes, in any combination: (a) Family leave; (b) Medical leave; or (c) Safe leave. (2) Notwithstanding ORS 657B.025 and except as provided under subsection (3) of […]