Oregon Statutes 657B.005 – Legislative findings
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The Legislative Assembly finds that:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657B.005
- Medical leave: means leave from work taken by a covered individual that is made necessary by the individual's own serious health condition. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Serious health condition: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 659A. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
(1) Employees experience a variety of caregiving obligations that interfere with work time.
(2) It is in the public interest to create a family and medical leave insurance program to provide to employees and certain other individuals compensated time off from work to care for and bond with a child during the first year after the child’s birth or arrival through adoption or foster care, to provide care for a family member who has a serious health condition or to recover from an employee’s or an individual’s own serious health condition. [2019 c.700 § 1]