Oregon Statutes 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:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657B.015
- Alternate base year: means the last four completed calendar quarters preceding the benefit year. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Base year: means the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters preceding the benefit year. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Benefits: means family and medical leave insurance benefits. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Family leave: means leave from work taken by a covered individual:
(A) To care for and bond with a child during the first year after the child's birth or during the first year after the placement of the child through foster care or adoption; or
(B) To care for a family member with a serious health condition. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- 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
- Safe leave: means leave taken for any purpose described in ORS § 659A. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Tribal government: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 181A. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Wages: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 657. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
(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 accordance with ORS § 657B.150; and
(b) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS § 657B.090;
(2) A self-employed individual who:
(a)(A) Has earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the base year; or
(B) Has not earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the base year, but who has earned at least $1,000 in taxable income during the alternate base year;
(b) Elects coverage under ORS § 657B.130;
(c) 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 an amount determined by the Director of the Employment Department under ORS § 657B.150; and
(d) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS § 657B.090; or
(3) An employee of a tribal government, if:
(a)(A) The employee has earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year; or
(B) The employee has not earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year, but has earned at least $1,000 in wages during the alternate base year;
(b) The tribal government elects coverage for its employees under ORS § 657B.130;
(c) During the base year or alternate base year, as applicable, the employee and tribal government contribute to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS § 657B.430 an amount determined by the director under ORS § 657B.150; and
(d) Submits a claim for benefits in accordance with the requirements under ORS § 657B.090. [2019 c.700 § 3; 2023 c.292 § 4]
Section 16 (2), chapter 292, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:
(2) The amendments to ORS § 657B.015, 657B.030, 657B.090 and 657B.210 by sections 3, 4, 7 and 14 of this 2023 Act apply to benefits paid or made available on or after September 3, 2023. [2023 c.292 § 16(2); 2023 c.292 § 16a(2)]