Oregon Statutes 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:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657B.020
- Benefits: means family and medical leave insurance benefits. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Covered individual: means any one of the following who qualifies under ORS § 657B. 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
(a) Family leave;
(b) Medical leave; or
(c) Safe leave.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS § 657B.025 and except as provided under subsection (3) of this section, a covered individual who has taken any amount of paid leave available under subsection (1) of this section may take a total of 16 weeks of leave in the benefit year in any combination of the paid leave available under subsection (1) of this section, not to exceed 12 weeks, and unpaid leave under ORS § 659A.159 for which the covered individual is eligible under ORS § 659A.156. The leave may be taken for any purpose for which leave is allowable under the respective leave programs.
(3) In addition to the leave available under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a covered individual may qualify for up to two additional weeks of benefits for limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation, for a total amount of leave under this subsection and subsections (1) and (2) of this section, not to exceed 18 weeks per benefit year. [2019 c.700 § 4]