Oregon Statutes 657B.460 – Construction of chapter
This chapter establishes minimum requirements pertaining to family leave, medical leave and safe leave and may not be construed to preempt, limit or otherwise diminish the applicability of any employer policy, standard or collective bargaining agreement that provides for greater use of family leave, medical leave or safe leave under state or federal law. [2019 c.700 § 49a]
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657B.460
- Employer: means any person that employs one or more employees working anywhere in this state or any agent or employee of such person to whom the duties of the person under this chapter have been delegated. 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
Section 49, chapter 700, Oregon Laws 2019, provides:
Nothing in sections 1 to 51 of this 2019 Act [ORS chapter 657B] requires the reopening or renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement entered into before the effective date of this 2019 Act [September 29, 2019] prior to the date on which the agreement expires. [2019 c.700 § 49]