Paid Leave

Benefits

• What is Paid Leave Oregon?
• What information will I receive from Paid Leave Oregon about my employees when they apply for leave?
• What information can I require my employee to share with me about their leave?
• My employee is taking paid time off (PTO) while waiting for a decision on their Paid Leave Oregon benefit application. If they receive both Paid Leave benefits and PTO for the same week, can I ask the employee to return the PTO wages they were paid?
• Can I help my employees apply for Paid Leave Oregon benefits?
• Do I pay my employee their regular pay while they are on leave?

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Employees

• Do you prioritize marginalized communities and diverse populations?
• Are seasonal employees covered by Paid Leave Oregon?
• I am an employee at a small business. Am I covered under Paid Leave Oregon?

Employers

• I’m a small employer and I need a grant to hire a temporary employee while my permanent employee is not working and receiving Paid Leave Oregon benefits. Will my permanent employee return to their original position when they come back to work?
• If an employer misses taking out an employee’s contribution, can they correct that mistake and take the contribution from the employee’s future wages?
• What if some of my employees are based in Oregon and others are out of state?
• I am a small employer and I’m worried about keeping my business going if one of my employees takes time off. Are there any exceptions?
• What if my business is in a state, like Washington, that already has a Paid Leave program. Do I have to participate in this one, as well?
• Soy un empleador en un estado diferente que tiene un trabajador remoto que vive y trabaja en Oregon. ¿Mi empresa tiene que participar?

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Small Employers

• If I am a small employer (or farmer) in a rural community, how am I going to find workers while mine are on leave?

Equivalent Plans

• If I create my own equivalent plan, what happens to the funds my employee contributed when they quit and go to work for another organization that is participating in Paid Leave Oregon?
• I have an equivalent plan. Do I still need to report Paid Leave Oregon subject wages on my quarterly report?
• As an employer, we are thinking about offering an equivalent plan for our employees. How do we do this?
• Which insurance carriers will offer the same benefits as Paid Leave Oregon?
• What is an equivalent plan?

Self-Employed

• I am the owner of my business and the only employee. How does Paid Leave Oregon work for me?
• If I’m self-employed, am I required to participate?

Contributions

• How does the Oregon Employment Department (OED) set the Paid Leave Oregon contribution rate each year so that there is enough money in the Paid Leave Oregon Trust Fund to pay expenses for Paid Leave?
• Do the contributions to Paid Leave Oregon roll over if employees don’t use them?
• As an employee, can I choose not to pay Paid Leave Oregon contributions?
• Is there a minimum amount I have to earn before my employer takes Paid Leave Oregon contributions out of my paycheck?
• What happens to my contributions if I don’t use Paid Leave benefits?
• If I want to pay for all or part of my employee’s Paid Leave Oregon contributions, where on the combined quarterly payroll report (Form OQ) do I report that information?

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