Changes to the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) Go Into Effect on July 1, 2024

Significant modifications to OFLA will take effect July 1, 2024, pursuant to legislation passed in 2023 and 2024.  

The 2023 legislation requires all Oregon employers to adopt a measured forward leave year, while the 2024 legislation makes a number of changes, including: 

• OFLA will no longer run together with Paid Leave Oregon. Eligible employees may draw on either OFLA or Paid Leave Oregon (but not both) for qualifying events. Accordingly, the list of OFLA qualifying events will be shorter and include only:  

  • Home care for the employee’s child as well as school and childcare closures for public health emergencies 

  • Bereavement 

  • Pregnancy disability 

• From July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, OFLA will also provide up to two additional weeks of leave to facilitate the legal processes required for placement of a foster child or adoption. Paid Leave will incorporate this leave beginning January 1, 2025. 

• OFLA leave will be capped at 12 weeks for home care of the employee’s child and bereavement. Bereavement leave is further limited to two weeks per family member with a maximum of four weeks in a given leave year. 

• OFLA will provide up to 12 additional weeks for pregnancy disability. 

Additionally, OFLA will no longer contain special provisions regarding teachers taking leave near the end of term nor will it provide additional sick child leave for employees who take 12 weeks of parental leave. 

Oregon employers are required to notify any employees for whom OFLA will not apply to a leave previously approved for use on July 1 and forward. Employers must also inform them of their ability to apply for benefits with Paid Leave Oregon (or the administrator of the employer’s equivalent plan, if any). Notice should be provided as soon as practicable and no later than June 1, 2024. 

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