On August 9, 2019 Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed HB 2005 into law, establishing a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Beginning in 2023, eligible employees may take up to twelve weeks of protected paid leave per year for certain family and medical reasons. This new paid family and medical leave program will be funded through a mandatory payroll tax on employees and employers with more than 25 workers, beginning in 2022. The law requires the Director of the Oregon Employment Department to adopt regulations to enforce and administer the paid family leave program no later than Sept. 1, 2021.
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