We’re a short seven months from September 3, 2023, when employees can start submitting claims for Paid Leave Oregon benefits. Between now and then, there are plenty of actions employers should take to prepare. If you need a bit of a refresher on the program, check out our previous blog post here. Withholding Contributions As … Continued
As we get closer to the end of 2022, it’s important to look beyond the holiday season and prepare for what is coming January 1, 2023. Alongside New Year’s Resolutions, employers should prepare for state leave law changes. We’ve summarized a few of the notable items below: California In September 2022, California enacted CA A … Continued
As we continue to count down (less than a year!) until benefits become available under Oregon’s paid family and medical leave (“PFML” or “Paid Leave Oregon”) program, there are some upcoming dates that both employees and employers should note. Implementation of the program was pushed out a year, but we have finally reached a major … Continued
While the Alight Compliance team has been hard at work preparing for our upcoming presentation at the Disability Management Employer Coalition (DMEC) annual conference early next month, we’ve also collected a handful of interesting reads to keep you entertained this summer. Grab a beach towel and umbrella, head to the beach or pool, and dive … Continued
Like tulips and daffodils, this spring brought leave absence activity popping up across the country, plenty of which was related to Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) programs. As a refresher, there are 10 states with established or upcoming PFML programs, including California, Colorado (benefits payable beginning in 2024), Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire (benefits payable beginning in 2023), New … Continued
As spring began to blossom in the Pacific Northwest, COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations began to decrease in Oregon. Prompted by the decline in COVID-19 numbers, Oregon’s Governor, Kate Brown, announced that she will rescind her statewide COVID-19 emergency declaration. Governor Brown’s Executive Order 21-36 originally extended the current declaration of a public health emergency … Continued
This one is for you Oregonians. As we explained last week in the Summertime State PFML Update, Oregon passed and enacted Oregon House Bill 3398 last month. This legislation delays the implementation of the Oregon PFMLI program and pushes back certain relevant deadlines. In this blog, we will delve into why this legislation is notable, … Continued
On March 18, 2020, only weeks after the first coronavirus cases were confirmed in Oregon, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) issued Temporary Administrative Order BLI 4-2020, expanding the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) to allow leave to be used during COVID-19 related school and daycare closures. Specifically, the order amends the definition … Continued
Oregon recently enacted the Employer Accommodation for Pregnancy Act, HB2341 (the “Act”), which provides rights and protections to applicants and employees who are pregnant and postpartum. The Act applies only to employers with 6 or more employees – the same coverage threshold as the state’s antidiscrimination provisions protecting disabled individuals. When the Act goes into … Continued
Supreme Court Rules: Same Sex Marriage is Legal in all 50 states In the biggest news this week, the Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, ruling that the Constitution requires all states to license same-sex marriages AND recognize same-sex marriages licensed and performed out-of-state. We’ve blogged about same-sex marriage laws quite … Continued
