Oregon Legal Updates

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Oregon Legal Updates:

March 2025

• Oregon Adopts Final Rules on Workplace Harassment
• Oregon Increases Salary Threshold for Noncompetition Agreements
• Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rules–Now Includes Updated Policy

February 2025

• Oregon Adopts Final Rules on Workplace Harassment (effective Feb 01, 2025)
• Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Rules

January 2025

• Oregon Creates New Protections Related to Warehouse Worker Quotas, Including Written Notice Requirement (effective Jan 01, 2025)

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September 2024

• Littler Guide: Untangling the Oregon Leave Quagmire – Answers to Common Compliance Questions in Light of Recent Legislative Changes
• Oregon Issues Temporary Family Leave Rules on Attestation of Familial Relationship
• Oregon Amends Military Leave Law–Includes Updated Policy

July 2024

• New Guidance Permits Oregon Employers to Rescind Previously Protected Unpaid Family and Medical Leave Effective July 1, 2024–Now Includes Updates to Paid Sick Leave, PFML, Family and Medical Leave and Scheduling Policies (effective Jul 01, 2024)

June 2024

• New Guidance Permits Oregon Employers to Rescind Previously Protected Unpaid Family and Medical Leave Effective July 1, 2024–Now Includes Updates to Paid Sick Leave, PFML, Family and Medical Leave and Scheduling Policies

May 2024

• Oregon Creates New Protections Related to Warehouse Worker Quotas, Including Written Notice Requirement
• Oregon Amends Military Leave Law–Includes Updated Policy

April 2024

• Oregon Amends Family Leave Act Regulations–Updated Policies Forthcoming
• New Oregon law Aims at Better Aligning Paid Leave Oregon and the Unpaid Oregon Family Leave Act–Updated Policies Forthcoming
• Oregon Passes Temporary Rules under Oregon Paid Leave Law

February 2024

• Oregon Adopts Final Rules on Paid Family Leave Program

January 2024

• Oregon Amends Military Leave Law–Includes Updated Policy (effective 01/01/24)
• Oregon Amends Safe Employment Act to Add Protections from Retaliation (effective 01/01/24)
• Oregon Creates Workplace Protections for Participants in On-The-Job Training Programs (effective 01/01/24)
• Oregon Employers Must Now Provide New Hire Reporting on Independent Contractors for Child Support Purposes (effective 01/01/24)
• Oregon Extends Existing Victim Leave to Cover Victims of Bias–Includes Updated Policy (effective 01/01/24)
• Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Adopts Final Rule on Reporting Requirements (effective 01/01/24)

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December 2023

• Oregon Amends Military Leave Law–Includes Updated Policy

October 2023

• Oregon Issues Temporary Family Leave Rules on Attestation of Familial Relationship

September 2023

• Oregon Passes Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (effective 09/01/23)
• Amendment to Oregon Family Leave Act Means an Expanded Definition of “Family Member” for Oregon Paid Sick Leave–Includes Updated Policy (effective 09/03/23)
• Oregon Amends Family Leave Act to Expand Covered Family Members, Expand Reinstatement Rights and Limit Benefit Year Calculation Methods–Includes Updated Policy (effective 09/03/23)
• Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available September 3–New Policy Template Provided (effective 09/03/23)
• Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (effective 09/24/23)
• Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Provisions on Overpayments and Penalties (effective 09/24/23)
• Oregon Amends Public Accommodations Law to Address Closed Captioning on Televisions in Public Areas (effective 09/24/23)
• Oregon Creates New Requirement for State Board or Commission Leave–Includes New Policy (effective 09/24/23)
• Oregon Passes Consumer Privacy Act
• Oregon Extends Existing Victim Leave to Cover Victims of Bias–Includes Updated Policy
• Oregon Amends Rules on Private Employer Plans for Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Oregon Adopts Temporary Paid Leave Program Rules on Reinstatement and the Definition of “Family Member”
• Oregon Amends Rule on Employee Contributions for Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Oregon Enacts Law Establishing Right to Make Reproductive Health Decisions and Addressing Benefits for Gender-Affirming Treatment
• Oregon Amends Rules on Intermittent Leave, Documentation and Notice Requirements for Paid Family and Medical Leave

August 2023

• Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available September 3–New Policy Template Provided

July 2023

• Oregon Amends Family Leave Act to Expand Covered Family Members, Expand Reinstatement Rights and Limit Benefit Year Calculation Methods--Includes Updated Policy
• Oregon Amends Public Accommodations Law to Address Closed Captioning on Televisions in Public Areas
• Oregon Creates Workplace Protections for Participants in On-The-Job Training Programs
• Oregon Amends Paid Family and Medical Leave Provisions on Overpayments and Penalties
• Amendment to Oregon Family Leave Act Means an Expanded Definition of "Family Member" for Oregon Paid Sick Leave--Includes Updated Policy
• Oregon Amends Safe Employment Act to Add Protections from Retaliation
• Oregon Amends Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program
• Oregon Employers Must Now Provide New Hire Reporting on Independent Contractors for Child Support Purposes

May 2023

• Oregon Suspends COVID-19-Related Rules
• Oregon Issues Final Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule on Employer Size

April 2023

• Oregon Issues Final Paid Family and Medical Leave Rule on Employer Size

January 2023

• Amendments to Oregon’s Law on Nondisclosure Provisions Requires Providing Harassment Policy When a Settlement Agreement Includes Certain Terms (effective 01/01/23)
• Oregon Amends Paid Sick Leave Law to Include Workers Covered Under Collective Bargaining Agreements (effective 01/01/23)
• Oregon Expands Retaliation Protections Under Workers’ Compensation Statute (effective 01/01/23)
• Oregon Requires Notice Before Suspension of Temporary Disability Benefits (effective 01/01/23)
• Oregon Revises “Benefit Year” Definition for Purposes of Paid Family and Medical Leave (effective 01/01/23)

December 2022

• RSV Emergency Declaration Triggers Protections Under Oregon’s Mini-FMLA
• November 30 Deadline: Equivalent Plan Applications for Oregon’s Paid Family Medical Leave Program Are Due
• Oregon Adopts New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Rules

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