2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 657B - Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Section 657B.210 - Equivalent plans, generally; rules; fee.


(b) An employer that seeks approval of a plan shall submit an application to the director in the form and manner prescribed by the director by rule, accompanied by an application fee not to exceed $250.
(2) The director shall review and approve an application for a plan if the director finds that:
(a) The plan is made available to all employees who have been continuously employed with an employer for 30 days.
(b) The benefits afforded to employees covered under the plan are equal to or greater than the weekly benefits and the duration of leave that an eligible employee would qualify for under this chapter.
(3) An employer may make a plan available to employees who have been employed by the employer for less than 30 days but in no event may an employer require an employee to have been employed by the employer for more than 30 days to be eligible for coverage under the plan.
(4) Neither an employer that provides benefits under an approved plan nor an employee covered under such a plan is required to make the contributions under ORS 657B.150.
(5)(a) An employer may assume all or a part of the costs related to a plan approved under this section.
(b) If an employer assumes only part of the costs, the employer may deduct employee contributions from the wages of employees to finance the costs related to the plan, except that any contribution amounts deducted may not exceed the amount that an eligible employee would otherwise be required to contribute under ORS 657B.150.
(c) Employee contributions received or retained by an employer under this subsection must be used for plan expenses and are not considered to be a part of an employer’s assets for any purpose.
(6) Any paid sick leave earned under ORS 653.606 is in addition to the benefits made available under a plan that has been approved under this section.
(7) An employee who takes leave pursuant to a plan approved under this section shall provide notice to an employer of such leave in the same manner as provided in ORS 657B.040.
(8) A plan approved under this section shall remain in effect for a period of not less than one year.
(9) Nothing in this section prohibits an employee who is otherwise eligible from applying for coverage under the program established under ORS 657B.340 or under a separate employer-offered plan that has been approved under this section.
(10) The director shall adopt rules:
(a) To prevent the payment of benefits in excess of 100 percent of an eligible employee’s average weekly wage to an employee who is simultaneously covered under more than one employer-offered plan or who has additional coverage under the program established under ORS 657B.340; and
(b) That require that the benefits made available to an eligible employee who is covered under more than one plan shall be prorated under each respective plan.
(11) An employer that offers a plan approved under this section shall:
(a) Be subject to the same requirements provided in ORS 657B.060 and 657B.070;
(b) Maintain all reports, information and records relating to the plan, including payroll and account records that document employee contributions and expenses, in the manner established by the director by rule; and
(c) Provide written notice to employees that includes:
(A) Information about benefits available under the approved plan, including the duration of leave;
(B) The process for filing a claim to receive benefits under the plan;
(C) The process for employee deductions used to finance the costs of the plan, if any;
(D) An employee’s right to dispute a benefit determination in the manner determined by the director under ORS 657B.420;
(E) The right to job protection and benefits continuation, if applicable; and
(F) A statement that discrimination and retaliatory personnel actions against an employee for inquiring about the family and medical leave insurance program established under ORS 657B.340, giving notification of leave under the program, taking leave under the program or claiming family and medical leave insurance benefits are prohibited.
(12) Benefits received under this section are considered wages for purposes of a wage claim under ORS chapter 652.
(13) An employer whose application for plan approval was denied by the director under this section or terminated by the director under ORS 657B.220 may request review of the decision as provided in ORS 657B.410. [2019 c.700 §43]
Note: 657B.210 becomes operative January 1, 2023. See section 63, chapter 700, Oregon Laws 2019, as amended by section 1, chapter 30, Oregon Laws 2021, and section 6a, chapter 639, Oregon Laws 2021.
Note: Section 62a, chapter 700, Oregon Laws 2019, provides:
Sec. 62a. Notwithstanding the operative date specified in section 63 (1)(a) of this 2019 Act [January 1, 2023], an employer may apply to the Director of the Employment Department, in accordance with the application process established by the director under section 33 of this 2019 Act [657B.340], for approval of an employer-offered benefit plan described under section 43 of this 2019 Act [657B.210] on or after the effective date of this 2019 Act [September 29, 2019]. [2019 c.700 §62a]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment

Chapter 657B - Family and Medical Leave Insurance

Section 657B.005 - Legislative findings.

Section 657B.010 - Definitions.

Section 657B.015 - Benefit eligibility.

Section 657B.020 - Qualifying purposes for benefits; duration of benefits.

Section 657B.025 - Coordination of leave.

Section 657B.030 - Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits.

Section 657B.040 - Notice to employers prior to commencing leave; exceptions.

Section 657B.050 - Amount of benefits; limits on weekly benefit amount; extent to which benefits are payable.

Section 657B.060 - Job protection; benefits; discrimination prohibited.

Section 657B.070 - Denying leave; discrimination and retaliation prohibited; remedies for violation.

Section 657B.080 - False statements or failure to report material fact by employer.

Section 657B.090 - Claim for benefits; leave increment requirements.

Section 657B.100 - Allowing or denying claim; notice of denial; decision final unless hearing requested.

Section 657B.110 - Continuous jurisdiction of director; reconsideration of previous decisions.

Section 657B.120 - False statements or failure to report material fact; erroneous payments; recovery or deduction of benefits paid because of misrepresentation or nondisclosure; penalties; rules.

Section 657B.130 - Elective coverage for certain individuals; notice of election; termination of coverage; rules for collection of contributions and benefit overpayments.

Section 657B.150 - Contributions; director to set rates; reporting requirements for employers; rules for successor in interest.

Section 657B.175 - Effect of place of performance of service.

Section 657B.180 - Unlawful practices of employer.

Section 657B.190 - Employer’s security for payment of contributions.

Section 657B.200 - Employer assistance grants; eligibility; rules.

Section 657B.210 - Equivalent plans, generally; rules; fee.

Section 657B.220 - Director review of benefits provided under equivalent plan; termination of noncompliant plan.

Section 657B.230 - Application for reapproval of plan.

Section 657B.240 - Withdrawal from plan; handling of employee deductions.

Section 657B.250 - Portability of benefits and retention of eligibility status between jobs.

Section 657B.260 - Successor in interest required to continue offering approved plan to eligible employees until withdrawal of plan; request for withdrawal.

Section 657B.280 - Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property; foreclosure.

Section 657B.290 - Filing of lien statement or warrant.

Section 657B.300 - Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid; warrants; execution by sheriff.

Section 657B.310 - Release, compromise or satisfaction of lien.

Section 657B.320 - Delinquent contributions; interest; civil penalties; collection by civil action; settlement.

Section 657B.330 - Liability of certain officers, members, partners or employees for amounts in default.

Section 657B.340 - Family and medical leave insurance program; administration of program; rules; state agency assistance.

Section 657B.350 - Third party administrator; agreements; oversight by director.

Section 657B.360 - Determining number of employees employed by employer; replacement workers; rules.

Section 657B.370 - Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest; jeopardy assessments; application for hearing.

Section 657B.380 - Advisory committee; membership; terms.

Section 657B.390 - Employment records; inspection.

Section 657B.400 - Confidentiality of information.

Section 657B.410 - Appeals process, generally; process subject to judicial review.

Section 657B.420 - Appeals of decisions under equivalent employer plan; rules.

Section 657B.430 - Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund.

Section 657B.440 - Employer required to provide notice advising employees of rights and duties.

Section 657B.460 - Construction of chapter.

Section 657B.470 - Preemption of local laws relating to paid family and medical leave.

Section 657B.900 - Criminal penalties.

Section 657B.910 - Penalty when employer fails to file contribution reports or pay contributions when due; notice of failure; waiver.

Section 657B.920 - Penalty when employer fails to file reports; amount of penalty; request for deletion of penalty.