Oregon maternity leave and paid family leave

Paid Leave Oregon (Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance) pays up to 12 weeks to bond with your baby. The legal maximum for your own health condition is 14 weeks, and medical and family leave together are capped at 14 weeks a year.

100% of your average weekly wage if you earn 65% or less of the state average weekly wage; above that, 65% of the state average weekly wage plus 50% of your wages above that amount. Max $1,692.16/week for benefit years starting on or after June 28, 2026 ($1,636.56 if your benefit year started earlier); min $70.51. The weekly maximum in 2026 is $1,692, a ceiling rather than a typical benefit.

Yes, in the Paid Leave law itself, for employees who have worked at least 90 consecutive days for the employer, at employers of any size. You get your same job back; if it no longer exists, employers with 25+ employees must offer an equivalent job (within 50 miles), and employers with fewer than 25 may give a different job with similar duties and the same pay and benefits. Health insurance continues during leave. Leave runs at the same time as federal FMLA when both apply; the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA, unpaid) separately covers some other reasons such as bereavement.

You must work for an employer in Oregon and have earned at least $1,000 in wages in your base year (or alternate base year), with no minimum time on the job to get benefits. Covers full-time, part-time and seasonal workers of nearly all employers. Self-employed people, independent contractors and Tribal government employers can opt in. Not covered: federal employees and some other excluded groups.

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for a birth and to care for the newborn, or for their own serious health condition, including pregnancy complications and recovery from childbirth. Health coverage continues during leave, and you return to the same or an equivalent job.