Oregon Statutes 657B.090 – Claim for benefits; leave increment requirements
(1) Family and medical leave insurance benefits are not payable to a covered individual unless:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 657B.090
- Benefits: means family and medical leave insurance benefits. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Covered individual: means any one of the following who qualifies under ORS § 657B. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Family and medical leave insurance benefits: means the wage replacement benefits that are available to a covered individual under ORS § 657B. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
- Medical leave: means leave from work taken by a covered individual that is made necessary by the individual's own serious health condition. See Oregon Statutes 657B.010
(a) The individual submits a claim to the Director of the Employment Department in the manner determined by the director by rule; and
(b) The director has made a decision to allow or deny the claim under ORS § 657B.100.
(2) If the director has made a decision to allow the claim, the director shall make a reasonable effort to issue the first payment of benefits to a covered individual within two weeks after receiving the claim.
(3)(a) Benefits may be claimed for leave that is taken by a covered individual in increments that are equivalent to one work day or one work week as those terms are defined by the director by rule.
(b) If a covered individual takes leave in increments that are equivalent to one work day, benefits may be claimed for leave that occurs in nonconsecutive periods of leave.
(4) Benefit amounts, as determined under ORS § 657B.050:
(a) Must be prorated to increments that are equivalent to one work day; and
(b) Must be paid in increments that are equivalent to one work week. [2019 c.700 § 12; 2023 c.292 § 3]
See note under 657B.015.