Oregon · OR PFML
Oregon paid family leave
Paid Leave Oregon splits contributions between employees and employers and allows employers to run an approved equivalent plan instead of the state plan.
At a glance
Maximum duration
12 weeks per benefit year, or 14 weeks for limitations related to pregnancy and childbirth
Benefit formula
100% of wages for lower earners, phasing down to 50% of wages above a threshold
Waiting period
None
Private plans
Program detail
How OR PFML works
OR PFML
- Program
- Paid Leave Oregon (OR PFML)
- Contributions effective
- January 1, 2023
- Benefits effective
- September 3, 2023
- Covered employers
- All Oregon employers. Employers with fewer than 25 employees nationwide are not required to pay the employer share.
- Employee eligibility
- Earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year
- Covered reasons
- Own serious health condition
- Bond with a new child
- Care for a family member with a serious health condition
- Safe leave related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, or stalking
- Maximum duration
- 12 weeks per benefit year, or 14 weeks for limitations related to pregnancy and childbirth
- Waiting period
- None
- Contribution rate
- Combined contribution set annually, capped by statute
- Employee share
- Employees pay 60% and employers pay 40% of the contribution
- Benefit formula
- 100% of wages for lower earners, phasing down to 50% of wages above a threshold
- Maximum weekly benefit
- 120% of the state average weekly wage
- Private plans allowed
- YesFully insuredSelf-funded
- Approval and election
- Equivalent plans must be approved by the Oregon Employment Department, must be at least as generous as the state plan, and may not cost employees more.
- State resource
- paidleave.oregon.gov/
- Information as of
- January 1, 2026
What this means for you
Employer and employee view
If you are the employer
Oregon permits a private plan, so you can meet the mandate with a Limemint plan instead of the state fund. It must be at least as generous as OR PFML, and employee contributions cannot exceed the state rate.
Oregon is an upcoming state for us. We write private plans in New York today, with New Jersey and Massachusetts launching soon, and we can tell you where Oregon sits on the roadmap.
Equivalent plans must be approved by the Oregon Employment Department, must be at least as generous as the state plan, and may not cost employees more.
Employer detailIf you are an employee
You qualify based on earned at least $1,000 in wages during the base year. Benefits run for 12 weeks per benefit year, or 14 weeks for limitations related to pregnancy and childbirth, and there is no waiting period before your first payable week.
How to file a claimEstimate
What OR PFML might pay
A rough figure based on the published formula and weekly maximum. Nothing is submitted.
Estimate your weekly benefit
Two inputs, a rough number. Nothing is submitted or saved.
Enter your average weekly pay to see an estimate for OR PFML.
This is an estimate only. Your actual weekly benefit depends on your base-period wages, the state formula in effect when your leave begins, and any other income you receive during leave. It is not a determination of eligibility or a promise of payment.
Other jurisdictions
Compare nearby programs
New York is available now. New Jersey and Massachusetts are launching soon. The rest are upcoming states.
Talk to a specialist
Discuss a Oregon plan
Talk to a specialist
Tell us where your employees work and how you handle leave today. We will walk through the statutory programs that apply, your private plan options, and what implementation looks like.
Helpful to have ready
- Which states mandate paid family leave for your workforce
- Where a private plan is permitted and what the election process involves
- How the coverage and leave management platform work as one system
Best for
Employers, insurance brokers, and benefit administrators with multi-state obligations or an upcoming effective date.