ORS 657B.200
Employer assistance grants

  • eligibility
  • rules

(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, employers that employ fewer than 25 employees and that make the required contributions under ORS 657B.150 (Contributions) may apply to the Employment Department to receive one of the following grants:

(a)

If the employer hires a temporary worker to replace an eligible employee who takes family leave, medical leave or safe leave for a period of seven or more days, a grant of up to $3,000 to apply toward the costs of hiring the worker.

(b)

A grant of up to $1,000 as reimbursement for significant additional wage-related costs incurred during a period in which an eligible employee takes leave described under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(2)

In addition to a grant received under subsection (1)(b) of this section, an employer may receive a grant in the amount of the difference between the grant awarded and $3,000 if:

(a)

After the commencement of a period of family leave, medical leave or safe leave taken by an eligible employee, the employee extends the period of leave beyond the employee’s initial expected period of leave; and

(b)

The employer hired a temporary worker to replace the eligible employee during the employee’s period of leave.

(3)

An employer may apply for a grant under subsection (1) of this section not more than 10 times per calendar year and not more than once for each eligible employee who takes leave under ORS 657B.020 (Qualifying purposes for benefits).

(4)

To be eligible for a grant under this section, an employer shall provide to the Director of the Employment Department written documentation showing that the employer hired a temporary worker or that the wage-related costs incurred are due to an eligible employee’s use of family leave, medical leave or safe leave.

(5)

The grants awarded under this section shall be funded with moneys in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under ORS 657B.430 (Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund).

(6)

The director shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this section. [2019 c.700 §42]
Note: 657B.200 (Employer assistance grants) becomes operative September 3, 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.

Source: Section 657B.200 — Employer assistance grants; eligibility; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.­html.

657B.005
Legislative findings
657B.010
Definitions
657B.015
Benefit eligibility
657B.020
Qualifying purposes for benefits
657B.025
Coordination of leave
657B.030
Use of other paid leave benefits in addition to paid family and medical leave insurance benefits
657B.040
Notice to employers prior to commencing leave
657B.050
Amount of benefits
657B.060
Job protection
657B.070
Denying leave
657B.080
False statements or failure to report material fact by employer
657B.090
Claim for benefits
657B.100
Allowing or denying claim
657B.110
Continuous jurisdiction of director
657B.120
False statements or failure to report material fact
657B.130
Elective coverage for certain individuals
657B.150
Contributions
657B.175
Effect of place of performance of service
657B.180
Unlawful practices of employer
657B.190
Employer’s security for payment of contributions
657B.200
Employer assistance grants
657B.210
Equivalent plans, generally
657B.220
Director review of benefits provided under equivalent plan
657B.230
Application for reapproval of plan
657B.240
Withdrawal from plan
657B.250
Portability of benefits and retention of eligibility status between jobs
657B.260
Successor in interest required to continue offering approved plan to eligible employees until withdrawal of plan
657B.280
Delinquent contributions and improper benefit payments as liens on real or personal property
657B.290
Filing of lien statement or warrant
657B.300
Alternative remedies for collection of amounts liable to be repaid
657B.310
Release, compromise or satisfaction of lien
657B.320
Delinquent contributions
657B.330
Liability of certain officers, members, partners or employees for amounts in default
657B.340
Family and medical leave insurance program
657B.350
Third party administrator
657B.360
Determining number of employees employed by employer
657B.370
Computation and assessment of employer contributions and interest
657B.380
Advisory committee
657B.390
Employment records
657B.400
Confidentiality of information
657B.410
Appeals process, generally
657B.420
Appeals of decisions under equivalent employer plan
657B.430
Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund
657B.440
Employer required to provide notice advising employees of rights and duties
657B.460
Construction of chapter
657B.470
Preemption of local laws relating to paid family and medical leave
657B.480
State agency assistance
657B.900
Criminal penalties
657B.910
Penalty when employer fails to file contribution reports or pay contributions when due
657B.920
Penalty when employer fails to file reports
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