House Bill 2005

Creates family and medical leave insurance program to provide partially or fully compensated time away from work to covered individual who meets certain criteria while covered individual is on family leave, medical leave or safe leave. Requires employer and employee contributions to fund program. Establishes requirements for employers related to required contributions. Creates exemption from employer contribution requirements for employers that employ fewer than 25 employees. Provides grant program for certain employers to defray costs. Allows Director of Employment Department to assess civil penalties in specified circumstances. Authorizes director to bring civil action against employer for failure to file required reports and pay contributions due. Provides that employers shall be personally liable for contribution amounts due. Makes employer's violation of provisions of Act punishable by specified imprisonment, fine or both. Allows self-employed individuals and tribal government employers to elect family and medical leave insurance coverage. Directs director to determine contribution amounts and weekly benefit amounts for self-employed individuals and tribal government employers that elect coverage. Protects eligible employee's position of employment with employer while employee is on leave if employee has been employed with employer for 90 days before commencing leave. Prohibits employer from retaliating against employee who inquires about rights or responsibilities under family and medical leave insurance program and from interfering with employee rights under program. Establishes right for civil action for certain employer violations. Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as trust fund and continuously appropriates moneys in fund to Employment Department for purposes of Act.<b> Appropriates moneys to department to cover start-up costs related to program.</b> Permits director to contract with third party to serve as administrator of program. Provides that employer may apply to director for approval of employer-offered benefit plan that provides family and medical leave insurance benefits that are equivalent to or better than leave and benefit amounts available under family and medical leave insurance program established by department. Establishes requirements for employers. Requires director to establish by rule application process for employers and method for resolving disputes between employers and employees concerning coverage and benefits provided under approved plan. Provides that employers may apply to director for approval of plan. Requires director to establish process for review of final decisions regarding benefit claims, benefit amounts, receipt of benefits and repayment of benefits. Provides that provisions of Act do not require reopening or renegotiation of collective bargaining agreement entered into before effective date of Act. Requires director to submit progress reports to interim committee of Legislative Assembly. Requires director to submit periodic report concerning administration of family and medical leave insurance program, including recommendations made by advisory committee. Provides specified delayed operative dates. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.

In the House of Representatives

• Jennifer Williamson

  Sponsor

• Daniel Bonham, Teresa Alonso Leon

  Chief co-sponsors

In the Senate

• Kathleen Taylor

  Sponsor

• Tim Knopp

  Chief co-sponsor

• House of Representatives, third reading45–13

  Passed · Jun 20 · 2 present

• Senate, third reading22–6

  Passed · Jun 30 · 2 present

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 14

• House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Jun 19

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the House of Representatives Mar 28 – Jun 20

1. Mar 28Introduced
2. Sent to Rules
3. Jun 11Heard in Rules
4. Jun 13Heard in Rules
5. Jun 14Rules recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
6. Sent to Ways and Means
7. Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
8. Jun 17Heard in Capital Construction Subcommittee
9. Returned to Ways and Means
10. Jun 18Heard in Ways and Means
11. Jun 19Ways and Means recommended it as amended
12. Read a second time
13. Jun 20Passed the House of Representatives, 45 to 13

In the Senate Jun 29 – Jun 30

1. Jun 29Arrived in the Senate
2. Sent to Ways and Means
3. Ways and Means recommended it
4. Jun 30Read a second time
5. Passed the Senate, 22 to 6

To the Governor Jul 2 – Aug 14

1. Jul 2Signed in the House of Representatives
2. Jul 3Signed in the Senate
3. Aug 9Signed by the Governor
4. Aug 14Became chapter 700 of Oregon Laws 2019, in force from September 29, 2019