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This bill addresses job-protected leave laws in Oregon, making several key modifications to existing statutes. It expands administrative oversight by giving the Bureau of Labor and Industries responsibility for regulating and enforcing family and medical leave requirements, including providing administrative and regulatory oversight for leave provisions. The bill clarifies and expands eligibility for family leave, such as specifying that leave for a child's care can only be taken for children under 18 or those with substantial physical or mental impairments. It also modifies notice requirements for taking leave, including adding provisions for leave during public health emergencies. The bill extends the statute of limitations for complaints related to leave violations, specifically tolling the limitations period while an appeal is pending. Additionally, it provides more flexibility for employers regarding restoration of employees after medical leave, allowing employers to require medical certification of an employee's ability to return to work, and clarifies protections for temporary workers hired to replace employees on leave. The bill also includes technical amendments to various sections of Oregon Revised Statutes related to employment leave, making technical adjustments to existing language and adding new provisions to clarify and strengthen job-protected leave rights for Oregon workers.

Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/SB69