Portland workers receive two separate paid-leave benefits: (1) Paid Leave Oregon, a statewide insurance program under ORS Chapter 657B that provides up to 12 weeks of paid family, medical, and safe leave, funded by a 1% payroll contribution; and (2) Portland Protected Sick Time under PCC Chapter 9.01, requiring 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours annually, with paid time required for employers of 6+.
Two overlapping paid-leave laws apply to work performed within Portland. STATE: Paid Leave Oregon, enacted in 2019 (HB 2005), codified at ORS Chapter 657B, and effective for benefits September 3, 2023. It is administered by the Oregon Employment Department and provides employees up to 12 weeks of paid family, medical, or safe (domestic-violence) leave per benefit year (up to 14 weeks in some pregnancy cases), with weekly benefits scaling to roughly 100% of wages for low earners and capped at a percentage tied to the state average weekly wage. Funding: total contribution rate is 1% of gross wages up to $184,500 in 2026. Large employers (25+ employees) pay 40% (0.4%) and employees pay 60% (0.6%); small employers (under 25) pay nothing but must still withhold the employee share. CITY: Portland Protected Sick Time (PCC Chapter 9.01), originally adopted in 2014 and updated by Ordinance 191973 effective January 1, 2025. Covers all employees working within Portland city limits. Accrual: 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours worked, capped at 40 hours per year. Eligibility to USE: after 240 hours worked for the employer within the year. Employers with 6+ employees must provide PAID sick time; employers with 5 or fewer provide UNPAID sick time. Up to 40 unused hours may carry over to the next year. Uses include personal illness, family-member care, domestic-violence safe leave, and bereavement (added 2021). Paid Leave Oregon and Portland sick time are independent -- using one does not deduct from the other.
Failure to provide Paid Leave Oregon withholding or to remit contributions violates ORS 657B.150 and incurs penalties up to $1,000 per violation plus 12% interest. Failure to provide Portland sick time accrual, payment, or use violates PCC 9.01 and is enforced by the Oregon BOLI Wage and Hour Division; penalties include back pay plus liquidated damages and civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation under ORS 653.055.
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