Are you eligible for Paid Leave?
Here’s a quick and simple way to find out.
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Answer a few questions to find out if you’re eligible for Paid Leave benefits.
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Eligibility Quiz
Are you currently employed in Oregon?
This means you have an employer who pays you wages for work you do in Oregon.
Do you work for the federal government?
Are you currently self-employed?
You are self-employed if you are an independent contractor or business owner and report self-employed income on your taxes.
Do you work for a Tribal government in Oregon?
For Paid Leave, a Tribal government is a federally recognized, sovereign Tribal government whose borders lie within Oregon, an inter-Tribal organization formed by two or more of those governments, or any federally recognized Indian tribe with Oregon employees.
You may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answers, you may not be eligible right now. Paid Leave is not available for federal employees. Learn more about who is eligible for Paid Leave.
Employees
Has this Tribal government chosen Paid Leave coverage?
You may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answers, you may not be eligible right now. Paid Leave doesn’t automatically cover employees of Tribal governments.
Learn more about who is eligible for Paid Leave.
Employees
Have you chosen self-employed coverage with Paid Leave?
You may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answers, you may not be eligible right now. You may be eligible if you earned at least $1,000 in wages:
- While working in Oregon as an employee and
- During your base or alternate base year.
Find out more about eligibility in the Employee Guidebook.
Employee GuidebookYou may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answer, you may not be eligible right now. People who are only self-employed are not automatically covered by Paid Leave.
Learn more about how to choose Paid Leave coverage when you’re only self-employed.
Self-employed
Did you earn at least $1,000 in wages:
- While working in Oregon and
- During your base year or alternate base year?
Do you need to take leave from work for any of the following?
This includes the birth of a child, adopting a child, or having a child placed in your home through foster care. You could be eligible if you file a claim requesting to take leave within 12 months of a birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
This includes an illness or injury that can be physical, mental, or both, that keeps you from working. At the earliest, you can apply 30 days before you start your leave. Learn more about serious health conditions.
This includes leave from work to care for a family member because of an illness or injury that can be physical, mental, or both. At the earliest, you can apply 30 days before you start your leave. Learn more about serious health conditions.
This includes leave from work to seek legal assistance or protection, medical treatment, counseling, services from a victim services provider, or to move or make your home more secure. At the earliest, you can apply 30 days before you start your leave, or at the latest 30 days after you start your leave.
You may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answers, you may not be eligible right now. You are eligible only if you’re experiencing a qualifying life event or expecting one in the next 30 days. Parents can apply for Paid Leave within the first year of the birth of their child, adoption, or foster care placement.
Learn more about qualifying life events under Paid Leave.
Qualifying life events
You may be eligible.
Based on your answers, you may be eligible for Paid Leave. Learn more about how the timing of your qualifying life event can affect your eligibility.
Next steps:
Learn more about how to apply.
Employees
Learn more about eligibility for specific types of employees (work-study and work-training participants, certain railroad employees, volunteers, judges, legislators, and holders of public office).
You may not be eligible right now.
Based on your answers, you may not be eligible right now. You may be eligible if you earned at least $1,000 in wages while working in Oregon as an employee. You may also be eligible if you are self-employed and choose coverage.
Find out more about eligibility in the Employee Guidebook.
Employee Guidebook
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Employees
