Employees on or applying for leaves covered by OFLA (Oregon Family Leave Act) should know there are changes to the Act effective July 1, 2024, including major updates to how OFLA interacts with the Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFML). Significantly, the following leave reasons are no longer covered under OFLA and must be covered under PFML instead:

• Birth, adoption, or foster placement.
• A family member's serious health condition.
• An employee's own serious health condition.

If you are currently on an approved OFLA leave for one of the reasons listed above, you should have received a notice from the Benefits Office with more details and the steps to immediately take to ensure your protected leave remains in place. For a summary of the major changes to OFLA that took effect July 1, see the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries website.