659A.159
Purposes for which family leave may be taken. (1) Family leave under ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186 may
be taken by an eligible employee for any of the following purposes:
(a) To care for a
child of the employee who is suffering from an illness, injury or condition
that requires home care or who requires home care due to the closure of the
child’s school or child care provider as a result of a public health emergency.
(b) To deal with
the death of a family member by:
(A) Attending the
funeral or alternative to a funeral of the family member;
(B) Making
arrangements necessitated by the death of the family member; or
(C) Grieving the
death of the family member.
(2) For purposes
of ORS 659A.150 to 659A.186:
(a) Leave under
subsection (1)(a) of this section may only be taken for a child of the employee
who is:
(A) Under the age
of 18; or
(B) Substantially
limited by a physical or mental impairment as described in ORS 659A.104.
(b) Leave under
subsection (1)(b) of this section must be completed within 60 days of the date
on which the eligible employee receives notice of the death of a family member.
[Formerly 659.476; 2013 c.384 §1; 2021 c.182 §3; 2024 c.20 §8; 2025 c.85 §4]
Notes of Decisions
Yeager v. Providence Health System Oregon (2004)
orctapp
“156(l)(a) (“All employees of a covered employer are eligible to take leave for one of the purposes specified in ORS 659A.159(l)(b) to (d) except: [an] employee who was employed by the covered employer for fewer than 180 days immediately before the date on which the family leave…”
Rozairo v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (2019)
ord · cites it 6×
“” Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.159(1)(c). “An employee is unable to perform the functions of the position where the health care provider finds that the employee is unable to work at all or is unable to perform any one of the essential functions of the employee’s position within the…”
Tomlinson v. City of Portland (2024)
ord · cites it 4×
“§ 2612 (a)(1)(D); see also ORS §§ 659A.159(1) (OFLA analogue to § 2612(a), also providing twelve weeks of protected leave).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.159(1) — 1 case
Tomlinson v. City of Portland (2024)
ord
“§ 2612 (a)(1)(D); see also ORS §§ 659A.159(1) (OFLA analogue to § 2612(a), also providing twelve weeks of protected leave).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.159(1)(c) — 2 cases
Rozairo v. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (2019)
ord
“” Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.159(1)(c). “An employee is unable to perform the functions of the position where the health care provider finds that the employee is unable to work at all or is unable to perform any one of the essential functions of the employee’s position within the…”
Tomlinson v. City of Portland (2024)
ord
“§ 2612 (a)(1)(D); see also ORS §§ 659A.159(1) (OFLA analogue to § 2612(a), also providing twelve weeks of protected leave).”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.159(l)(b) — 1 case
Yeager v. Providence Health System Oregon (2004)
orctapp
“156(l)(a) (“All employees of a covered employer are eligible to take leave for one of the purposes specified in ORS 659A.159(l)(b) to (d) except: [an] employee who was employed by the covered employer for fewer than 180 days immediately before the date on which the family leave…”
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