2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 14, Chapters 645 - 669
ORS Chapter 659a
659A.272 Employer required to provide leave.


OR Rev Stat § 659A.272 (through Leg Sess 2011) What's This?

Except as provided in ORS 659A.275, a covered employer shall allow an eligible employee to take reasonable leave from employment for any of the following purposes:

(1) To seek legal or law enforcement assistance or remedies to ensure the health and safety of the employee or the employee s minor child or dependent, including preparing for and participating in protective order proceedings or other civil or criminal legal proceedings related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.

(2) To seek medical treatment for or to recover from injuries caused by domestic violence or sexual assault to or harassment or stalking of the eligible employee or the employee s minor child or dependent.

(3) To obtain, or to assist a minor child or dependent in obtaining, counseling from a licensed mental health professional related to an experience of domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault or stalking.

(4) To obtain services from a victim services provider for the eligible employee or the employee s minor child or dependent.

(5) To relocate or take steps to secure an existing home to ensure the health and safety of the eligible employee or the employee s minor child or dependent. [2007 c.180 3; 2011 c.687 2]

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