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OREGON PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE

Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

All Oregon businesses with one or more employees are required to offer the new paid medical and family leave starting January 1, 2023. Employers who do nothing will automatically be enrolled in the state based plan. Conversely, the state has also given employers the option of providing the same benefits or better through private insurance.

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  • Employers who do nothing will automatically be enrolled in the state based plan unless they provide the same benefits or better through private insurance.
  • January 1, 2023 employees and employers start paying in to the new program
  • September 3, 2023 employees can start applying for benefits
  • State Plan Rate = 1% of employee wages
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  • Starting September 2022, employers can submit an application to provide a private PFML plan. Apply Here
  • January 1, 2023 MetLife equivalent plan is exempt from paying PFML taxes
  • September 3, 2022 employees can start applying for benefits & premium payments start
  • MetLife Plan Rate = 0.87% of employees wages
Example: MetLife Equivalent Plan vs. State Plan
# of Employees
Average Salary Per Employee
Total Annual Average Payroll
 
Employer
Employee
Total Annual
State Plan Premium Paid
MetLife Premium Paid
MetLife Annual Savings
* The state will collect the contribution's quarterly basis in arrears. Private plan contributions can be aligned to billing frequency of other charges.
* State Plan Rate = 1% of employee wages
* MetLife Equivalent Plan = 0.87% of employee wages
* For both State Plan and MetLife Equivalent plan, 60% is payed by employee; 40% is paid by employer
MetLife Plan vs. State Plan Estimator
Enter # of Employees
 
* required
Enter Average Salary
 
(per employee)
Total Annual Average Payroll
 
 
-or-
Enter Total Annual Payroll
 
(all employees)
 
Employer
Employee
Total Annual
State Plan Premium Paid
MetLife Premium Paid
MetLife Annual Savings
 
 
 
* MetLife Private Insurance is available to Employers with 100 or less Employees
* MetLife PFML Plan must be packaged with MetLife Dental or Disability plan.

 

Oregon PFML Basics

Is my business required to offer PFML benefits to employees?+
Is my business required to use the state-run paid leave program?+
How is the program funded?+
How do you calculate PFML contribution amounts due for each employee?+

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