The Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. An eligible employee may take up to 12 weeks of leave each benefit year.  Under certain circumstances, an employee may be eligible for additional leave for pregnancy-related conditions and sick child leave. Leave may be taken consecutively or on an intermittent basis in increments of work day(s) or work week(s).

Eligibility

Employees must have been employed by the City for at least 180 calendar days and also have actual hours worked at an average of at least 25 hours per week during the 180 calendar days immediately preceding the leave.

During such time as the governor has declared a public health emergency, an employee becomes eligible for family medical leave for any OFLA-qualifying reason if they were employed for the thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the leave and have actual hours worked at an average of at least twenty-five (25) hours per week during the thirty (30) calendar days immediately preceding the leave.

Employees taking leave to care for a newborn, adopted, or newly placed foster child only have to meet the 30-day or 180-day employment requirement, as outlined above, regardless of number of hours worked.

Additional eligibility criteria for reemployed or returning individuals:

• Employees reemployed or returning from qualifying medical leave within 180 days who were eligible for OFLA leave at the time of their separation from employment or the beginning of their temporary cessation of work will be eligible to take OFLA leave immediately upon reemployment or return.
• Employees reemployed or returning from qualifying medical leave within 180 days who were not yet eligible for OFLA leave at the time of their separation from employment or the beginning of their temporary cessation of work will receive credit for time worked for the City prior to the break in service for the purpose of establishing eligibility.

Qualifying Events

Covered Family Members

A family member defined under the Oregon Family Leave Act can be any of the following:

• Your spouse or domestic partner
• Your child (biological, adopted, stepchild, or foster child), your spouse or domestic partner’s child, or the child’s spouse or domestic partner
• Your parent (biological, adoptive, stepparent, foster parent, or legal guardian), the parent of your spouse or domestic partner, or your parent’s spouse or domestic partner
• Your sibling or stepsibling or their spouse or domestic partner
• Your grandparent or your grandparent’s spouse or domestic partner
• Your grandchild or your grandchild’s spouse or domestic partner
• Any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with a covered individual is the equivalent of a family relationship.

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Last Updated: December 13, 2023

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. An eligible employee may take up to 12 weeks of leave each benefit year for any combination of family and medical leave for themself or covered family member(s). Leave may be taken consecutively or on an intermittent basis.

Eligibility

Employees must have worked for the City of Albany for at least twelve (12) months (not necessarily consecutive months) and have at least 1,250 actual hours worked with the City during the 12 months immediately preceding the leave.

Qualifying Events

Covered Family Members

A family member defined under the Family and Medical Leave Act can be any of the following:

• Your spouse
• Your child (biological, adopted, stepchild, or foster child)
• Your parent (biological, adoptive, stepparent, foster parent, or legal guardian)

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Last Updated: December 13, 2023

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Last Updated: October 31, 2023

The following dates are City-recognized holidays for which City Hall and many City facilities are closed.  Refer to your collective bargaining agreement for applicable details regarding paid holidays.

Holidays listed are subject to change as part of collective bargaining.

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Last Updated: October 31, 2023