Bereavement Family Leave - Something to watch in Oregon

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Senate Bill 506 would allow a maximum of two weeks under family-leave law — up to six weeks with medical authorization — for an employee to deal with the death of a family member. The definition of family is in the law, which was originally passed in 1991 but has been expanded.

The time off would have to be drawn against the authorized amount of leave, which is often unpaid.

Nancy Hancock of Salem spoke for Robin Zimmerman, who asked state Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, to introduce the bill.

"It is a standard that three days are given to an employee to arrange and attend a memorial," she said. "But there is no time to address the loss and the effect it has on the individual or the family."

Full article Oregon bill expands family-leave law

Text of Oregon Senate Bill 506 adding family leave time for bereavement

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