Oregon Military Family Leave Act (OMFLA

Regular staff and full-time term of project employees are eligible for paid benefits under this policy. Reservists and members of the National Guard will be paid their regular base salary for the first ten (10) working days of required military training each year. Staff who are called to or volunteer for active duty will be paid their regular base pay for the first thirty (30) days. All time taken beyond the thirty (30) days will be unpaid. Staff members on military leave will still receive full vacation, sick and personal day accrual for the year. However, there is no carryover of vacation, sick and personal time for staff who do not use their allotment for each year of their military leave. A staff member can request to be paid for unused vacation at the start of the leave.

A staff member on military leave has the right to remain on the school’s benefit plans for two (2) years following the first month of active military duty. The employer will continue to pay premiums during any period of the leave that is unpaid. Health insurance benefits are also available under the Military Health Care Program, TRICARE, required by USERRA based on the length of the leave and subject to the terms, conditions and limitations of the applicable plans for which the staff member is otherwise eligible. For information regarding your 403 (b) plan treatment during military leave please refer to the Summary of Plan Provisions. Upon return from military leave, a staff member has the right to reinstatement in benefits plans.

Under the current law, staff members on a military leave of absence are guaranteed the same or a suitable job if they are released from military service under conditions other than “undesirable” or “dishonorable, ” provided they apply for reinstatement to Human Resources within the required legal time frames. A suitable job is a position the staff member qualifies for through skills, performance, education, and training.

A staff member must notify their manager (if possible) and Human Resources at least one (1) month prior to beginning military leave for active service. A staff member must also produce a copy of their military orders, as soon as reasonably possible, for active service. A staff member is required to report back to work or submit a timely application for reemployment upon completing a period of service as required by law.

OREGON MILITARY FAMILY LEAVE ACT

Employees are eligible for leave under the Oregon Military Family Leave Act (OMFLA) if they worked, on average, at least 20 hours per week and the employer employed 25 employees in the state of Oregon for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the year in which leave is taken or the preceding year.