What is safe leave, and what can it be used for?
Safe leave is paid time off. It’s part of the Paid Leave Oregon program.1
You can use safe leave to:
- get legal help or help from law enforcement to protect your or your child’s health and safety;
- get ready for, or participate in, a protective order case or another legal case related to domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, a bias crime, or stalking;
- seek medical help or recover from injuries caused by the domestic violence, harassment, sexual assault, bias crime, or stalking;
- get counseling related to your experience;
- get services from a victim services provider; or
- to move, or take the steps necessary to move.2
1 See Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 657B.020(1); 657B.010(17)
2 Or. Rev. Stat. § 659A.272




