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Laws current as of December 1, 2025 How much time can I take off work for safe leave?
You can take up to 12 weeks of paid leave in one benefit year.1 A “benefit year” isn’t the same thing as a calendar year. Your benefit year will start on the Sunday before your first day of leave.2 You can go to the Paid Leave Oregon website for a detailed explanation of how all of this works.
1 Or. Rev. Stat. § 657B.020(1)
2 O.A.R. 471-070-1000(4)
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