Human Resources provides enhanced service and administration for employee leaves of absence, disability benefits and ADA accommodations.
Important Notice about OFLA leaves
Effective July 1, 2024, leave for the following reasons will no longer be protected by the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA), but will be covered by Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML):
- Leave for an employee's own serious health condition
- Leave to care for an employee's family member with a serious health condition
- Leave for parental leave related to the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child
Clackamas County provides paid leave through an equivalent plan in compliance with Oregon’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML).
Start a Request
PFMLA/FMLA/OFLA, Disability Claims, Military Leave, Educational/Extended Union Leaves
Employee's Responsibilities
- Contact
Call The Standard at 1-866-756-8116 or go online to request or report a leave of absence, or file a disability claim. - Complete
Return all required paperwork to The Standard by the deadline. - Communicate
Communicate return to work status to The Standard and the county throughout the life of the claim. Be sure to communicate intermittent absences.
The Standard's Responsibilities
Timesheet Coding While on Leave
Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Calculator
This calculator is only an estimate, so actual benefit amounts may vary once your claim is submitted and reviewed. This tool does not guarantee any benefits will be received.
Request an Accommodation
Request a Donation of Hours
General county employees, submit the Request to Receive Donated Leave. For more information, review the Leave Donation Program.
POA members, email your request to CCSOPayroll@clackamas.us. For more information, see your collective bargaining agreement.
Returning to Work
Returning to Work
After an illness or injury, have your healthcare provider complete and sign the release to return to work form that The Standard will provide you. Prior to returning to work, send the completed form to your supervisor and The Standard.
Additional Info
Clackamas County provides leave for family and medical reasons under the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) as well as other leaves of absence. For more information about Clackamas County’s Family and Medical Leave Policy, review EPP 10 and your applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Employees may be eligible for disability benefits due to a non-work related injury or illness. For more information review the disability insurance summary plan description (SPD) for general county employees or Peace Officers Association (POA) members.
Employees may request a reasonable accommodation when they know that there is a workplace barrier that is preventing them, due to a disability, from effectively performing their job. For more information about Clackamas County’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy review EPP 3.
OFLA Changes FAQs
Employees may apply for benefits provided by PFML and other leaves by contacting Standard Insurance Company, the administrator of our leave plans, at 1-866-756-8116 or go online.
If you are currently on or about to go on OFLA leave for your own or a family member's serious health condition you will be receiving a letter from The Standard. You will need to contact The Standard about continuing your leave under PFML if you are not already also on approved PFML leave for the same reason as your OFLA leave.
For more information, read the following FAQs or read our email to all employees about the changes.
Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) FAQs
Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) is a new benefit that helps provide employees with time needed to care for themselves or their loved ones. Clackamas County has been approved to provide OR PFML benefits through The Standard. The benefits are equal to or exceed the state plan benefits.
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