Leave Types

What Leave is Right for Me?

The information below is to help you figure out what leave you should apply for and which vendor to apply with.

Medical Leave

Medical Leave is when you have your own serious health condition. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Medical Leave is when you have your own serious health condition. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

The serious health condition can be physical, mental, or both. Medical leave may apply when:

- Your condition requires hospitalization, ongoing professional care, specialized treatments, or multiple appointments with your provider.
- Your condition has been diagnosed as terminal, chronic, or periodically or permanently incapacitating.
- Your condition requires surgery and/or treatments to prepare for surgery.
- Your condition involves a period of disability because of pregnancy, childbirth, miscarriage, or stillbirth. It can also include an absence from work for prenatal care, meaning care you need before giving birth.
- Your condition involves an absence from work to donate a body part, organ, or tissue. This includes treatments before surgery, surgery itself, treatments after surgery, and the time you need for recovery.

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Family Medical Leave

Family Leave is to care for a family member due to their own serious health condition. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Family Leave is to care for a family member due to their own serious health condition. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Pregnancy Leave

Pregnancy Disability Leave is for a serious health condition related to pregnancy, and/or recovery from giving birth. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA or OFLA (AbsenceResources).

Pregnancy Disability Leave is for a serious health condition related to pregnancy, and/or recovery from giving birth. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA or OFLA (AbsenceResources).

Pregnancy Disability Leave can be taken before and after birth or during any period of time the employee is physically unable to work because of pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition. Under Paid Leave Oregon you are eligible for 2 weeks of pregnancy disability regardless of delivery type (in addition to the 12 weeks of bonding leave).

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Parental Leave

Parental Leave is to care for and bond with a child in the first year after birth, adoption, or foster placement. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Parental Leave is to care for and bond with a child in the first year after birth, adoption, or foster placement. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Parental leave is protected time that can be taken by either parent. Under FMLA and Paid Leave Oregon, you may take up to 12 weeks for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of your child. Parental leave may be taken continuously or intermittently with employer approval. Parental leave must be taken within one year of the birth or placement of your child.

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Safe Leave

Safe Leave is when you or your child under 18 experience sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Safe Leave is when you or your child under 18 experience sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking. Eligible under Paid Leave Oregon (Standard) and FMLA (AbsenceResources).

Safe leave applies in the following cases:

- You need legal assistance or help from the police to protect your or your child’s health and safety.
- You or your child need medical treatment or to recover from injuries that were caused by sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking.
- You or your child are getting counseling from a mental health professional because of an experience with sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking.
- You or your child are getting services from a victim services provider because of an experience with sexual assault, domestic violence, harassment, or stalking.
- You need to move or make your current home secure to protect your or your child’s health and safety.

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Bereavement Leave

Bereavement leave can be taken for up to two weeks following the loss of a family member. Eligible under OFLA only (AbsenceResources).

Bereavement leave can be taken for up to two weeks following the loss of a family member. Eligible under OFLA only (AbsenceResources).

Bereavement leave is available under the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) only. OFLA leave is available within 60 days after learning of the loss of a family member. This leave type is further limited to two weeks per family member with a maximum of four weeks in a given leave year.

Bereavement leave includes:

- Time to attend the funeral or alternative to a funeral
- To make arrangements necessitated by the death
- To grieve the loss

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Sick Child Leave

Sick child leave includes both serious or non-serious health conditions or school or daycare closure due to a public health emergency. Eligible under OFLA only (AbsenceResources).

Sick child leave includes both serious or non-serious health conditions or school or daycare closure due to a public health emergency. Eligible under OFLA only (AbsenceResources).

Sick child leave includes both serious or non-serious health conditions. Please note that you may also be eligible for family leave for a child's serious health condition under Paid Leave Oregon and FMLA. Sick child leave is also available for school and childcare closures in conjunction with public health emergencies.

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Military Leave

Military Leave is for qualifying exigency leave or military caregiver leave. For any military leave, apply with AbsenceResources.

Military Leave is for qualifying exigency leave or military caregiver leave. For any military leave, apply with AbsenceResources.

Qualifying Exigency Leave is taken when an eligible family member is called to active duty/deployment in a foreign country. This leave allows for you and your family to take care of urgent items that arise from a family member's coming deployment. This may include, but is not limited to, making financial or legal arrangements, attending military events, or taking time to be with the service member while they are on Rest & Recuperation during covered active duty.
Military Caregiver Leave is taken to care for an eligible family member who is an injured or seriously ill service member/veteran.

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Leave as an Accommodation (ADA)

Temporary leaves of absence for your own disability may be considered under the ADA if you are ineligible for other protected leaves. Apply with AbsenceResources.

Temporary leaves of absence for your own disability may be considered under the ADA if you are ineligible for other protected leaves. Apply with AbsenceResources.

All Other Leaves

If none of the above categories match your specific circumstances, review the options below and refer to your CBA for more information on leaves, as it may have other requirements. If you are not sure which type of leave is right for you, contact the PPS Leave Team at leave@pps.net.

**Please note that if you are taking leave for a reason eligible for protected leave, you must complete the protected leave process prior to applying for one of the leaves below.

Short Leaves
Vacation Requests

Short Leaves

For absences that are three (3) days or less:

Complete the Short Leave Request Form
Submit your completed request form directly to your supervisor

IMPORTANT
: Anytime employees are missing work for more than three (3) days due to their own serious health condition, to care for a family member's serious health condition, or for a military leave, they are likely eligible for leave through federal and/or state law that provides employees with certain job protections. In these cases, employees are directed to contact FMLASource to open a request for leave.

Refer to your CBA for more information on contract leaves, as it may have other requirements.

Vacation Requests

Contract Leaves

Association/Federal/Union Leave

(Applies to PAT/PSFP only)

Those serving as representatives for their union should contact the Leave team if they have questions about their leave. Annual application/notification is required.

(Applies to PAT/PSFP only)

If you would like an unpaid leave to campaign or serve in political office, submit a completed Leave Request Form to leave@pps.net at least 30 days prior to the start of your leave.

(Applies to PAT only)

You may apply to participate in a teaching exchange program, foreign military training program, Peace Corps, Teacher Corps, Job Corps, VISTA or teach in an institution of high learning, by completing the Leave Request Form at least 60 days in advance of the start date. If you are applying for a full-year leave applications are due by March 1 prior to your planned time off. Email the application to leave@pps.net. Each program has slightly different requirements so once we receive the application, we will get back to you with additional information.

Career Development: Study Leave or Student Teaching Leave

(Career Development and Study Leave: Applies to PAT employees only)

Review Article 17.4.5 and 17.4.6 of the Portland Area Teachers (PAT) Contract for more information about Career Development and Study Leaves.

(Student Teaching Leave: Applies to PFSP employees only)

Review Article 21 of the Portland Federation of School Professionals (PFSP) contract for more information about PFSP Student Teaching Leaves and application process.

Unpaid Childcare

Contact The Standard

Administrator for Paid Leave Oregon

Phone: 866-756-8116
Call Center Hours 5:00am-5:00pm PST Monday-Friday

Employer name: School District No. 1 (Portland Public Schools)
Group Policy number: 762236

Contact AbsenceResources

Administrator for FMLA, OFLA, & ADA leave of absencesEmail: ServiceTeam3@absenceresources.com
Phone: 833-515-0763
Call Center Hours: Monday - Friday 5:30am-7:30 pm PST
Website: www.absenceresources.com

IMPORTANT: Anytime employees are missing work for more than three (3) days due to their own serious health condition, to care for a family member's serious health condition, or for a military leave, they are likely eligible for leave through federal and/or state law that provides employees with certain job protections. Employees are encouraged to utilize their job protected leave rights to open a leave request for more than 3 days of absence, at their discretion, instead of the previous standard of 5 days Contact AbsenceResources or Standard to open a request for leave.