OAR 471-070-3730: Assistance Grants: Grant Amounts

The amount paid for an approved assistance grant is as follows: (1) An employer that hired a temporary worker to replace an eligible employee on family leave, medical leave or safe leave receives a grant of $3,000. (2) An employer that incurred significant additional wage-related costs due to an eligible employee’s use of family leave, medical leave or safe leave receives a grant equal to the actual costs incurred and provided with the application approved by the department, up to $1,000. (3) An employer that received a grant in accordance with section (2) of this rule may receive the difference between the amount received in section (2) of this rule and $3,000, if the employee taking leave extended the period of leave beyond the initial expected period of the leave and the employer hires a replacement worker.