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Bill would bar insurers from forcing workers to exhaust Paid Leave Oregon before short-term disability
Summary
Senate Bill 1148 would prohibit insurers from requiring employees to apply for or exhaust Paid Leave Oregon benefits before being eligible for employer-offered short-term disability benefits; sponsors said the change protects workers who pay into private plans.
Senate Bill 1148 would prohibit an insurer that offers or renews a disability income policy from requiring a person eligible for benefits to apply for or use benefits available under Paid Leave Oregon before the person is eligible for disability benefits offered by the insurer.
Senator Kathleen Taylor told the committee the bill "prohibits employers and disability providers from requiring the use or application of other benefits before short-term disability eligibility," noting the measure passed the Senate with recorded support. She and…
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