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Senate approves accounting change for paid family medical leave fund to avoid new tax liabilities
Oregon State Senate · February 10, 2026
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Summary
Senate Bill 1520 passed to allow the Employment Department to separate employer and employee contributions within the paid family medical leave trust fund; sponsors said the change avoids an estimated $10 million in annual IRS taxes and does not change contribution rates.
The Oregon Senate approved Senate Bill 1520, which the sponsor described as a technical accounting change to the administration of monies in the Paid Family Medical Leave Insurance Fund.
Senator Heaton told colleagues the measure would create two separate buckets within the trust fund…
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