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Request protected sick time or report a denial
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Check covered reasons, available time and notice rules, then document a denial or retaliation concern.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Read BOLI's covered reasons, accrual or front-loading rules, waiting period and applicable exclusions.
1. Is this for me?
Employees working in Oregon who may be covered by sick-time law. Paid status depends on employer size or Portland presence, and exclusions apply.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Read the linked publisher instructions to confirm the receiving office, accepted submission method and current forms. This page has not separately verified those details. A county filter does not decide the correct court or filing location.
- Read BOLI's covered reasons, accrual or front-loading rules, waiting period and applicable exclusions.
- Check your reported sick-time balance and the employer's lawful notice procedure.
- Request time through the employer's process and preserve the request and response; avoid unnecessary health details.
- If time is wrongly denied, unpaid or penalized, gather the relevant balance, schedule and discipline records.
- Use BOLI's complaint center or help contact to ask about sick-time enforcement and any separate protected leave program.
Timing: Act promptly and ask BOLI or a lawyer which filing period applies to your claim. Wage, retaliation, discrimination, federal and court deadlines are not interchangeable. Check current intake and investigation limitations.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Details to confirm with the provider
Keep a copy of what you send and its confirmation or receipt. Ask the receiving office how to track it, when to expect a response and how it will request missing information. These follow-up details have not been separately verified for this route.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Details to confirm with the provider
Read any returned filing, correction request or denial notice promptly. Ask the responsible office for the correction, review or appeal instructions and the deadline that applies to your notice. This guide does not verify a route-specific appeal process.
Language, disability and offline help
Ask the receiving office about language assistance, disability accommodations and an alternative to online submission. Available options have not been separately verified for this route.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing. Sick time, OFLA and Paid Leave Oregon have different requirements; this guide does not substitute one program for another.
Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Sick time : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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BOLI : Wage Claim : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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