Wheeler Co. Court returns Oregon Leave Act to State

The Wheeler County Court will return a program designed at helping families in crisis to the state of Oregon after realizing it had a budget shortfall of $18,000.

The Wheeler County Court realized that it would be unable to facilitate the Paid Leave Oregon Act. The Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) and Paid Leave Oregon Act were merged last year.

Under the revised Paid Leave Oregon Act, a worker or s...