Just like any benefits program, Paid Leave Oregon is experiencing fraud – including people who are using stolen identities to file fraudulent claims.
Paid Leave Oregon, is actively working to prevent and identify fraudulent claims. There are Oregon Employment Department systems and procedures in-place to stop and prevent fraud, which are constantly being updated. Every single application to Paid Leave Oregon goes through the agency’s identity verification, which is an essential part of the fraud prevention and customer protection process for employers and employees.
If you have information about fraudulent claims, please report it. The more information you can give, the more it will help the investigation. Confidentiality laws prevent Paid Leave Oregon from sharing the results of any investigation, but all information given will be investigated.
Any citizen who wants to report possible fraud can do so through the Paid Leave fraud web page. The web page also has some helpful tips on how people can protect themselves from identity theft.