The City of Corvallis is subject to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA), Oregon Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund (also known as Paid Leave Oregon), and the Oregon Military Family Leave Act (OMFLA).
FMLA and OFLA entitles eligible employees to take unpaid protected leave for specified family and medical reasons. FMLA and OFLA is unpaid unless an employee has sick, vacation, or other accrued paid leave available to use.
The City of Corvallis strives to be an employer of choice and recognizes the value of recruiting and retaining exceptional employees by fulfilling the mission of enhancing community livability. The recruitment process is developed and utilized to attract individuals with appropriate qualifications to apply for jobs with the City of Corvallis. Selection is based upon an applicant's knowledge, experience, skills, and ability determined through a competitive process.
The City of Corvallis values all employees and strives to treat all employees with equity. This Policy ensures employees are treated the same in the application of City policies, compensation, or benefits due to sexual orientation or marital status.
This Policy is to provide guidelines on the utilization of casual, temporary, or regular employees to fill short-term vacancies in regular, full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions in order to maintain effective and efficient operations.
Training and probationary periods are an integral part of the employee selection process. It provides managers the opportunity to evaluate employees' work performance, attendance, and working relationships as they relate to essential functions of the position.
The City of Corvallis may offer a voluntary employee retirement savings benefit program, which includes defined contribution program types, such as a 457(b)[1] deferred compensation plan and/or 401(a)1 money purchase plan in order to provide employees with retirement savings alternatives.