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OR Rev Stat § 652.340 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.340 - Requiring bond of employer.

(1) If upon investigation by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, after taking assignments of any wage claims under ORS 652.330, it appears to the commissioner that the employer is representing to employees that the employer is able to pay wages for their services and that the employees are not being paid for their services, the commissioner may require the employer to give a bond in such sum as the commissioner deems reasonable and adequate in the circumstances, with sufficient surety, conditioned that the employer will for a definite future period not exceeding six months conduct business and pay employees in accordance with the laws of Oregon. (2) If within 10 days after demand for such bond the employer fails to provide the same, the commissioner may commence a suit against the employer in the circuit court of appropriate jurisdiction to compel the employer to furnish such bond or cease doing business until the employer has done so. The employer shall have the burden of proving the amount thereof to be excessive. (3) If the court finds that there is just cause for requiring such bond and that the same is reasonably necessary or appropriate to secure the prompt payment of the wages of the employees of such employer and the employer’s compliance with ORS 652.310 to 652.414, the court shall enjoin such employer from doing business in this state until the requirement is met, or shall make other, and may make further, orders appropriate to compel compliance with the requirement. [Amended by 1975 c.488 §5; 1991 c.331 §95; 1997 c.631 §515; 1999 c.69 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.355 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.355 - Prohibition of discrimination because of wage claim or refusal to work additional hours; remedy.

(1) An employer may not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because: (a) The employee has made a wage claim or discussed, inquired about or consulted an attorney or agency about a wage claim; (b) The employee has caused to be instituted any proceedings under or related to ORS 652.310 to 652.414; (c) The employee has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings; (d) The employee has inquired about the provisions of ORS 652.020 or has reported a violation of or filed a complaint related to ORS 652.020; (e) The employee has declined to consent to work more than 55 hours in any given workweek under ORS 652.020 or 653.265; or (f) The employee has declined to consent to work more than 55 hours per workweek in any given workweek during an undue hardship period under ORS 652.020 or 653.265. (2) A violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice under ORS chapter 659A. A person unlawfully discriminated against under this section may file a complaint under ORS 659A.820 with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. [1975 c.397 §2; 1980 c.1 §1; 2007 c.278 §1; 2017 c.685 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 652.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.360 - Contract exempting employer from liability or penalty not valid; exceptions.

(1) An employer may not by special contract or any other means exempt the employer from any provision of or liability or penalty imposed by ORS 652.310 to 652.414 or any statute relating to the payment of wages, except insofar as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in writing approves a special contract or other arrangement between the employer and one or more of the employer’s employees. The commissioner may not give approval unless the commissioner finds that such contract or arrangement will not prejudicially affect the interest of the public or of the employees involved, and the commissioner may at any time retract such approval, first giving the employer not less than 30 days’ notice in writing. (2) A settlement between an employer and an employee of a known and identified claim arising under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 or any statute relating to the payment of wages does not require the commissioner’s approval if the settlement does not provide for the employee to relinquish a claim for additional or future violations. [Amended by 2001 c.116 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.370 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.370 - Jurisdiction of courts; proceedings in name of state.

(1) Justice courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction with circuit courts over all cases mentioned in ORS 652.330 or 652.340. (2) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall prosecute all legal proceedings on the commissioner’s own official relation, but in the name of the State of Oregon.
OR Rev Stat § 652.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.380 - Remedies cumulative; effect of payment or tender by employer after proceeding commenced.

(1) The remedies provided by ORS 652.310 to 652.414 shall be additional to and not in substitution for and in no manner impair other remedies and may be enforced simultaneously or consecutively so far as not inconsistent with each other. (2) No payment or tender after the filing of a criminal complaint or commencement of any proceeding by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall affect the liability therein of an employer for expenses, or prevent such employer from being subject to fine or forfeitures, or to the giving of bond under ORS 652.340.
OR Rev Stat § 652.390 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.390 - Deduction of costs from wage claims; collection fees; assignment of wage claims.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may deduct and retain any moneys collected on each wage claim as costs, attorney fees or commissioner’s penalties. The amount deducted shall be paid into the General Fund after deducting actual costs and disbursements incurred in the prosecution of the wage claim. (2) The commissioner may charge a claimant or respondent on a wage claim for which the commissioner has obtained a judgment the actual collection fees charged to the Bureau of Labor and Industries by any other governmental agency assisting in the collection of the judgment. (3) The commissioner is authorized to assign wage claim judgments and orders issued pursuant to ORS 652.332 for collection or to obtain assistance in collection of such judgments and orders and may deduct and pay out from any moneys so collected a collection fee. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §7; 1967 c.218 §2; 1983 c.427 §1; 1995 c.82 §2; 2003 c.14 §394; 2009 c.162 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.400 - Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account; payment to persons entitled thereto.

Subject to ORS 652.390, all moneys collected on civil judgments pursuant to ORS 652.330, or as a result of administrative proceedings pursuant to ORS 652.332, shall be paid to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and, together with all other sums collected under ORS 652.310 to 652.414, be deposited in the State Treasury to become part of a special trust account to be known as the Wage Collection Account, which account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. All moneys in the Wage Collection Account are appropriated continuously for the purpose of payment to the persons entitled thereto. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §8; 1979 c.695 §5; 1989 c.966 §65; 2011 c.597 §263]
OR Rev Stat § 652.405 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.405 - Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall attempt for a period of not less than three years to make payment of wages collected under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 to the person entitled thereto. (2) By July 30 of each year, the commissioner shall pay wages collected by the commissioner under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 and remaining unclaimed for a period of more than three years from the date of collection to the State Treasurer as unclaimed property under ORS 98.352 or, by October 1 of each year, transfer the wages to the State Treasurer under ORS 293.455. The State Treasurer shall issue a receipt for the money to the commissioner. [1957 c.465 §15; 2011 c.348 §3; 2019 c.678 §67; 2021 c.424 §28]
OR Rev Stat § 652.409 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.409 - Wage Security Fund; use.

(1) The Wage Security Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. After deduction of the amounts provided in ORS 657.439 (2)(a), all moneys received by the Employment Department pursuant to ORS 657.439 (2)(a) shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Wage Security Fund. All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund invested by the State Treasurer shall accrue to the fund. (2) All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund, and all other moneys in the fund, are appropriated continuously to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries primarily to carry out the provisions of ORS 652.414. Moneys in the fund may also be used, within the divisions of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that enforce wage and hour laws and state laws concerning civil rights, to investigate and enforce claims of underpaid and unpaid wages under this chapter and ORS chapter 653 and to investigate conduct that may constitute an unlawful practice under ORS chapter 659A. [1985 c.409 §4; 1987 c.412 §3; 1989 c.248 §1; 1989 c.554 §2; 2005 c.183 §9; 2016 c.115 §3; 2021 c.678 §14]
OR Rev Stat § 652.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.420 - Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445.

(1) As used in ORS 652.420 to 652.445: (a) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. (b) "Labor bureau" includes any agency, bureau, commission, board or officer in another state that performs functions substantially corresponding to those of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. (2) The definitions of ORS 652.310 and 652.320 shall apply to ORS 652.420 to 652.445, but nothing contained in those sections shall be construed to preclude reciprocal enforcement of wage claims under ORS 652.420 to 652.445, when the services of the employee were rendered in another state. [1953 c.256 §1; 1987 c.158 §125; 2007 c.71 §205]
OR Rev Stat § 652.425 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.425 - Authority of commissioner to enter into agreements with other states for reciprocal enforcement of wage claims.

The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may enter into agreements with the corresponding labor bureau of another state for the reciprocal enforcement and collection of wage claims, if the other state has a reciprocal statute similar to ORS 652.420 to 652.445 or otherwise authorizes the reciprocal enforcement and collection of wage claims in a manner substantially similar to ORS 652.420 to 652.445. [1953 c.256 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.430 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.430 - Assigning wage claim to labor bureau of another state.

Whenever a wage claim is assigned to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in trust pursuant to ORS 652.330 and the employer or former employer upon whom demand for payment is made by an employee in this state has removed to another state, the commissioner may reassign the wage claim, with the approval of the employee, to the labor bureau of the other state, if there is in effect at the time a valid reciprocal agreement under ORS 652.425 between the commissioner and the other state. [1953 c.256 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 652.435 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.435 - Accepting assignments of wage claims from labor bureau of another state.

Whenever a labor bureau in another state, which has entered into a reciprocal agreement under ORS 652.425 with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and the agreement is in effect at the time, takes an assignment of a wage claim from an employee residing in the other state for services rendered in the other state to an employer or former employer who has removed to Oregon, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may take an assignment of the wage claim from such labor bureau and enforce the collection thereof as provided in the applicable provisions of ORS 652.310 to 652.414. [1953 c.256 §4; 2003 c.14 §395]
OR Rev Stat § 652.440 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.440 - Retention by commissioner or labor bureau of percentage of funds collected.

Any agreement concluded by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall make provision for the transfer of funds collected pursuant to ORS 652.420 to 652.445 and for retention by the commissioner or the labor bureau in the other state of percentile amounts from the sums collected to defray the administrative costs of ORS 652.420 to 652.445. Amounts authorized pursuant to this section to be used to defray the administrative costs of ORS 652.420 to 652.445 shall be credited to the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account and shall be used only for the administration of ORS 652.420 to 652.445. [1953 c.256 §5; 1957 c.465 §9]
OR Rev Stat § 652.445 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.445 - Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account.

Except as provided in ORS 652.440, all moneys collected pursuant to ORS 652.420 to 652.445, including costs, shall be paid to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and be deposited in the State Treasury in the Wage Collection Account established by ORS 652.400. [1953 c.256 §6; 1957 c.465 §10; 2011 c.597 §264]
OR Rev Stat § 652.500 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.500 - Receiver to pay accrued wages; payment of employees; receiver’s certificates.

Whenever the business or property of any person, company or corporation in this state shall be placed by any court in this state in the hands of a receiver, whether upon foreclosure or creditor’s bill, the receiver shall report immediately to the court appointing the receiver the amount due by the person, company or corporation, at the date of the receiver’s appointment, to employees and laborers of the person, company or corporation. The court shall order the receiver to pay out of the first receipts and earnings of such person, company or corporation, after paying current operating expenses under the administration of the receiver, the wages of all employees and laborers that had accrued within six months prior to the appointment of the receiver. The court also shall order the receiver to pay the wages of all employees and laborers employed by the receiver, at least once every 30 days, out of the first receipts and earnings of the person, company or corporation while under the management of the receiver. However, should the receiver not take in sufficient money from receipts and earnings to pay the employees and laborers at least once every 30 days, the receiver shall issue and deliver to each of the employees and laborers, upon demand, a receiver’s certificate, showing the amount due the employee or laborer in money, which certificate will draw interest at the rate of eight percent per annum from the date of issuance until paid. The receiver shall thereafter pay such certificates, in the order of their issuance, out of the first money coming into the receiver’s hands from the receipts and earnings of the properties under the charge of the receiver. [Formerly 31.050; 2003 c.14 §396] Note: 652.500 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 652 or any series therein by legislative action. See the Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 652.510 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.510 - Payment of wage claims by receivers, assignees or court; filing statement of wages due.

(1) When the property of any company, cooperative association, corporation, firm or person is seized upon by any process of any court of this state, or when the business or property is placed in the hands of a receiver, or whenever any assignment for the benefit of creditors under the laws of this state is made, then in all such cases the debts owing to laborers or employees, which have accrued by reason of their labor or employment to an amount not exceeding $2,000 to each employee for work or labor performed within 90 days next preceding the seizure or transfer or assignment of such property, or appointment of said receiver shall be considered and treated as preferred debts, and such laborers or employees shall be preferred creditors, and shall first be paid in full, and if there is not sufficient to pay them in full, their claims shall be paid pro rata, after paying costs. (2) Any such laborer or employee desiring to enforce the claim of the laborer or employee for wages under ORS 652.510 to 652.570 shall present a statement under oath showing the amount due after allowing all just credits and setoffs, the kind of work for which said wages are due and when performed, to the officer or person charged with the execution of said process, within 30 days after the seizure thereof on any execution or writ of attachment, or to such receiver or assignee within 45 days after the same may have been placed in the hands of any such assignee or receiver. [Amended by 1977 c.288 §1; 1981 c.594 §4; 1987 c.412 §2; 2003 c.14 §397]
OR Rev Stat § 652.515 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.515 - Effect of Oregon Receivership Code.

If applicable under ORS 37.040, the Oregon Receivership Code controls over conflicting provisions of ORS 652.510 to 652.570. [2017 c.358 §55]
OR Rev Stat § 652.520 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.520 - Form of statement of wage claim.

The statement to be presented under ORS 652.510 shall be substantially in the following form: ______________________________________________________________________________ State of Oregon ) ) ss. County of _____, ) I, _____, being first duly sworn, say that _____ is indebted to me in the sum of ___ dollars over and above all just credits and setoffs, on account of work, services and labor performed by me for the said _____, upon the following terms and conditions, to wit: That I was employed by the said _____ on or about the ___ day of _____, 2__, to work (here describe character of work) at the rate of ___ dollars per month (or for a reasonable consideration for such work), and that under said contract I began to work on the ___ day of _____, 2__, and between that day and the ___ day of ______, 2__, I performed work, services and labor ___ days, amounting to the sum of ___ dollars (or the reasonable value of ___ dollars); that the said _____ has paid me on account of the said labor the sum of ___ dollars, and no more; and that there is now due me, the sum of ___ dollars, over and above all just credits and offsets; and that during the 90 days next preceding the ___ day of _____, 2__, I had performed ___ days’ labor under said contract, amounting to the sum of ___ dollars (or that said services were reasonably worth the sum of ___ dollars); and that, applying all the credits above stated, there is due me from the said ______, on account of labor for the said 90 days, the sum of ___ dollars, and no more; claim as due me. Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of _____, 2__. ______________________________________________________________________________
OR Rev Stat § 652.530 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.530 - Serving copy of statement; report to court; order of payment.

(1) The person claiming the benefit of ORS 652.510 to 652.570 shall serve upon the debtor, or upon the officer, assignee or receiver for the debtor where personal service cannot be had, a copy of the verified claim. Thereafter the person receiving such statement shall report the amount of such claim to the court having jurisdiction of such officer, receiver or assignee, together with a statement of all costs occasioned by the seizure of said property or of such receivership or assignment. (2) The court shall order such claims to be paid after payment of the costs and expenses of such seizure and sale, and the costs and disbursements which have accrued before the filing of the notice under ORS 652.510 and of assignment or receivership, out of the proceeds of the sale of the property so seized, assigned, or placed in the hands of an assignee or receiver.
OR Rev Stat § 652.540 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.540 - Exception to claim; legal action on claim.

(1) Any person interested may contest all or any part of a claim mentioned in ORS 652.530, by filing in said court exceptions thereto, supported by affidavit, within 10 days from the filing of the report provided in ORS 652.530. Thereupon the claimant shall be required to establish the claim, by judgment in such court, before any part thereof shall be paid. (2) When any claim is excepted to as provided in this section, the person desiring to establish the same shall file in said court, within 30 days after the claim is excepted to, a verified complaint as in an action at law and serve it upon the person excepting, or the person’s attorney of record, and upon the principal debtor for the claim, or the principal debtor’s attorney of record. (3) Thereafter the cause shall proceed to final judgment between the parties as an action at law.
OR Rev Stat § 652.550 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.550 - Payment of claims prerequisite to discharge of attachment or execution, assignee or receiver, or to abandonment of seizure or sale.

No attachment or execution shall be discharged nor shall the seizure or sale of property seized be abandoned, or assignee or receiver discharged, until every claimant presenting a claim under ORS 652.510 to 652.570 has been paid in full, or pro rata, as provided in ORS 652.510, or has consented to such discharge or abandonment.