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OR Rev Stat § 652.145 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.145 - Payment of wages for seasonal farmworkers.

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 652.140, if an employee has worked for an employer as a seasonal farmworker, whenever the employment terminates, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable immediately except: (a) Wages are due and payable by noon on the day after termination of the employment of the seasonal farmworker if: (A) The termination occurs at the end of the harvest season; (B) The employer is a farmworker camp operator described in ORS 658.715 (1)(b) or (c); and (C) The farmworker is provided housing that complies with ORS 658.705 to 658.850 at no cost to the worker from the termination of work until wages due are paid. (b) If the employee quits without giving the employer at least 48 hours’ notice, wages earned and unpaid are due and payable within 48 hours after the employee has quit, or at the next regularly scheduled payday after the employee has quit, whichever event first occurs. (2) As used in this section, "seasonal farmworker" means an individual who, for an agreed remuneration or rate of pay, performs temporary labor for another in the production of farm products or in the planting, cultivating or harvesting of seasonal agricultural crops or in the forestation or reforestation of lands including, but not limited to, the planting, transplanting, tubing, precommercial thinning and thinning of trees and seedlings, the clearing, piling and disposal of brush and slash and other related activities. [1991 c.966 §4; 2001 c.613 §17; 2013 c.347 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.160 - Payment in case of dispute over wages.

In case of dispute over wages, the employer must pay, without condition, and within the time set by ORS 652.140, all wages conceded by the employer to be due, leaving the employee all remedies the employee might otherwise have or be entitled to as to any balance the employee might claim.
OR Rev Stat § 652.165 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.165 - Rules for wage collection and payment.

In accordance with any applicable provision of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 652.140 to 652.160. [1995 c.501 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 652.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.170 - Payment of wages in case of strikes.

When any number of employees enter upon a strike, the wages due such striking employees at the time of entering upon such strike shall not become due and payable until the next regular payday after the commencement of such strike, if the time between the commencement of the strike and the next regular payday does not exceed a period of 30 days. If the intervening time does exceed the period of 30 days, then the wages shall be due and payable 30 days after the commencement of the strike.
OR Rev Stat § 652.190 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.190 - Payment of wages to surviving spouse or dependent children.

All wages earned by an employee, not exceeding $10,000, shall, upon the employee’s death, become due and payable to the employee’s surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving spouse, the dependent children, or their guardians or the conservators of their estates, in equal shares, to the same extent as if the wages had been earned by such surviving spouse or dependent children. As used in this section, "wages" means compensation of employees based on time worked or output of production and includes every form of remuneration payable for a given period to an individual for personal services. [Amended by 1971 c.448 §1; 1981 c.594 §1; 1997 c.52 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.195 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.195 - Liability for dishonored check for payment of wages; penalties.

(1) An employer that issues to an employee a dishonored check for payment of wages due is liable to the employee for the remedies provided in ORS 30.701. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may assess a civil penalty in an amount equal to the statutory damages provided by ORS 30.701 against an employer that issues a dishonored check to an employee for payment of wages due. (3) The commissioner may not assess a civil penalty under this section against an employer that has issued a dishonored check for payment of wages due to an employee if the employee has commenced an action under ORS 30.701 against the employer for the same dishonored check. (4) If the commissioner has assessed a civil penalty under subsection (2) of this section, an employee may not bring an action under ORS 30.701 against the employer for the same dishonored check. (5) All sums collected as penalties under this section shall be paid to the employee to whom the employer issued the dishonored check. [2011 c.238 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.200 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.200 - Attorney fee in action for wages.

(1) In any action for the collection of any order, check, memorandum or other instrument of indebtedness referred to in ORS 652.110, if it is shown that the order, check, memorandum or other instrument of indebtedness was not paid for a period of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after presentation and demand for the payment thereof, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff, include in the judgment, in addition to the costs and disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting the action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully violated the contract of employment. (2) In any action for the collection of wages, if it is shown that the wages were not paid for a period of 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the wages became due and payable, the court shall, upon entering judgment for the plaintiff, include in the judgment, in addition to the costs and disbursements otherwise prescribed by statute, a reasonable sum for attorney fees at trial and on appeal for prosecuting the action, unless it appears that the employee has willfully violated the contract of employment or unless the court finds that the plaintiff’s attorney unreasonably failed to give written notice of the wage claim to the employer before filing the action. [Amended by 1957 c.242 §2; 1981 c.897 §86; 2001 c.279 §1; 2007 c.546 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.230 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.230 - Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages; statute of limitations; notice requirement.

(1) Any employee whose compensation is at a rate that is in violation of ORS 652.220 shall have a right of action against the employer for the recovery of: (a) The amount of the unpaid wages to which the employee is entitled for the one year period preceding the commencement of the action; and (b) An additional amount as liquidated damages equal to the amount referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (2) The court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing plaintiff in an action under this section. The court may award reasonable attorney fees and expert witness fees incurred by a defendant who prevails in the action if the court determines that the plaintiff had no objectively reasonable basis for asserting a claim or no objectively reasonable basis for appealing an adverse decision of a trial court. (3) The action for the unpaid wages and liquidated damages may be maintained by one or more employees on behalf of themselves or other employees similarly situated. (4) No agreement for compensation at a rate less than the rate to which such employee is entitled under ORS 652.210 to 652.235 is a defense to any action under ORS 652.210 to 652.235. (5) For the purpose of time limitations, a compensation practice that is unlawful under ORS 652.220 occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice. (6) An action under this section alleging a violation of ORS 652.220 must be commenced within one year after the occurrence of the unlawful practice. (7) Notwithstanding ORS 30.275 (2)(b), notice of claim against a public body under ORS 652.220 must be given within 300 days of discovery of the alleged loss or injury. [1955 c.193 §3; 1981 c.894 §87; 1995 c.618 §110; 2017 c.197 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 652.235 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.235 - Motion to disallow award of compensatory and punitive damages; equal-pay analysis of employer’s pay practices; remedies.

(1) In a civil action under ORS 652.230 or 659A.885 (1) alleging a violation of ORS 652.220, the employer may file a motion to disallow an award of compensatory and punitive damages. The court shall grant the motion if the employer demonstrates, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the employer: (a) Completed, within three years before the date that the employee filed the action, an equal-pay analysis of the employer’s pay practices in good faith that: (A) Was reasonable in detail and in scope in light of the size of the employer; and (B) Included a review of practices designed to eliminate unlawful wage differentials; and (b) Has made reasonable and substantial progress toward eliminating unlawful wage differentials for the employer’s employees. (2) If the court grants the motion filed under this section and the plaintiff prevails on the claim in the action, the court: (a) Shall order the employer to eliminate the unlawful wage differential for the plaintiff; (b) Shall award back pay or unpaid wages as provided under ORS 652.230 or 659A.885 (1); and (c) May allow the prevailing plaintiff costs and reasonable attorney fees, but may not award compensatory or punitive damages. (3)(a) Evidence of an equal-pay analysis undertaken in accordance with subsection (1) of this section is inadmissible in any other proceeding. (b) Evidence that an employer has increased an employee’s pay as a result of conducting an equal-pay analysis may not be considered as an admission of liability in a civil action alleging a violation of ORS 652.220. (4) Information that an employer has not completed an equal-pay analysis may not be used as evidence of a violation of ORS 652.220 in an action under ORS 652.230 or 659A.885 alleging a violation of ORS 652.220. [2017 c.197 §12; 2019 c.617 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 652.240 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.240 - Paying wage lower than that required by statute or contract prohibited.

Where any statute or contract requires an employer to maintain the designated wage scale, it shall be unlawful to secretly pay a lower wage while purporting to pay the wage designated by statute or by contract. [1957 c.243 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.250 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.250 - Public employee’s wages as affected by absence to engage in search or rescue operation.

A public employee who takes part without pay in a search or rescue operation at the request of any law enforcement agency, the Department of Transportation, the United States Forest Service or any local organization for civil defense, shall not forfeit wages while engaged in an operation for a period of not more than five days for each operation. If an operation continues for more than five days, the employing agency may allow the employee to continue to take part in the operation and to receive wages for as long as the employing agency considers proper. [1959 c.46 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.260 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.260 - Payment to nurses providing home health or hospice services; rules.

(1) A home health agency providing home health services may not compensate a nurse providing home health services for the agency on a per-visit basis. (2) A hospice program providing hospice services may not compensate a nurse providing hospice services for the program on a per-visit basis. (3)(a) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall enforce compliance with the provisions of this section. (b) In accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2009 c.141 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.310 - Definitions of employer and employee.

As used in ORS 652.310 to 652.414, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Employer" means any person who in this state, directly or through an agent, engages personal services of one or more employees and includes any successor to the business of any employer, or any lessee or purchaser of any employer’s business property for the continuance of the same business, so far as such employer has not paid employees in full. "Employer" includes the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof or any county, city, district, authority, public corporation or entity and any of their instrumentalities organized and existing under law or charter but does not include: (a) The United States. (b) Trustees and assignees in bankruptcy or insolvency, and receivers, whether appointed by federal or state courts, and persons otherwise falling under the definition of employers so far as the times or amounts of their payments to employees are regulated by laws of the United States, or regulations or orders made in pursuance thereof. (2) "Employee" means any individual who otherwise than as copartner of the employer or as an independent contractor renders personal services wholly or partly in this state to an employer who pays or agrees to pay such individual at a fixed rate, based on the time spent in the performance of such services or on the number of operations accomplished, or quantity produced or handled. However: (a) Where services are rendered by an independent contractor, an individual shall not be an employee under this section unless the individual is a musician or supporting technical person. (b) Where services are rendered only partly in this state, an individual shall not be an employee under this section unless the contract of employment of the employee has been entered into, or payments thereunder are ordinarily made or to be made, within this state. [Amended by 1963 c.348 §1; 1975 c.488 §1; 1985 c.100 §2; 2001 c.7 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 652.320 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.320 - Definitions for ORS 652.310 to 652.414.

As used in ORS 652.310 to 652.414, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries. (2) "Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue to entertain a proceeding referred to in ORS 652.310 to 652.414. (3) "Demand" means a written demand for payment made during business hours on an employer or any appropriate representative of an employer by an employee or by some person having and exhibiting due authority to act in said employee’s behalf. (4) "Pay" means to deliver or tender compensation at a previously designated and reasonably convenient place in this state, during working hours, in legal tender or by order or negotiable instrument payable and paid in legal tender without discount on demand in this state or by deposit without discount in an employee’s account in a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, in this state, provided the employee and the employer have agreed to such deposit. (5) "Payment" means the delivery, tender or deposit of compensation in the medium of payment described in subsection (4) of this section. Such delivery, tender or deposit shall be made to or for the account of the employee concerned or to or for the account of any person having due authority to act in said employee’s behalf. (6) "Rate of payment" means the rate at which payment is made or is to be made in the manner described in this section. (7) "Wage claim" means an employee’s claim against an employer for compensation for the employee’s own personal services, and includes any wages, compensation, damages or civil penalties provided by law to employees in connection with a claim for unpaid wages. [Amended by 1975 c.190 §1; 1975 c.488 §2; 1979 c.695 §1; 1999 c.59 §193; 1999 c.351 §39; 2001 c.7 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.330 - Powers and duties of commissioner in enforcing wage claims; parties to wage claim action.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall enforce ORS 652.310 to 652.414 and to that end may: (a) Investigate and attempt equitably to adjust controversies between employers and employees in respect of wage claims or alleged wage claims. (b) Take assignments, in trust, of wage claims or judgments thereon, liens and other instruments of security for payment of wages from the assigning employees, spouses, parents or legal guardians, having a right to the wages of such employees. All such assignments shall run to the commissioner and any successors in office. The commissioner may sue employers on wage claims and other persons or property liable for any payment thereof thus assigned with the benefits and subject to existing laws applying to actions by employees for collection of wages. The commissioner is entitled to recover, in addition to costs, such sum as the court or judge may adjudge reasonable as attorney fees at trial and on appeal. The commissioner may join in a single proceeding and in one cause of action any number of wage claims against the same employer. If the commissioner does not prevail in such action, the commissioner shall pay all costs and disbursements from the Bureau of Labor and Industries Account. (c) Make complaint in a criminal court for any violation of any law providing for payment of wages and imposing a penalty for its violation as for a crime. (d) In any case where a civil action may be brought under this chapter for the collection of a wage claim, provide for an administrative proceeding to determine the validity and enforce collection of the claim. The administrative proceeding shall be conducted as provided in this chapter, and is subject to the employer’s right to elect a trial in a court of law. (2) An assigning wage claimant shall not be regarded as a party to any court action brought by the commissioner under this section for any purpose. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §6; 1963 c.258 §2; 1967 c.218 §1; 1979 c.695 §2; 1981 c.897 §88]
OR Rev Stat § 652.333 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.333 - Wage claims against licensed construction contractors and businesses; notice requirements.

(1)(a) If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries receives a valid wage claim filed against a contractor or a business subject to licensing under ORS chapter 701 for unpaid wages, the commissioner shall notify the Construction Contractors Board and the contractor or the business of the claim within 30 days of the commissioner’s receipt of the claim. (b) If wages are found due and the contractor or business fails to pay the unpaid wages upon demand, the commissioner shall serve upon the contractor or business an order of determination as prescribed under ORS 652.332. (2)(a) If an order issued under ORS 652.332 for the payment of a wage claim described under subsection (1) of this section becomes final, the commissioner shall notify the board of the final order. (b) The commissioner shall notify the board if the contractor or business fails to pay the amounts due pursuant to the final order within 60 days of the date of the order, unless a motion to stay the order is pending or has been granted by the commissioner under ORS 183.482. (3) As used in this section, "contractor" has the meaning given that term in ORS 701.005. [2019 c.444 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 652.335 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 16 - Trade Practices, Labor and Employment|Chapter 652 - Hours; Wages; Wage Claims; Records|Section 652.335 - Liability of liquor dispenser licensee for wage claims of certain individuals.

(1) A person operating a commercial establishment where food is cooked and served who holds a full on-premises sales license issued under ORS 471.175 is liable for all valid wage claims of individuals employed in the kitchen facilities and dining space of such establishment who are not employed by such person, if the wage claims cannot be enforced against the employer of such individuals. The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries may in such a case proceed under ORS 652.310 to 652.414 against the person operating the establishment as if that person had employed the individuals assigning the wage claims. (2) This section does not impose any liability not otherwise imposed by law for compensation for the performance of an individual’s personal services in excess of a period of 60 days, nor does it subject the person operating an establishment described in this section to criminal penalties for violation of any law providing for payment of wages. [1961 c.475 §2; 1999 c.351 §40]