ORS 652.414
Procedure for payment from fund

  • lien against personal property of employer
  • penalties
  • rules

Notwithstanding any other provision of law:

(1)

When an employee files a wage claim under this chapter for wages earned and unpaid, and the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries:

(a)

Determines that the employer against whom the claim was filed has ceased doing business and is without sufficient assets to pay the wage claim and the wage claim cannot otherwise be fully and promptly paid, the commissioner, after determining that the claim is valid, shall pay the claimant, to the extent provided in subsection (2) of this section:

(A)

The unpaid amount of wages earned within 60 days before the date of the cessation of business; or

(B)

If the claimant filed a wage claim before the cessation of business, the unpaid amount of wages earned within 60 days before the last day the claimant was employed; or

(b)

Obtains a judgment or issues a final order, including an order of determination that has become final, under ORS 652.332 (Administrative proceeding for wage claim collection) on the wage claim, the commissioner shall pay the claimant, to the extent provided in subsection (2) of this section, the amount of wages due pursuant to the judgment or the final order.

(2)

The commissioner shall pay the unpaid amount of wages earned as provided in subsection (1) of this section only to the extent of $10,000 from such funds as may be available pursuant to ORS 652.409 (Wage Security Fund) (2).

(3)

The commissioner may commence an appropriate action, suit or proceeding to recover from the employer, or other persons or property liable for the unpaid wages, amounts paid from the Wage Security Fund under subsection (1) of this section. In addition to costs and disbursements, the commissioner is entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees at trial and on appeal, together with a penalty of 25 percent of the amount of wages paid from the Wage Security Fund or $200, whichever amount is the greater. All amounts recovered by the commissioner under this subsection and subsection (4) of this section are appropriated continuously to the commissioner to carry out the provisions of this section.

(4)

The commissioner has a lien on the personal property of the employer for the benefit of the fund when the claim is paid under subsection (1) of this section for the amount so paid and the penalty referred to in subsection (3) of this section. The commissioner may cause to be filed a verified written notice of claim of lien with the recording officer of the county in which the employer has its principal place of business no later than 30 days after the date the claim was paid under subsection (1) of this section. The notice of claim of lien shall contain:

(a)

A true statement of the sums paid to wage claimants and the amount of the penalty provided for in subsection (3) of this section;

(b)

The name of the owner of the personal property to be charged with the lien;

(c)

A description of the personal property to be charged with the lien sufficient for identification. If a lien is being claimed against all personal property of the employer, the description is sufficient if it states that all personal property of the employer is covered; and

(d)

The date the wage claim was paid.

(5)

Liens created by subsection (4) of this section shall be recorded in the same manner as provided for in ORS 87.246 (Recording) and may be foreclosed in the manner provided for in ORS 87.262 (Foreclosure).

(6)

Liens created by subsection (4) of this section shall have priority over any other liens or security interests perfected after the date the notice of claim is filed with the county recording officer under subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(7)

The commissioner shall promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this section that include, but are not limited to, prescribing procedures for a timely and cost efficient method for the payment of wage claims from the Wage Security Fund and procedures for prorating wage claims if insufficient funds are available for payment.

(8)

Nothing in this section is intended to require the commissioner to pay wage claims for which moneys are not available under ORS 652.409 (Wage Security Fund) (2). [1985 c.409 §7; 1987 c.412 §1; 1989 c.554 §3; 1999 c.374 §1; 2019 c.444 §4; 2021 c.363 §1]

Source: Section 652.414 — Procedure for payment from fund; lien against personal property of employer; penalties; rules, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors652.­html.

652.010
Declaration of public policy concerning maximum working hours in certain industries
652.020
Maximum working hours in certain industries
652.030
Enforcement of ORS 652.010 and 652.020 dependent upon like laws in other states
652.035
Violations of certain laws relating to maximum working hours and minimum employment conditions
652.040
Maximum working hours in mines
652.050
Definitions for ORS 652.050 to 652.080
652.060
Maximum working hours for firefighters
652.070
Overtime pay for firefighters
652.080
Computing hours on duty for purposes of ORS 652.060 and 652.070
652.100
False information related to hours worked or compensation received by employees
652.110
Method of paying employees
652.120
Establishing regular payday
652.125
Bond required when failure to make timely wage payment occurs
652.130
Payment of wages due persons employed on piece work scale or quantity basis in forest product industries
652.140
Payment of wages on termination of employment
652.145
Payment of wages for seasonal farmworkers
652.150
Penalty wage for failure to pay wages on termination of employment
652.160
Payment in case of dispute over wages
652.165
Rules for wage collection and payment
652.170
Payment of wages in case of strikes
652.190
Payment of wages to surviving spouse or dependent children
652.195
Liability for dishonored check for payment of wages
652.200
Attorney fee in action for wages
652.210
Definitions for ORS 652.210 to 652.235
652.220
Prohibition of discriminatory wage rates based on sex
652.230
Employee right of action against employer for unpaid wages and damages
652.235
Motion to disallow award of compensatory and punitive damages
652.240
Paying wage lower than that required by statute or contract prohibited
652.250
Public employee’s wages as affected by absence to engage in search or rescue operation
652.260
Payment to nurses providing home health or hospice services
652.310
Definitions of employer and employee
652.320
Definitions for ORS 652.310 to 652.414
652.330
Powers and duties of commissioner in enforcing wage claims
652.332
Administrative proceeding for wage claim collection
652.333
Wage claims against licensed construction contractors and businesses
652.335
Liability of liquor dispenser licensee for wage claims of certain individuals
652.340
Requiring bond of employer
652.355
Prohibition of discrimination because of wage claim or refusal to work additional hours
652.360
Contract exempting employer from liability or penalty not valid
652.370
Jurisdiction of courts
652.380
Remedies cumulative
652.390
Deduction of costs from wage claims
652.400
Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account
652.405
Disposition of wages collected by commissioner when payment cannot be made to person entitled thereto
652.409
Wage Security Fund
652.414
Procedure for payment from fund
652.420
Definitions for ORS 652.420 to 652.445
652.425
Authority of commissioner to enter into agreements with other states for reciprocal enforcement of wage claims
652.430
Assigning wage claim to labor bureau of another state
652.435
Accepting assignments of wage claims from labor bureau of another state
652.440
Retention by commissioner or labor bureau of percentage of funds collected
652.445
Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account
652.500
Receiver to pay accrued wages
652.510
Payment of wage claims by receivers, assignees or court
652.515
Effect of Oregon Receivership Code
652.520
Form of statement of wage claim
652.530
Serving copy of statement
652.540
Exception to claim
652.550
Payment of claims prerequisite to discharge of attachment or execution, assignee or receiver, or to abandonment of seizure or sale
652.560
Costs and attorney fees
652.570
Priority of wage claims over transfers in payment of preexisting obligations
652.610
Itemized statement of amounts and purposes of deductions
652.615
Remedy for violation of ORS 652.610
652.620
Statement of yearly compensation on request of employee
652.630
Definitions for ORS 652.630 to 652.640
652.635
Producers to post certain terms of employment
652.640
Itemized statement of compensation and deductions required
652.710
Fees collected by employer for medical care contracts are trust funds
652.720
Prohibited use by employer of fees for medical care contracts withheld from employee wages
652.750
Inspection of records by employee
652.752
Federal inspections of employee verification records
652.753
Commissioner of Bureau of Labor and Industries to generate notice template for employers
652.755
Rules regarding notice to employees about state and federal earned income tax credits
652.900
Civil penalties
652.990
Criminal penalties
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