ORS 652.140
Payment of wages on termination of employment

  • exception for collective bargaining

(1)

When an employer discharges an employee or when employment is terminated by mutual agreement, all wages earned and unpaid at the time of the discharge or termination become due and payable not later than the end of the first business day after the discharge or termination.

(2)

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(a)

When an employee who does not have a contract for a definite period quits employment, all wages earned and unpaid at the time of quitting become due and payable immediately if the employee has given to the employer not less than 48 hours’ notice, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, of intention to quit employment.

(b)

Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, if the employee has not given to the employer the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the wages become due and payable within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, after the employee has quit, or at the next regularly scheduled payday after the employee has quit, whichever event first occurs.

(c)

If the employee has not given to the employer the notice described in paragraph (a) of this subsection and if the employee is regularly required to submit time records to the employer to enable the employer to determine the wages due the employee, within five days after the employee has quit the employer shall pay the employee the wages the employer estimates are due and payable. Within five days after the employee has submitted the time records, all wages earned and unpaid become due and payable.

(3)

For the purpose of this section, if employment termination occurs on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday, all wages earned and unpaid shall be paid no later than the end of the first business day after the employment termination, except that if the employment is related to activities authorized under ORS chapter 565, all wages earned and unpaid shall be paid no later than the end of the second business day after the employment termination.

(4)

The employer shall forward such wages by mail to any address designated by the employee if the employee requests the employer so to do. An employer may deposit such wages without discount in the employee’s account in a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act), in this state, provided the employee and the employer have agreed to such deposit.

(5)

This section does not apply to employment for which a collective bargaining agreement otherwise provides for the payment of wages upon termination of employment.

(6)

When a termination of employment results from the sale of a business or business property and the purchaser employs or continues the employment of an individual employed at the business, this section does not apply to the payment to such an individual of wages for earned but unused accrued holiday leave, sick leave, vacation leave or other leave benefits payable upon termination of employment pursuant to a collective bargaining or other employment agreement or employer policy, if the following conditions are met:

(a)

On the first day of such an individual’s continued employment the purchaser of the business credits the individual with all such earned but unused accrued leave; and

(b)

The leave, when used, is paid at a rate not less than the rate at which the leave was earned or, if paid at a lesser rate, the number of hours credited is increased to compensate the individual for any difference. [Amended by 1957 c.242 §1; 1975 c.192 §1; 1991 c.966 §1; 1995 c.753 §1; 1997 c.233 §1; 1999 c.59 §192; 2005 c.664 §1]

Source: Section 652.140 — Payment of wages on termination of employment; exception for collective bargaining, 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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