Oregon law requires employers to pay employees at least once every 35 days. Oregon law also dictates that employees must be paid on time and the full amount due each payday – what a revolutionary idea!

What happens if your employer deducts payment from your paycheck?

Generally, your employer cannot withhold money from your paycheck. The big exceptions may not surprise you:

• If the employer is required to do so by the federal government, the state of Oregon, or the courts. Basically, this means that it’s okay for your employer to deduct items like taxes and garnishments from your paycheck.
• Whether you authorized the deduction(s). The classic example is a deduction for contributions to an employee’s 401(k).

If an employer withholds or deducts amounts from an employee’s paycheck, it must provide the employee with a statement at the time of pay that details the deductions and states the purpose of the deductions.

When is my paycheck due if I quit or get fired?

In Oregon, when an employee quits, all wages earned through the day of termination are due 5 days after the employee quits. This means that on the fifth day he must, by law, receive his last paycheck.

When an employee gives at least 48 hours’ notice of intent to quit, the final paycheck is due on the last day worked.

When an employer lays off an employee or when employment ends by mutual agreement, the employer must pay all wages by the end of the next business day after the layoff or termination.

What if my paycheck is not for the full amount?

If an employer willfully fails to pay all wages due to an employee at the time of termination, it may be liable, as a penalty, for the amount of the employee’s wages from the due date at the same hourly rate for 8 hours per day until paid. start the action or wages are paid, up to a maximum of 30 calendar days.

For example, if you made $15 an hour and are laid off on Friday, your final paycheck is due the following Monday (provided it is not a holiday). If your employer does not pay you on Monday but pays you on Friday. You are potentially owed a fine of $600 (5 days x 8 hours x $15).

These penalties are capped at the amount of wages you are owed, unless the employer fails to pay within 12 days of receiving written notice of non-payment.

MORAL OF STORY: Make a request in writing for any missing wages!

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