Oregon unpaid wages and final paycheck demand letter
Create an Oregon unpaid-wages or final-paycheck demand using the rules verified July 24, 2026. The form separates employer-initiated termination, resignation, continuing employment, demand-triggered rights, and any scope limitation before it inserts state-law text.
What law governs final pay in Oregon?
ORS 652.140 governs ordinary final-pay timing; ORS 652.150 governs penalty wages. The citation is used only after the employment, employer, and claim facts confirm that the wage rule applies. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140; Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.150.
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140 · Verified July 24, 2026
When are wages due after termination or layoff in Oregon?
On discharge or mutual termination, earned and unpaid wages are due no later than the end of the first business day after termination, subject to narrow special rules. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140; Oregon BOLI, Paychecks.
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140 · Verified July 24, 2026
When are wages due after resignation in Oregon?
With at least 48 hours’ notice excluding weekends and holidays, wages are due immediately at quitting. Without that notice, they are due within five days excluding weekends/holidays or on the next regular payday, whichever occurs first. A time-record exception permits an estimate and later balance. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140; Oregon BOLI, Paychecks.
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.140 · Verified July 24, 2026
What waiting-time or other wage remedy may apply in Oregon?
A willful failure causes wages to continue at the same hourly rate for eight hours per day from the due date until payment or suit, capped at 30 days. The letter separates unpaid wage principal from every conditional penalty, fee, cost, or liquidated-damages remedy. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.150.
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.150 · Verified July 24, 2026
Must an Oregon employee send a written demand in a particular way?
A written notice with specified content is material to penalty exposure above the ordinary cap, but no exclusive delivery channel is prescribed. The 12-day period runs from employer receipt. Certified mail is recommended for proof only unless the law prescribes a different method. Verified July 24, 2026. Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.150.
Source: Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.150 · Verified July 24, 2026
ORS 652.140 governs ordinary final-pay timing; ORS 652.150 governs penalty wages.