When your final paycheck is due in Oregon
In Oregon, if you are fired or laid off, your final paycheck is due by the end of the first business day after discharge (or mutual agreement). If you quit, it is due immediately if you gave at least 48 hours’ notice (not counting weekends and holidays); otherwise within 5 business days or the next regular payday, whichever is first.
- Fired or laid off
- By the end of the first business day after discharge (or mutual agreement)
- If you quit
- Immediately if the employee gave at least 48 hours’ notice (not counting weekends and holidays); otherwise within 5 business days or the next regular payday, whichever is first
- If the employer pays late
- If the employer willfully fails to pay, wages continue at 8 hours a day for up to 30 days.
- Filing a wage claim
- File a wage claim with the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
If the employee sends written notice of nonpayment, the penalty is capped at 100% of the unpaid wages unless the employer still fails to pay in full.
The law
Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 652.140, 652.150. Read the statute or the state agency’s page.
Checked against the statute in October 2026. Laws change, so confirm the current rule before you rely on it.
What to do next
If the deadline has passed, ask for the wages in writing first and keep a copy. The free first letter in the Wage Claim Letters kit does this. If that doesn’t work, file a wage claim with the agency listed above. The final paycheck lookup compares states side by side.
Other states
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General information about Oregon law, not legal advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Wage Claim Letters is a self-help template kit from Kits For That.