Oregon
For Oregon, deadline after firing/layoff is by the end of the next business day; deadline after quitting is within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first; penalty for late payment is a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee’s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days; statute or source is ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Oregon our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- by the end of the next business day verified
- Deadline after quitting
- within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first verified
- Penalty for late payment
- a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee’s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days our reading
- Statute or source
- ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
If you are let go or fired, your final paycheck is due by the end of the next business day.
— oregon.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Deadline after quitting
If you quit with less than 48 hours’ notice (not including weekends and holidays) your paycheck and any wages owed are due within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first.
Penalty for late payment
Employers that fail to pay final wages when they are due risk the imposition of a penalty wage equal to eight times the employee’s regular rate of wage for each day that final wages go unpaid up to 30 days.
Statute or source
The law ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150 These laws apply to all Oregon employers except the federal government, which has its own regulations.
— all from oregon.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- oregon.govhttps://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/paychecks.aspx