# Oregon — Final paycheck deadlines by US state — how long an employer has to pay a departing employee's last wages, quoted from the state's own labor law

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline after firing/layoff:** by the end of the next business day _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Deadline after quitting:** within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or source:** ORS 652.110, ORS 652.120, ORS 652.140, ORS 652.150 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> If you are let go or fired, your final paycheck is due by the end of the next business day.

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/paychecks.aspx

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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