Final Wages in Oregon

When an employment relationship ends in Oregon, you must pay the last earned wages within a specific time period:

--If your employee quits with less than 48 hours' notice (not including weekends and holidays) their paycheck and any wages owed are due within five business days or on the next regular payday, whichever comes first.

--If your employee quits with at least 48 hours' notice, their final check is due on their last day of employment, unless that day is a weekend or a holiday. In that case, the check is due on the next business day.

--If your employee is let go or fired, the final paycheck is due by the end of the next business day.

--If an employer and worker mutually agree to terminate the relationship, the check is due by the end of the following business day.

To be safe, we recommend that you pay all earned wages on their last day of work with you.

If you are currently paying with direct deposit, you will need to change your payment method settings to check in the system in order to pay on your employee's last working day. Their last wages can be paid with a physical check or a money transfer service.

To change to check payment, follow these instructions:

1. Click on Employees on the left-hand side of the screen and click on View Details next to your employee.

2. Click on on Edit in the section of [employee name] Payment Method.

3. From there, you can choose Check instead of Direct Deposit and then click on Save Changes.

This will cancel the future direct deposit and allow you to pay them directly instead on their last working day.

Final Wages in Oregon

Oregon has very strict termination rules for when your employment relationship ends.