Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.400 (2026)

Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account; payment to persons entitled thereto

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652.400 Deposit of moneys in Wage Collection Account; payment to persons entitled thereto. Subject to ORS 652.390, all moneys collected on civil judgments pursuant to ORS 652.330, or as a result of administrative proceedings pursuant to ORS 652.332, shall be paid to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries and, together with all other sums collected under ORS 652.310 to 652.414, be deposited in the State Treasury to become part of a special trust account to be known as the Wage Collection Account, which account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. All moneys in the Wage Collection Account are appropriated continuously for the purpose of payment to the persons entitled thereto. [Amended by 1957 c.465 §8; 1979 c.695 §5; 1989 c.966 §65; 2011 c.597 §263]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1987–2014 · leading case: Blanchana, LLC v. Bureau of Labor & Indus., 318 P.3d 735 (Or. 2014).

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Blanchana, LLC v. Bureau of Labor & Indus., 318 P.3d 735 (Or. 2014). “” Or Laws 1957, ch 465, § 8; ORS 652.400. Under that scheme, if the commissioner could not collect unpaid wages from an “employer” for employees who had worked without compensation, then those employees would have no recourse.”

Oregon Ex Rel. Roberts v. Mushroom King, Inc., 77 B.R. 813 (D. Or. 1987). · cites it 2× “ORS 652.400 provides that this money is to: be deposited in the State Treasury to become part of a special trust account to be known as the Wage Collection Ac-count_ All moneys in the Wage Collection Account hereby are appropriated continuously for the purpose of payment to the…”

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