Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.409 (2026)

Wage Security Fund; use

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652.409 Wage Security Fund; use. (1) The Wage Security Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. After withholding the actual shared costs of the Employment Department under ORS 657.462 (5)(b), all amounts received by the department pursuant to ORS 657.462 (5)(a) shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Wage Security Fund. All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund invested by the State Treasurer shall accrue to the fund.

(2) All income earned on moneys in the Wage Security Fund, and all other moneys in the fund, are appropriated continuously to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries primarily to carry out the provisions of ORS 652.414. Moneys in the fund may also be used, within the divisions of the Bureau of Labor and Industries that enforce wage and hour laws and state laws concerning civil rights, to investigate and enforce claims of underpaid and unpaid wages under this chapter and ORS chapter 653 and to investigate conduct that may constitute an unlawful practice under ORS chapter 659A. [1985 c.409 §4; 1987 c.412 §3; 1989 c.248 §1; 1989 c.554 §2; 2005 c.183 §9; 2016 c.115 §3; 2021 c.678 §14; 2024 c.76 §2]

652.410 [Repealed by 1977 c.618 §2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2007–2014 · 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). · cites it 2× “See ORS 652.409 (establishing Wage Security Fund for that purpose); ORS 652.”

North Marion Sch. Dist. 15 Ex Rel. Trejo v. Acstar Ins., 169 P.3d 1224 (Or. 2007). · cites it 2× “340 (if employees are not being paid for their services, commissioner may require employer to post a bond in such amount as is "reasonable and adequate in the circumstances" to ensure employees are paid "in accordance with the laws of Oregon"); ORS 652.409 (when employer is…”

Blachana, LLC v. Bureau of Labor & Indus., 279 P.3d 248 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “See ORS 652.409 (establishing fund to pay wage claims if employer is no longer in business and is without sufficient assets to pay the claim).”

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