OAR 125-015-0200: Electronic Deposit and Electronic Itemized Statements of Net Salary and Wages

(1) Effective November 29, 2013 Electronic payment of net salary and wages and electronic statements of payroll deductions is the standard for all officers and employees of the state. (2) All officers and employees paid under the state payroll system shall receive payment of net salary and wages one of three ways: (a) through electronic payment by direct deposit via Automated Clearing House (ACH) to a checking and/or savings account(s) that is located in a financial institution in the United States; or (b) through electronic payment by direct deposit via ACH to a reloadable state offered prepaid card; or a reloadable prepaid card provided by the officer or employee: or (c) payment of net salary and wages by paper check. (3) Officers and employees receiving payment of net salary and wages through electronic payment shall receive electronically each month’s itemized statement of payroll deductions from the Oregon Statewide Payroll Application. (4) Officers and employees receiving payment of net salary and wages through paper check shall receive by paper each month’s itemized statements of payroll deductions from the Oregon Statewide Payroll Application. (5) An officer or employee may receive payment of net salary and wages by paper check and a paper itemized statement of payroll deductions. To do so the officer or employee shall contact the agency in writing noting the desire to be exempt from electronic payment of wages and electronic itemized statements. (6) Exceptions to electronic payment and electronic itemized statement may be deemed necessary when the agency employing an officer or employee determines that electronic payment of net salary and wages is: (a) Not practicable or efficient. The criteria agencies may use in deciding whether electronic payment is practicable or efficient include, but are not limited to: (A) An officer or employee is newly hired and the routing and transfer information is in the process of being verified; (B) An officer or employee is changing banks, causing the need for an alternate payment method because of the verification process for routing and transfer information; (C) An officer or employee has been hired into an appointment for a period of 3 months or less; (D) An officer or employee has on-going leave without pay status, which could result in overpayments if electronic payment is used; (E) An officer or employee is receiving the final payment of wages due to separation from State employment; and (F) An officer or employee has not established an account with a bank or financial institution or has not completed the authorization for electronic payment of net salary and wages as described in (2)(a) or (b) above. (b) Where an officer or employee is mandated by a judicial action to receive payment of net salary and wages by a non-electronic method; (c) Or, where an agency determines that an alternate method of payment is needed because of security concerns arising from protected-class employment or other sensitive situations identified by the agency.